If adult trans people cared about trans youth as much as they claim, they'd do everything in their power to warn them of the dangers of things like phalloplasty. They'd stop making desistance a dirty word. They'd CELEBRATE when a trans-ID'ed youth found peace in their own skin.
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Thankfully, there ARE adult trans people who aren't in favor of underage medical transition, and in fact, speak strongly against it. Even if you don't believe anyone should medically transition, the efforts of these ethical adult trans people are important = harm reduction.
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Trans adults who glorify SRS create a yearning in young people. They look up to you! Look into your heart & ask yourself why desistance wouldn't be a good outcome. So many trans people talk about their hard lives. Why wouldn't you want any young person to avoid that, if they can?
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And it must said: Too many of the adult trans pushing hard for youth transition have lived into middle age, survived puberty with sexual function & fertility intact (some have biological children of their own). You may not intend this, but you look like hypocrites.
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By "affirming" every child (even toddlers!) who think they're in the wrong body, you are setting them up for the rest of the transition "journey." Don't pretend you aren't. One thing leads to another. One more thing: Stop misusing adult suicide stats to terrorize parents.
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Any adult knows kids/teens don't have a grasp of future consequences; how they might feel 10, 20, 30 years down the road. There's a good reason under-18s can't get tattoos. Stop pretending "trans youth" are so different from other kids when it comes to making permanent decisions.
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Of course, the same rules don't apply to women suffering years of physical agony...https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/scots-woman-begs-hysterectomy-aged-18986040 …
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There are others. AIDS is an example. AIDS drugs are deadly toxins (read the labels) yet users of these drugs, suffering side effects (that they believe are AIDS) are some of the biggest cheerleaders.
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