1. Thread: Among many other things, Stanford pediatric endocrinologist Tandy Aye says it's good to perform genital surgery on under-18 adolescents because they've already been sterilized by puberty blockers followed by cross-sex hormones.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L240CPOJ6FM&feature=youtu.be …
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8. Back to Dr. Aye's TED Talk: She acknowledges these are "very complex surgeries" requiring "very specific pre- and post-operative care" (interesting admission, given her earlier comparison of the removal of puberty-blocked genitalia to a simple appendectomy), therefore...pic.twitter.com/1HrpibrLcH
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9. ...Let high school kids have SRS so parents can help oversee aftercare, to "prevent corrective surgeries later" and help with the "exercises" (aka neovaginal dilation). The implication? They're too young to handle all of this on their own (but not too young to consent to SRS).pic.twitter.com/dsPEMe9jti
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10. Where have we heard this before? In the same "Age is Just a Number" journal article. After all, freshman college students can be "distracted by new experiences" and have "busy lifestyles" that make it difficult for them to "adhere to their dilation schedule."pic.twitter.com/LdD2Jvz4X7
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11. So it's all internally consistent, logical in context: Puberty blockers+cross hormones=permanent sterilization=nonfunctional genitalia. Therefore, do SRS before age 18 on useless organs, while mom & dad can help kid adhere to dilation schedule. Iatrogenic medicine in action.
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12. What of the fact that in previous times, before this Age of the Trans Child, most of such dysphoric kids were allowed to experience natural puberty, and many grew up to be untampered-with gay or lesbian adults? Ask Dr. Aye.
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