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Amazing work by @jessesingal on ethically treating trans kids — accounting for both the risks of forgoing early interventions & the risks of forging ahead too quickly during a period of identity instability & exploration https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/07/when-a-child-says-shes-trans/561749/ …
Jesse’s piece is incredibly measured & well-researched. At no point does he remotely imply that trans kids be ignored or discouraged from exploring their identity — to the contrary, that clinicians really need to understand the extreme complexity of this experience for many kids.
When it comes to transitioning, on top of everything else we’re talking about treatments that may in some cases be de facto sterilization of children in a manner FAR less amenable to future reversal than e.g. vasectomy/tubal ligation. That alone should suggest *serious* caution!
Where the piece really shines is its focus on the kids who’ve lived this, some of whom are absolutely thriving and some of whom are suffering. It’s so tough to be a teen under even the best circumstances. It’s frankly impossible to not root for these kidspic.twitter.com/ViZnFHI4cb
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