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distressed parent's avatar

A thorough, articulate post. "Transition" is such a slippery slope, that if it is permitted at all, the criteria for it should be steep and not until at least age 30. The twenties are formative years both emotionally and cognitively. Perhaps medical "transition" should not ever be sanctioned. Doctors are not allowed to remove limbs because a person identifies as disabled or prescribe strong laxatives daily in order to be thinner. That said, I acknowledge that I've been so burned by this horrid social contagion with my son stolen and my family shattered that it's difficult to condone "transition " for anyone at any age.

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PRStein's avatar

I wish this article could be read by as many as people as possible because the truths contained therein ring clearly. My favorite point: “Even if there were a Gender Identity - an inner-sense that you are “male” or “female” (neither, both or something else), wholly separate from biology - and even if it were stable, why in the world would that require anyone to alter their body’s appearance?" Exactly! Why are most trans identifying teens demanding cross hormones and surgery? Wouldn't a more successful outcome be a society that accepts gender expression in its many forms without a medicalized version of it?

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