This is literally a position that permanent changes are fine as long as you're not trans
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If children can't consent to puberty blockers which pause any permanent changes even with the relevant professional evaluation, how can they consent to the permanent and irreversible changes that come with their own puberty with no professional evaluation whatsoever?
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An inability to offer informed consent or understand the long-term consequences is actually an argument for putting every single cis and trans person on puberty blockers until they acquire that ability.
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For the record, I understand that y'all just aren't capable of wrapping your heads around something like this, because if you could, then you wouldn't be the way you are. It's probably best to step away and have a juice box, this is beyond your level
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Natal puberty became optional the moment technology became available to enable deliberate choice between natal puberty and puberty induced by cross-sex hormones. It became a choice when it *became a choice* and I am really profoundly sorry if you cannot understand that
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Also, if you don't understand that use of puberty blockers is *always* followed by undergoing puberty whether natal (discontinuation) or induced cross-sex (continuation) you have no place saying anything about this topic to anyone
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A lot of people don't possess this very foundational knowledge but sure feel qualified to opine on other people's healthcare decisions in this area
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I really appreciate all the attention y'all have brought to this thread so that I can continue clowning on you at my leisure
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Now on the other hand, if this seems excessive, I suppose we could *only* give puberty blockers to those few adolescents with diagnosed gender dysphoria where this treatment is most likely to have a clear benefit...https://twitter.com/ZJemptv/status/1334159646362382340 …
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And since you're all here (thank you, right wing internet, for your openmindedness and willingness to debate!), I'd like to provide some important information on medical transition for trans youth to peruse at your leisurehttps://genderanalysis.net/2020/05/four-recent-studies-confirm-benefits-of-medical-transition-for-trans-adolescents/ …
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I dunno, I've spent years writing book-length treatments on this research but on the other hand y'all have spent a few days calling me ugly, so, six of one half a dozen of the other?
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