some of the same people that will tell you how easy access to guns leads to murders/suicides because people in poor mental health make bad snap decisions don't seem to be able to draw the comparison to "people in poor mental health making bad snap decisions" in other contexts

a friend of mine has an ex who is trans and she transitioned back when you had to go through a period of MH counseling / psychiatric evaluation before transitioning and even she believes that should be the standard

It seems like our giant gap in mental health services in this country (and many around the world) is a problem that needs to be addressed. Depression, loneliness, suicides, violence / school shootings, the scary "trans epidemic" right wingers bang on about -- quality, compassionate, and accessible mental health services would likely have a huge impact on people's quality of life and eliminate a lot of divergent behaviors we're seeing in society right now