Gender dysphoria is a real thing that's treated by transitioning. In people suffering from it it demonstratedly improves quality of life and reduces suicides.
> that is what you truly are and all you’ll ever be
Only if you choose to see it this way. The majority of western society accepts transgender people today and it's not an issue.
Is gender real? No, gender is a societal construct that describes the presentation of males and females.
Therefore, if gender isn’t real, gender dysphoria isn’t real.
If society had no concept of gender, it is highly likely that far less people would report feeling they should have the sex organs of their opposite sex instead of what they have now, especially if they had no previous exposure or experience with such organs. Personally, of all the things that appeal to me about being a woman, the vagina is probably very low on the list.
Just because people are affected by this, does not mean they are being affected by something real.
Yeah, well, it does, and that's the world we live in right now. We're affected by a lot of things that aren't "real" like laws, social status, and fiat money.
> that is what you truly are and all you’ll ever be
Only if you choose to see it this way. The majority of western society accepts transgender people today and it's not an issue.