Do you think people under 18 with the approval of their parents, can be able to transition? If you say yes, what's the youngest age should it be? Or do you think it should be illegal?
shareIllegal.
shareIts a very complex subject, even apart from the politics. I've been given to understand that for some, perhaps many, gender dysphoria abates, or is transitory. If so, that advocates against broad use of puberty blockers. If not, I'd tend to favor them.
The key thing in the case would be to determine the durability of the gender dysphoria and treat accordingly. Way over my or any politicians' head.
Not surgery in any case. That is a decision for adults, imo.
I don't think transitioning is the answer to Gender Dysphoria, and chances are very high that only 0.005% of the population genuinely has it. Many of these kids are innocent dupes who have been tricked by malicious adults (most of which are allies, not trans/gay/whatever themselves) looking for new recruits into the rainbow cult who don't give a damn what this does psychologically to the kids they're manipulating so long as it increases trans numbers.
shareYou've clearly given the matter a lot of serious consideration. By serious, I mean as serious as a bigot could be in consideration of a matter far outside the scope of their understanding, or capacity for empathy.
shareThat's a good point for being against transitioning before one becomes an adult. The bad thing is that .005% or whatever minority number it is will get screwed over by not being able to genuinely have it. Maybe there shouldn't only be doctors, but also psychologist looking over the situations to see if there's any manipulation or sinister things going on.
shareI know! I even heard from an actual trans person that one reason some trans people still commit suicide after the surgery is because they discover that it wasn't actually what they wanted, and they were never truly gender dysphoric to start with, and they get a severely fatal version of buyer's remorse. The few trans people who genuinely have the disorder have no issues at all changing over and living the identity they make up, but again, they make up a minority, even within the trans community.
So what I'm getting from that is, there are more people who are tricked into thinking they have gender dysphoria, than those who genuinely have it. And often they are encouraged by people (who are not trained in psychology) they are supposed to trust, like friends, family, and now schoolteachers.
looking for new recruits into the rainbow cult
It's a tough one, because if a male goes through puberty, they're going to be an ugly ass woman, but if you stop puberty, they can end up looking very feminine.
But at the same time, transkids can change their mind. I've seen a news story on people who totally regretted surgery or puberty blocking.
Hard call.
That's right. It is.
shareYah, that is a hard call. These biological men who feel like they should be females wants to actually look like a female and not look like a male dressed as a female for Halloween.
shareI am against anybody commenting on this who hasn't studied this topic in depth, with input from experts in child psychology and pediatrics and with parents of children who are wanting to transition.
shareTough shit. I commented, based upon the little information I know. See if you take issue with it.
shareI have no problem with your comments above. You make clear what you do not know and what you would need to know and aren't really trying to force anything.
shareRight. Not a good look trying to suppress discussion. I get the frustration w/ ignorant yahoos, but some of that comes with the territory. To whatever extent you may be dealing with someone in this situation, you have my best wishes for their healthy development & happy productive future.
shareThe whole concept of "transitioning" should be hideous to any sane person, it should be mocked, ridiculed and wiped out completely
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