Trans kids

[Macareaux]

This is an interesting article in a US publication about trans kids and rapid onset gender dysphoria.

After considering many aspects of the issue and anecdotal reports and data, the writer comes to the the conclusion that the distilled problem is that there is no way of determining which children are truly trans and which are not.

If we are to progress then sooner or later these mainstream writers are going to have to have the courage to say that there is no such thing as a transgender child.

http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/11/andrew-sullivan-hard-questions-gender-transitions-for-young.html

They can be used in children with precious puberty, who may need to be on them for several years - crucially they are ceased to allow puberty to occur at the correct age, and as soon as possible.

But I know women who’ve had two or three six month courses and been told categorically they can never have it again, it’s not safe etc.

I was on it for two years straight and I thought I was making an informed choice to do so, but given that my experience and those of the many others like me are never reported (because doctors utterly dismiss the connection), making an informed choice is impossible.

You’d think people pursuing this route would welcome information that would help them make a more informed choice but you’d be mistaken!

With GD, in NHS adult clinics, there is no one advocating a "let's see if you can lead a good life in an unaltered body, and here are the tools we can help you develop to do that. And here is the robust legislation that ensures you are not discriminated against because you don't match stereotypes. If that proves unsuccessful we can move on to see what the minimum physical intervention can do to help."

Instead it's " what physical interventions would you like?"

Excellent point.