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sea slugs are not the same thing as sea cucumbers. The animals pictured are sea cucumbers.

8 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Facebook marketplace

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2092672617523704

Loads of RGH/JTag modded xbox 360s around 4-5kbht

Though I have a passing interest in 360 STGs, the 360 on the whole ain't my bag.

I was thinking more of 8 and 16 bit formats, and maybe Dreamcast. This is something I could trade in, at least "off the books", but it needs a retro gaming scene.

The "thorns" sound like a Clarias, or walking catfish. Big clariids are food fish in SEA and Africa, but ornamental elsewhere.

I was thinking of "retro": I know enough about that, to trade in BKK or elsewhere.

The Yellow Race was a staple of physical anthropology, before political correctness, and the question is no more or less appropriate, than asking a Nigerian if they are Black, as though they were American. ("Other categories offered were black, brown, white, mixed/multi-racial and any other.")

24 minutes ago, candide said:

https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/trump-in-1999-i-am-very-pro-choice-480297539914

 

About the other issues, I think he's more a marketing guy than a convinced politician. He identified unmet expectations from core market segments and knew how to communicate to them. Actually, it goes beyond analytics. He and his core supporters are in full resonance. He feels how to talk to them.

 

I agree with you but who else bothered to listen?

1 hour ago, candide said:

Trump publicly declared he was very pro-choice in 1999.

I do not believe so, and my comments are not satire. The Trump campaign was a major shift in his party, curtailing identity politics and corporate power. A Democrat victory would have meant the Clintons in again.

Whereas, as a modern American, he supports sexual freedoms, to the point of advocating A of C reform on the Howard Stern show. He is not a right wing nut, as he is presented to the US.

4 minutes ago, Sujo said:

Only if he can make a $ out of it.

Is that a sin?

2 hours ago, rcummings said:

We can see how self serving Trump is in regards to women's right by looking at his 180 degree flip-flop on reproductive rights. Trump was a strong supporter of abortion rights. Strangely enough he turned into an ardent foe when he campaigned for the nomination and since. 

Trump has always been pro-life, sorry. That is one thing he stands for, and in return he was attacked by religious nutcases, for saying that an unborn baby could have been the next Beethoven (or whomever he used to illustrate the point). Such language was always used by pro-lifers themselves, until their descent into silliness, which followed their pairing up to big business too closely.

7 minutes ago, Sheryl said:

You do indeed sound like you need help, but you are going to need to find it in the country where you are, you cannot get it online from a Thai.  If what you need help with is related to GD or the decision to de-transition you might need someone with expertise in GD (as you initially requested).  The GIC which link I previously provided seems to be specifically designed for this and is exclusively for Gender Dysphoria not any other issue.  They do not treat gays, only people suffering from GD.

The GIC only panders to queers, they back de-medicalisation, for gods sake. There is no reason for that, except to please the American out and proud lot. This is what I mean; show me someone purely sympathetic, to dysphoria, without identity or politics, who stand for those who wish they didn't have a problem. There is no such unbiased healthcare in the UK, to where I might turn, thus the need for assistance from a more sympathetic culture. The Brits will also charge far too much, and I will get no refund if they start trying to push self acceptance and such <deleted>, like years before.

39 minutes ago, Sheryl said:

 

Nobody here has at any time  said anything regarding homosexuality and nobody here has called you names. That you believe this to have occurred and are reacting angrily to attempts to be helpful  suggests that you are projecting which in turn makes me wonder about your claims about what happened with UK counselors.

I apologise if I was stand-offish, but I do not appreciate the gaslight. You did, in this thread, link to gay counsellors in the UK, and ask why I do not want to see LGBT people, at least in that country. This was a natural reaction, if an over-reaction, on my part, but it was your words.

In any case it doesn't matter, as tro what happened with UK counsellors; this was not a choice or a lifestyle. They had gay flags in a place of "healthcare", that's all I needed to know, when certain words and attitudes, came out their mouths.

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Psychiatrists/psychologists  who sign off on SRS in Thailand do not do  online counselling. Nor do any Thai counsellors/psychiatrists that I know of. 

There must be someone at a hospital?

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People coming to Thailand for SRS typically make more than one trip (especially since you are required to have a year of hormone therapy first) . I have not heard anything about the psych evals  having to be done  2 months prior to surgery. I have read that one is needed from your home country and one from Thailand (though I don't know how strictly this is enforced) ...but according to your post #18 this is anyway irrelevant since the issue is not GD but rather general stress for which you want counselling. That can come from any psychologist/counsellor with whom you are able to establish  a good rapport. It will not be possible to arrange to get it from a Thai provider online, however.

You are right, but I'm thinking about "de-transition". (I hate words like that.) Because of other people's political <deleted>, I have nothing now. It was all wasted money, not least because the vaginal surgery went wrong, a few years ago. To de-transition, I assume I would need two certificates again,

On 8/16/2020 at 1:11 PM, Sheryl said:

I'm sorry bit it is not feasible to consult a Thai psycholigist or counselot when you are not in Thailand.

