method. Foucault was particularly skeptical of the scientific truth of the Western medicine. He even believed that mental illness was a social construct! When one adopts a Foucauldian worldview, one can easily justify ignoring the many scientific facts around things like biology, and simply declare it all a social construct.
Why Many Trans People Are Still Unhappy While postmodern feminists have a fundamentally antiscience worldview, it is true that they are generally supportive of trans people, and sometimes even help advocate for trans rights. Still, many trans people are far from happy with their influence on the public discourse around trans people. There are several reasons for this.
Firstly, many trans people know acutely that what postmodern feminists say about trans people is simply not true. Every time a postmodern feminist speaks up about trans issues, there is great potential that they will misrepresent the trans condition, and further mislead the public about the trans condition. Many trans people know too well that gender isn't a social construct, having experienced gender dysphoria starting at an early age before they were socialized into the expectations of mainstream society. Trans people also know that gender isn't a social construct because they experience gender dysphoria as a very real medical condition, one that they suffer even in 86
