Trans identities are not mental illness, but being mean to people causes mental illness
Helen clarifies that being transgender is not a mental illness, but explains how mistreatment and cruelty toward trans people creates depression, anxiety, and mental health problems
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Dr Helen Webberley, Gender Specialist and Medical Educator
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