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Linoak's avatar

This piece is brilliant and much needed. The tragedy of this clear thinking is that despite the rational walk-though, this would be viewed as transphobic by those who blindly support medical transition for children. They would say it was wrong to even voice the points, with no evidence as to why. I would say that there is a segment of children, like my own, who, despite claiming to be trans, absolutely does not feel like the opposite gender stereotype. He hates himself and hates being male, and is using this "opportunity" in a desperate attempt to get away from himself. The clinics have no interest in the significance of this. All they know is that transition is wonderful (hammer) and everything else requires it (must be a nail).

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Fraoch's avatar

Thank you for your well researched essay regarding the rush to profit from the distress and complexity surrounding today's children and young people.

People need to stop and consider that nowhere in the medical texts are anorexics pandered to their distressing illusions concerning their bodies by agreeing with their disconnect between reality and body image.

I can think of no other reason for the proliferation of Gender Identity Clinics than $$$.

So called medical practitioners who ignore their oath to "Do no harm" have betrayed and destroyed so many young lives. Shame on them.

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