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Aella
@Aella_Girl
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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Aella
@Aella_Girl
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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Aella
@Aella_Girl
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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Aella
@Aella_Girl
(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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alice maz
@alicemazzy
Replying to
@Aella_Girl
it's complicated and I generally feel restricting hormones to 18 is a fine compromise, but also the anti-trans side here plays motte and bailey games egregiously, because they don't want adults to be trans either
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Jennifer RM
@almostlikethat
Replying to
@Aella_Girl
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@alicemazzy
I feel like the obviously correct thing is: 1) "competent informed consent is ethical pixie dust" plus 2) "when someone's brain isn't yet working well, because they are young, defer to the informed competent parents". But now NEITHER side respects parental rights.
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