CLINICAL ISSUE OR SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUE?

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This cartoon sums up the problem with changing gender dysphoria from a clinical issue into a social justice issue - the genuine, heart-breaking concerns of unhappy people get hijacked by those with a much wider political agenda.




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