Watson

LGBT Affirmation means loving and supporting your gay or trans child no matter what the outcome. I agree therapy is important for everyone but Stephanie and their followers are intent stopping any trans youth from transitioning at all you really want to support that?

I don't think children have the mental capabilities/maturity to fully understand the consequences of transition. Once they are old enough and have some life experience/time to explore themselves/plenty of therapy - and they still want to transition - I'll support them.

I was one of those children, support means allowing them to explore their gender identity in a safe and loving environment and not feel ashamed whether it is right for them like myself or not like yourself.

how would preventing from transitioning at all if they know that it is what they want to be like myself be any different to someone preventing from detransitioning like yourself.

But how do you really know that the child will benefit from transition, for example, if they're being treated at the Tavi? Given the state of care there, as shown in the report? Again, adults can transition all they like, but children are mailable and still growing and learning.

You don't know if transition is good or bad, the child does. it's why clinics even exist, why appointments exist if doctors knew for certainty you'd be able to pick up hormones like lozenges in Boots, it's not that simple.

We've hit a brick wall, then. Because I simply cannot believe that children - esp. very young children - could possibly know whether or not transition will help them.

Well of course you can't as you say you're not trans so how could you believe trans kids know they're trans it would be like a straight person trying to understand how a gay kid can know they're gay.