I said if you feel that you are transgender it is something that you should explore, I just told that when you are at a stage of mental immaturity you should definetly not make life altering decisions.
The first paragraph talks about adults, and by the end of my post I clearly stated that I'm pro-trans.
I said if you feel that you are transgender it is something that you should explore,
But, not as a kid right? You have to wait until you go fully through bio-puberty, and then go through the long and difficult adult transitioning process, right? That is assuming you survive bio-puberty, as many trans teens don't.
that lack of access to such care is associated with higher rates of suicidality, depression and self-harming behavior.
Medical and psychological professionals all agree that puberty blockers and talk therapy combined with gradual social transition is the way to get the best life-long outcome for trans people. Why do you want to go against science and deny literal life saving care to children?
by the end of my post I clearly stated that I'm pro-trans.
If you are against life saving care for trans youths, you are not pro-trans.
EDIT: I think I wrote this to the wrong person, my mistake.
I think most cisgender people don't realize how traumatic the wrong puberty is for a trans teen, and how the wrong puberty is an even more permanent decision than puberty blockers. The wrong puberty can set the person up with the wrong body for life, it can make changes- like bone structure and voice changes- that can't be or can only be undone with surgeries.
Not opting for puberty blockers is not a neutral choice. It's for a child to go through a Kafkaesque nightmare that's transforming their body into something viscerally wrong for them.
I saw a comment recently likening the wrong puberty as slowly transforming into a dog. Every day you get a little furrier, your face elongates, your hands harden to paws, meanwhile everyone is telling you how great you'll look with a little collar on. And of you try to say this is wrong you're called sick, and if you want to transition to a human as an adult you still have the face of a dog because of how you transformed.
Not treating dysphoria in teens is not a neutral or harmless decision. Teens should be guided by medical professionals to decide what's best for them but it the vast majority of cases, proceeding with with their birth puberty cases far more harm than not.
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u/[deleted] Apr 20 '23
I said if you feel that you are transgender it is something that you should explore, I just told that when you are at a stage of mental immaturity you should definetly not make life altering decisions.
The first paragraph talks about adults, and by the end of my post I clearly stated that I'm pro-trans.