1. It is offensive to say that fibromyalgia does not count as a disability. Easy for you to say since you don’t have fibromyalgia! Obviously you don’t have any friends with fibromyalgia. Obviously you have never educated yourself about invisible disabilities. Get real!

2. It is offensive to stigmatise intersex conditions. It is still considered by many to be a birth defect, and by some to be reason for “euthanising” newborns. People are driven to commit suicide by the social stigma. Those who seek to perpetuate this have blood on their hands. My friends with cerebral palsy would definitely have something to say about Nazi influenced attitudes.

3. It is offensive to suggest that anyone can change their gender if they so wish. Evidence suggests that gender lies primarily in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis. Such brain surgery is not yet technically feasible. Try telling a female to male transsexual that they can just go ahead and change their genitalia. Oh, yeah, there’s that little matter of $100,000! Easy for the wealthy to say!

4. It is offensive to suggest that people with BIID might have the option of getting anything paid for. Dream on! I live in the USA. No NHS! Nothing free! I was dropped by my health insurance as soon as I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia Everything since then has been out of pocket.

5. It is offensive to stigmatise ANY mental disability or psychological condition. Indeed, in the 21st century, I would say that it is generally considered completely disgusting behaviour so to do. I have friends who are intellectually disabled, have bipolar disorder, depression due to cancer, etc. I will NOT tolerate them being ridiculed.

6. It is offensive arbitrarily to make up lies about other people. I am appalled that those who run this website condone contributors making up anything they like about anybody, with concessions to neither truth nor people’s feelings.

Again I could go on and on. Take a good look in the mirror. I welcome serious discussion. But if people only have interest in mendacity and disrespect, then there is nothing to discuss.

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1. I do not live my life as a paraplegic. I have never told anybody that I am paraplegic. I do not pretend to be paraplegic. I do not treat BIID by pretending to be paraplegic.

2. I never used to be a man. It is extremely rude to refer to anyone who was born intersexed other than in accord with their gender identity. “Man/woman is just as derogatory an epithet as “shemale”. I expect people with disabilities to know better than to hurl derogatory epithets at other disempowered groups.

3. I DO use a wheelchair cushion. Full footage of the Anderson segment shows this without any ambiguity.

4. I DO check for pressure sores with a mirror on the underside of my left thigh, where I have no sensation due to the SCI.

5. Likewise, on account of the SCI, I HAVE had a bowel accident at work and I HAVE done intermittent self catheterisation.

6. The majority of wheelchair users are able to walk and use a wheelchair only some of the time.

7. I AM physically disabled (fibromyalgia), as are most of my friends. Most of my friends with BIID are also physically disabled (substantial SCI, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, etc. To suggest that I do not know what it is like to live with a disability is disingenuous.

I could go on and on , but you get the idea. I am perfectly willing to address any criticism connected with the realities of BIID. However, it is merely tiresome to address people’s made up fantasies. If anyone has serious criticism I shall give it due consideration and answer in good faith. If you wish you may continue the discussion on any of my posts about the subject, e.g. http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/legs-when-convenient.htm

I wish you all well.

These people that choose to pretend to be disabled are just making a mockery of the struggles faced by a real disabled person because they can be “Disabled” when whenever they wish but turn it off when they hit an insurmountable obstacle

I’m sure I’m speaking for the majority of the disabled community when I say we wish we could pick and choose when we are wheelchair bound and when we are not. People with this condition may think they want to be disabled but once they have the operation they can’t just change their mind and revert back to ” Part Time” disability when they feel like it It’s PERMANENT

If these people are allowed to have this operation to become disabled then there will be a significant drain on the resources provided for the sick and disabled. Anyone then can afford to pay for the operation should suffer the consequences and be forced to pay any resulting care costs in full and not be allowed to rely on the free services provided by the NHS and social services. Before any sufferer plans to have this operation I challenge them to live as a permanent paraplegic for a year instead of just play acting believe me this would be better than any psychotherapy that can be provided

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Body integrity identity disorder? Shall we call suicide “life integrity identity disorder” and say its ok to try?
Or shall we tell child rapists it’s ok they are simply suffering “sexual age identity disorder” or something equally rediculous? Many rapists are convinced within themselves the child IS old enough to have sex and they just know somewhere within them they were supposed to be together. Many self mutilating teens will insist they feel like they should be covered in scarrs – just like you feel you should break your back and be in a chair SomeTimes (you are NOT living as a paraplegic, you play at it when it’s easy, but skip the hard stuff).

We say they are suffering mental health issues and try to heal them, we ban them from dangerous places and being near temptation, we don’t say “here’s a razor” “go work at a school so you can fantasise” and I don’t understand why it’s ok to say “ok live in a wheel chair”

People with real physical disabilities have enough troubles without you mentally abusing them! Mocking them, acting like its desireable. Just cause you really really want and feel like u should be doesn’t mean you ARE. This is nothing like transsexualism and I find that very offensive. My best friend had a sex change so she could become all she could be, not to put hurdles ahead of her. She didnt take off her dress just cause she wanted to go to a boys night. She didnt insult anyone in the process, and she certainly didnt self harm.

Someone TRYING to snap their spine should not be allowed on a slope anymore then someone who is suicidal should be allowed a gun.

You want to insist it is a real disability, and you aren’t just like my 5 yr old pretending to need glasses cause they look cool or she wants to be different? Fine I am willing to accept you have a genuine mental health issue. It should be dealt with like any thing else in the category – if they can’t protect you from yourself or trust you to take care of yourself you should be detained just like anyone else who is willing to do damage to themselves or show a total lack of care for their own safety.

I was paralysed after shattering my L2,3 and 4 vert. I fraught as hard as I could and recovered – many dont have any chance. I don’t know why you would choose that life.

What I do know is when I tried to leave the hospital early I was detained under a mental health order as I wasn’t doing something that was best for my health.
Why should you be allowed to try and break your spine? Why should people and perhaps kids have to witness something like that?

And most importantly, why Di you think “this is right for me” is a good enough excuse, that’s not how society works, no matter how many hours a man spends telling me how right it feels and how he knows it’s meant to be like that and he can feel inside it’s good and what he needs, I’m not going to hand over my daughter for him to rape, and I wouldn’t excuse child porn cause it makes him feel better to pretend.

You’re unwell and I feel sorry for you but I am furious the doctors would let a suicidal and self mutilating individual who idealizes having a disability walk the streets OR post such offensive statements. You need to be protected from yourself, society needs to be protected from your actions and selfishness (there are people that NEED the services you STEAL by choice) and disabled people deserve protection from your horrible hurtful and emotionally abusive attitude.

We do the best we can with our own limitations and the services available, and often feel guilty about needing extra from friends family and society. You’re selfish and a thief of limited services and you need to get help to get better, not worse!

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