This will be an unpopular thread in some quarters.
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The vast majority of detransitioners/desisters & ethical/concerned trans ppl don't want to be seen as wrecked poster children--especially in campaigns led by those who see LGB or even trans ppl as pitiful sinners who can and must be saved.
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Every day, more detrans, desisted, & ethical trans ppl who see the problems w/youth medical transition are speaking up. Amplifying their voices is the best thing we can do. Even though we all KNOW adulthood isn't magically attained on someone's 18th birthday, the hard truth is..
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...Those adults (some still very young) have to find their own way and their own voices. Those who detransitioned/desisted aren't being studied, & they are too often shouted down. How do we help them be heard? The future is in their hands.
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No one knows what the persistence/desistence rate is going to be with the new, largely unstudied population of adolescent-onset (mostly) female transitioners is going to be. We need to push for research. And we need to keep trying to slow down the affirm-only train.
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But if you want detransitioners/desisters on your side, mourning the loss of "beautiful" daughters who frequently didn't want to be seen as "beautiful" in the first place isn't the way. We can only help them be heard, not speak on their behalf--as hard as that might be.
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These are not really "medical" choices are they? That would imply there's a medical condition being treated, instead of emotional distress about appearance, which some people choose to treat with cosmetic changes. Some people are happy with the cosmetic changes they've made yes.
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Viewed as cosmetic choices, and not "medical treatment," it's hard to imagine any ethical doctor concluding the cost-benefit is in favor of transition. This is not just lipo or a nose job. This is lifelong medicalization with lots of risks, including death, to change appearance.
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