The cruel threat of children's suicide is used here by a grown male to justify his demand to compete in women's sports. This cynical use of children to promote an adult agenda is the lowest tactic imaginable.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/may/17/idahobit-time-to-reflect-on-impact-negative-reporting-has-on-trans-kids …
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In the next paragraph, we see how **puberty itself**--uncomfortable at first--helped some girls desist. The question naturally arises: If puberty is blocked, how can a young person know if experiencing puberty over time would have resolved their dysphoria? https://www.researchgate.net/publication/49738851_Desisting_and_persisting_gender_dysphoria_after_childhood_A_qualitative_follow-up_study …pic.twitter.com/cy5eYj5iaQ
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Organizations which promote pediatric transition--by making natural puberty The Enemy & unethically flogging "suicide or transition"--make desistance more difficult. They have reified lifelong patienthood for young people too young to understand irreversible consequences.
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Steensma cites the case of one girl who took two years to 'transition back.' It is embarassing and humiliating to admit you were 'wrong' in such a public way. Kids must be worried about making fools of the people who 'affirmed' them, including parents, teachers & peers.
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Yes--then add all that to the stress of being a child-celebrity used to promote a cause. The amount of mental distress involved in attempting to detransition, for these minors paraded in front of a prurient public, is hard to fathom.
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