Ok kids being socially brainwashed into transitioning is a thing and we should stop it, but also I am pretty wary of people saying *all* childhood transitions should be unequivocally stopped. There's absolutely some people out there for whom it's actually the right choice!
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Much as I'm wary about people trying to point out people who feel harmed by sex work as an excuse to ban all sex work, because it clearly overlooks the many people like me, I'm wary about people failing to take into account the diversity of trans experiences here.
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I am not saying the issue is easy, or that there's a clear way to never make an error, I'm just saying that the answer of "ban it all" is going to actually, genuinely hurt a lot of people, who will view you as an enemy who doesn't give a shit about them.
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(For clarity, I'm referring mostly to hormones here, which - correct me if I'm wrong - I understand as having different effects if you wait to take them. It seems reasonable to wait until 18 to have any permanent surgeries)
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If it were a medical anomaly, of course, but that is not the case. blocking hormone therapies have life lasting consequences. I would want to see more data before I would feel it was a medical issue versus a societal one.
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I think this is true, but also *not* taking hormone therapy can have life lasting consequences. It's a really hard gamble, you have to predict what the future you will want.
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Perhaps puberty blockers are a good risk mitigation strategy. Gives the young person more time to think about it, nothing irreversible has happened in case they change their mind but also easier-transitioning later is kept as an option.
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Don't necessarily agree, but kudos for adopting the position most likely to make both sides hate you.
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