Most children who think they need to transition desist at puberty. Though not if they take puberty blockers. There is no way of distinguishing those like you who needed to transition and the majority who don't. Much more research needed. Much more support needed.
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I disagree with your first premise. Also cultural social roles are something apart from a fundamental disconnect with physicality.
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I don't think it's damaging or disturbing. Parents should let children be, let them play with any toys they want & wear what they want. (in terms of gender) If they want packers, then why not? It's not permanent. They will ?change if they want. Isn't that right?
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Replying to @charliekiss @GertieGreen2 and
What I wouldn't oppose, is more study in this area. I have no problem with that. but I think it really isn't as scary as people think it is. We are all brought up to understand that heterosexuality and being cisgender is the norm and people are scared of this being challenged.
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What about studying whether a child wearing a plastic penis from the time they're a toddler increases the odds they will not happily desist (and thus avoid hormones/surgeries in the future)? The control group would obviously be children who did not wear such devices.
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They'd remove it if they didn't want a penis. Desistance is very rare. but I know we'll disagree on this point. Roll on more evidence.
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A very young child may want the penis, just like they want many things. The research question is whether such transition measures increase persistence beyond what it would have been otherwise. Surely no one wants false positives, given how high the medical stakes are?
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I don't think it follows that it will increase persistence. Nothing medical irreversible takes place before age 16. ( and I agree with that)
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You don't know that; no one does at this point. You said you support more research, and the question of whether social transition increases persistence has not been resolved. The Dutch group who pioneered use of puberty blockers have said the same. Study needed.
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Steensma (2013) acknowledging that no one has independently studied whether social transition could be a factor in persistence. (Again, the issue is false positives as it impacts ppl who later regret.)pic.twitter.com/KMOgccrziT
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