Being Transgender is not a Sin

Con wrongfully equated Gender Dysphoria with Transgenderism as seen in his very words. "Now, my opponent begins by placing emphasis on establishing a congenital basis for transgenderism, however as I have shown, the majority of transgender cases are in fact non-congenital."Such faulty understanding of what Gender Dysphoria is made Con's arguments built upon a sand. Con needs to know what Gender Dysphoria REALLY is. Con, I urge you to pay attention, Gender Dysphoria is the set of symptoms of gender incongruence, gender variance and gender nonconformity.Being transgender and having Gender Dysphoria are not the same thing. The simple fact is that a psychotic can have Gender Dysphoria, a homosexual can have Gender Dysphoria, an intersex can have Gender Dsyphoria and of course, a transgender can have Gender Dysphoria.1. Majority of Gender Dysphoria in children arises from homosexuality since it is empirically known that Gender variant children did not persist in GD but grew as homosexuals. Most children with gender dysphoria will not remain gender dysphoric after puberty...the most likely outcome of childhood GID is homosexuality or bisexuality (Drescher J et al. 2014).2. Gender Dsyphoria can arise from psychosis. The successful treatment of a gender dysphoric patient with pimozide (Puri BK et al. 1996). 3. Gender Dysphoria also sometimes arises from intersex conditions (CAH, XX male syndrome; XX female syndrome etc). 4. Gender Dysphoria also sometimes arises from transgender people since it is empirically known that irreversible transsexualism does exist.Only 2.5% to 20% of all cases of GID in childhood and adolescence are the initial manifestation of irreversible transsexualism (Alexander Corte et al. 2008).Of these four, only intersex and transgenders need medical treatment for Gender Dysphoria. Children with non-persistent Gender Dysphoria are homosexuals and therefore, they obviously do not need the medical treatment for Gender Dysphoria.Of children with even severe gender dysphoria and cross-sex identification, about 85% do not develop a persistent transsexual identity in adolescence.Medical interventions are therefore not warranted in pre-pubertal children In light of current knowledge, transsexual identity in adolescence is persistent and medical interventions may be appropriate (Riittakerttu Kaltiala-Heino et al. 2015).The medical treatment for Gender Dysphoria is the most effective treatment available. Gender reassignment (which includes psychotherapy, hormonal therapy and surgery) has been demonstrated as the most effective treatment for patients affected by gender dysphoria (Selvaggi G, 2011). Although current transgender treatment is relatively invasive and does not address the problem completely, it is the most successful intervention available (Joshua D. Safer et al. 2008).Deuteronomy 22:5Con said: "My opponent claims that Deuteronomy 22:5 is not universal..."Con badly misinterpreted my words. What I really said is this: Thus, if the scope of Deut 22:5 were universal, then, intersex people with GD is wrongfully included in that proscription since modern science hasn't yet been available in the ancient world. I did not say that Deuteronomy 22:5 is not universal. On the contrary, I do I agree that it is in fact universal. However, what I argue about it is that such universality would include intersex with Gender Dysphoria in the proscription. That reality is simply not allowed in our time. Why do you use Deut 22:5 against contemporary transgenders with GD and not also to intersex people with GD? Practicing "eisegesis" is never a godly habit, Con. John 9:2 The incidence in John 9:2 is a remarkable historical passage showing us the views of Jews in the Second Temple period Hellenic Judaism in the first century.I won't argue any further on this (It merits another debate challenge).The internet or one's local library has lots of knowledge to offer Con about such matter. The argument that transgenders cannot "be fruitful and multiply" simply won't work. A cisgender person with a healthy functioning reproductive system can also not be "fruitful and multiply" simply because he/she can choose celibacy. Regarding the medical treatment for Gender Dsyphoria and what the Bible says about it, read on.The Biblical Ethics on Gender Reassigment1 Corinthians 10:23 and 3 John 1:2 are both Bible passages which are written FOR US but certainly not written TO US. Every Sola Scriptura agrees on it. Yet the message these passages is applicable for us 21st century Christians. 1 Corinthians 10:23 focuses on the permissibility of anything good, beneficial and constructive to the body of Jesus Christ. 3 John 1:2 tells us John's prayer for Gaius to be healthy in his body just as he is spiritually. Applying these Bible principles to the issue of Gender Dsyphoria and its medical treatment is completely in line with Sola Scriptura (2 Timothy 3:16-17). I have shown that transgenders with Gender Dysphoria cannot be sinning by undergoing Gender Reassigment. Why would any one sick be sinning by receiving a treatment or a cure? 1 Corinthians 6:9The most accurate translation of malakoi [Literally, soft] in 1 Corithians 6:9 is "male prostitute" (NIV 1973, NLT, NRSV, NC, ISV, WEB).Even if the word is translated effeminate , it still cannot refer to trans females. Effeminacy in this passage can only refer to either straight men or gay men. Calling a transgender woman with Gender Dysphoria effeminate because she has a male body is the same as calling an intersex female (XX male syndrome) with Gender Dysphoria because she has a male body. The only difference between the two is the form of biological etiology of their innate conditions, the former physiologically and anatomically female in brain (with genetics of course but not regards the chromosomes ) in a male's body while the latter is geneticaly female (XX chromosomes) in a male's body. Both are literally "women trapped in men's bodies."Con said: "However, However, this "intersex" gender is not natural, God did not create it. The Bible says God created us man and women [Genesis 1:27], intersex is a genetic deficiency."Yet it is not a sin for intersex with Gender Dysphoria to receive Gender Reassignment, right? For those with true Gender Dysphoria, it would seem that it could be biblically acceptable to seek surgical intervention, such as those with an intersex condition (having a mixture of male and female sexual characteristics) or some other surgically-reparable birth defect. However, for those seeking a sex change for some other reason, it is clearly unbiblical (http://www.compellingtruth.org...).Aligning the gender of the BODY with the gender of the BRAIN in intersex people IS . NOT . A . SIN . The same logically applies to transsexuals. SUMMARYNone of the Bible verses which Con has cited supports the ideology that being transgender is a sin. One of it (Deut 22:5) possibly does so but it also covers intersex conditions with Gender Dysphoria (which all modern day Christians believed to be not sinning when receiving Gender Reassignment). Based on empirical data , both trans and intersex are in the same boat. My debate challenge speaks of "Being Transgender is not a sin." I have shown that being transgender is a congenital condition just like intersex conditions. It is not a sin to be transgender just as it is not a sin to be intersex.CONCLUSIONI do believe that Con has been refuted since Pro has cogently argued that transgenders with Gender Dysphoria are not sinning by receiving the most effective treatment for Gender Dysphoria: Gender Reassignment.Referencehttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov... https://books.google.com.ph... http://www.compellingtruth.org...