ext_3219 ([identity profile] ysabetwordsmith.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] potato_head 2011-05-27 08:40 pm (UTC)

Yes...

>> That one set of questions was given SO much weight. It clearly comes from the point of view that the only and best way to happiness is to be in a relationship, and if you aren't, my god you must be heartsick over it! <<

This is an excellent example of how prejudice causes logical flaws: the wrong assumption leads to wrong interpretations. In a health context, that can be disastrous. Such tests often have a big impact on people's lives. If you rely on pleasing people for a job or access to vital medication or services -- which is common, because a lot of that stuff is restricted to people in a certain field, with very rigid opinions -- and your identity is not something they accept or even acknowledge as existing, the likelihood of harm is high. This still happens with homosexual or transfolk, but used to be a lot more common.

Also, I love your articles and have linked to all three of those.

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