Evan Urquhart

I think we're close to agreeing on most of this. There is an underlying potential for tradeoffs that make me as a trans person nervous.

Hypothetically, if some approaches work for most kids but harm trans ones, how much harm is acceptable?

How much of a benefit to cis kids is necessary before harm to trans ones starts seeming acceptable?

But that's all down the line/in the weeds.

My holy grail would be having genetic or other bio markers that predict whether transition is likely to be helpful. But that may never come.

Another quick thought on "are there other treatments that work for dysphoria?" As someone who was unemployed & in eating disorder treatment

and other psych treatment, anti-depressants, etc for over a decade, I feel strongly that a decade of trying other things is way too long.

I don't know what a good timeframe for trying other things might be, but the harm of untreated dysphoria & wrong meds must also be weighed.