How then will people be able to visit Thailand for SRS? I believe two psychs need to sign documents, and it must be two months prior to surgery.

Please, just accept that I have nothing at all, to do with homosexuals, and it is not your business. This is not least because of school bullying, as though I was "desisting", as some people put it. If I did not want to avoid any stigma of such sort, this would not be an issue for me. Given the historical treatment of the subject in British media, I'm surprised this needs saying.

Up till American queers started meddling, with "de-medicalization", the condition was at least treated with dignity. So I insist upon the respect that goes with any other disease, not being told I am some kind of <deleted>. That is not what I want, or need, to experience at this time. While I do not wish to tell anyone else how to live their lives, I do not find association to LGBT sympathetic in the least.

21 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

As long as the swamp remains, voters will vote against the establishment candidate. Seems that many don't understand that Trump was a protest vote, not a vote for him per se.

Indeed, it re-affirmed my faith in American people, that despite all the "support" which was astroturfed smear tactics, they chose Trump and Sanders for their working class appeal. A lot of this was swing voters not ideologues.

It is the euthanasia drugs that were cracked down upon, I believe.

4 hours ago, Preacher said:

Yes, you can. But your main problem will be finding an educational course that is in English. Reason why many people do a language course at a language school. Teaches you Thai but doesn't give you any degree.

I would certainly like to find one.

2 hours ago, Sheryl said:

 

There are certainly psychiatrists in Thailand who deal with TG/gender dysphoria. But they do not operate online support groups and from your post I understand you to not be in Thailand at present?

 

I would add that most of these psychiatrists just provide legally mandated signature for surgery rather than in depth psychological support.

Maybe so, but the core issue isn't GD, but stress, depression, and coping. It is tangentical to past experiences, so I want understanding, not identity politics.

46 minutes ago, bestie said:

I don't know but maybe you should be more realistic when it comes to Thailand. At first which Thai psychiatrist can speak English so well that he will hang on a phone and will understand you with a western perspective ? And second I'm sure if you go to a hospital in Thailand with the right amount of money the doctor will fill out the documents or you have a short chat? Please correct me if I'm wrong. It isn't so complicated here to change your gender, I think you know that, but that doesn't mean that they will understand you. Maybe many people think Thailand is so friendly and open because of so many Katoeys but in reality there are very conservative. I would say don't look for a psychiatrist in Thailand because I think you will waste your time. But nothing is impossible. I hope you will get better soon . All the best

That is he appeal after my experiences, thanks. And thank you.

But I would still like a psych to contact.

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Mueller did not find evidence of a criminal conspiracy between Trump's campaign and Russia, but he did detail extensive contacts between the campaign and Russian operatives.

In other words, normal geopolitics, and Trump is innocent. Trump is harmless, or at least not as bad as a Clinton or a Bush. He hasn't started any wars.

16 minutes ago, bestie said:

It's very unlikely to find what you looking for. Maybe not impossible but even if you find one Thai psychiatrist you can't really expect the same open talk like you may know from the western culture. It isn't like that here because of their culture. I don't mean it negativ it is what it is. That's unfortunately true for every mental health problems in Thailand.. it's difficult. That's where "friends" comes into place in Thailand to talk about such kind of things. But they have the samaritas https://forum.thaivisa.com/announcement/36-are-you-in-thailand-and-feeling-low-need-someone-to-talk-to-help-is-at-hand/ 

Thanks. But where do kathooey go to in Thailand, seeing as they need referrals to surgery? Presumably some will speak English.

Why are people laming Buddhism for this?

In any event, battery farming...

4 minutes ago, jak2002003 said:

What is wrong with getting support from a group that is 'connected to gays'? 

 

If such a group can offer support and help it can only be of benefit. 

 

 

If you must know its nasty, personal experiences. Like many people, I try to live and let live, but its hard with others speaking on my behalf. LGBT politics is why I can't find any help I can trust. No, nothing to do with gays, only doctors, thank you.

This is a problem I am talking about: I am not LGBT. I also asked for a neutral psychiatrist (doctor) who will help online, not a support group connected to gays, thanks. I don't believe there are no psychiatrists active, who are neutral, given how easy it was to get referrals for surgery.

34 minutes ago, bodga said:

Come and do some hard work with me at my land for a month,  you'll  soon forget about that.

I should like that, whoever you are. What should really help, is normality for a change.

52 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Maybe better to phone a UK helpline? use Skype it's about 1p a minute

I'd rather not: in the UK, I found they shove agendas of one kind or another. I remember being told I should be part of a gay community. But when in Thailand and Peru, I never met such attitudes. Being stranded in the UK is what is doing my head in. Overpriced everything, unpleasant culture, and general values dissonance. Given I spent time in Thailand, I was hoping for a Thai psychiatrist. I did find help in Peru, when I was trying to find work there.

I'd like to see.