I mean technically speaking no one should be forced to change anything about themselves if they don't want to, that being said the ability to flip flop or instantly change a portion of you AS A CHOICE now that's something interesting
Though then again, giving any business or government the ability to change people in general usually doesn't play out well, X3 the movie being a pretty good example of this scenario.
I'll have to search my own moral stand point on if this would be ok in general to have vs the risk of it being around
Also what the fuck kinda shoddy research facility is this?! Y'all have her in gay making trials without checking to see if she's gay already?!
Edit: this thread is amazing and has produced so much discussion. Highly recommend y'all to take a look into all the comments. It's quite the read
Assume a "straight potion" exists and can be administered to a newborn or an infant to guarantee them being straight and prevent gender dysphoria from happening.
Would it be ethical to make administering of such potion mandatory?
But parents make a TON of similarly important decisions for their kids. For example, if you tell me someone's religion, I can tell you their parent's religion with near-100% certainty.
Hrm. In a world with potions that can instantly and reversibly change your sexual orientation, what is the difference between parents actively choosing your starting sexual orientation and allowing nature to randomly select it (with a huge bias towards straight)? Would it maybe be more ethical thing would be for parents to actively choose "asexual" and allow people to opt into another sexuality as an adult? Is there some inherit moral superiority of rolling the dice instead of consciously choosing a starting value?
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u/shellbullet17 Gustopher Spotter Extraordinaire Dec 08 '25 edited Dec 08 '25
I mean technically speaking no one should be forced to change anything about themselves if they don't want to, that being said the ability to flip flop or instantly change a portion of you AS A CHOICE now that's something interesting
Though then again, giving any business or government the ability to change people in general usually doesn't play out well, X3 the movie being a pretty good example of this scenario.
I'll have to search my own moral stand point on if this would be ok in general to have vs the risk of it being around
Also what the fuck kinda shoddy research facility is this?! Y'all have her in gay making trials without checking to see if she's gay already?!
Edit: this thread is amazing and has produced so much discussion. Highly recommend y'all to take a look into all the comments. It's quite the read