Epileptics are Demon Posessed. Really, Jesus Told Me So.
I found this on Saurly Yours: “Sex Change Operations: Are They Choice or Necessity?” I left this comment in response. “I’m not really going to spend too much time discussing things here, because it’s pretty obvious that you have no desire for debate. Pretty typical on the internet, you state your opinion and then shoot down any disagreement. You discount Dr Weiss without stating any logical argument, instead you try to play some sort of educational war of the degrees. When sexual reassignment surgery is an option that can be obtained by simply going to a surgeon and plopping down the cash, I’ll agree with you that it’s a choice. If transsexuality is removed from the DSM IV and SRS (sexual reassignment surgery) can be obtained without a diagnosis of GID disorder, I’ll agree with you it’s a choice. But right now, it’s a treatment to a ‘mental illness’ that
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Community significance
“Epileptics are Demon Posessed. Really, Jesus Told Me So.” may matter to community readers because it preserves a first-person or testimonial account connected to healthcare and medicine, while also engaging technology, data, and platforms. Such accounts can document how an issue was understood and experienced from within the period or community being discussed.
Historical significance
The article may have historical value because it explicitly interprets or preserves material concerning healthcare and medicine. Published in 2007 by Transadvocate.com, it can be read both for the history it describes and as evidence of how technology, data, and platforms was framed at that moment.
Policy significance
No dominant policy frame was detected in “Epileptics are Demon Posessed. Really, Jesus Told Me So..” Its policy relevance, when present, is therefore likely indirect: the article’s treatment of healthcare and medicine may shape later arguments about institutions or public practice rather than proposing a specific rule.
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- 1Healthcare and medicineTheme family: Institutions, law, and public life100%
- 2Technology, data, and platformsTheme family: Knowledge, history, and communication24%
- 3History, archives, and memoryTheme family: Knowledge, history, and communication9%
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