5/Exploitation: Members are often exploited financially, emotionally, or physically (Transition creates lifelong medical patients and is highly profitable)
Punishment for Dissent: Disobedience or questioning is met with severe consequences, such as shaming, expulsion, or worse.
Punishment for Dissent: Disobedience or questioning is met with severe consequences, such as shaming, expulsion, or worse.
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Gaslighting: Members are manipulated into doubting their perceptions or beliefs: "Trans women are literally women. If your lying eyes or the obviously male entitlement of trans women tells you otherwise, you are a bigot"
Dependency: Members become reliant on the group for validation, purpose, and survival.
Difficulty Leaving: Members face significant psychological, social, or practical challenges in attempting to leave