The issue surrounding transgender youth, and whether they should receive medical care to transition has led to nationwide controversy. On one side of the argument, there is the belief that children know as early as three years old whether they are transgender, and this remains unchanged well into adulthood. The opposite argument is the belief that so much as allowing a child to change their clothes, their name, and their pronouns is child abuse, and that parents should be investigated.
I had all 6 as well. Puberty was terrifying. Now I am a mom with a husband I adore (pretty boy collegic soccer player who is always put together 😂), and our 2 kids who are my world. As the universe has a sense of humor, I also have natural 32DD’s. And muscles because I look like a blonde hair blue eyed typical soccer mom, but I’m still a tomboy that hates pink, loves to play hard, and I still don’t get plastic dolls.
What is happening to children with gender theory is cruel. Telling fabulous boys they are really girls is cruel. Telling strong girls who like trucks and mud they are really boys is cruel.
It is a sad life, shortened by loneliness and big pharma subscriptions, for those who persist in gender dysphoria past the age of 25. I am all for allowing adults to do whatever they want, so long as those with a functioning penis don’t think they have a right to demand my daughter as a college roommate or prance around naked in pool changing rooms with young girls. We have separate spaces because of biology, not self proclaimed identity.
In 2-3 decades we will return to acknowledging both immutable biological reality, and the cruelty of trying to force little children who don’t fit stereotypes to mutilate their bodies long before anyone can know who they will be or what they will want as adults. This is not the first time society has allowed others to turn little boys into eunichs or mutilated the genitals of little girls. It’s cruel, always has been, always will be.
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"There appears to be no other objective standards: no blood tests, no MRI, no other diagnostic tools available to diagnose this, other than the patient’s word."
Since true transsexualism is, in essence, a birth defect in which the brain does not develop to be the same sex as the reproductive organs, since this defect can be alleviated with hormonal and surgical treatment, and since this has been known and supported by research since the 1960s, I would think that, if this is a prevalent malformation, there should be a major research effort to establish a panoply of objective standards.
Relying on the patient's word may be sufficient for an adult who has passed through puberty and young adulthood with all of the attendant social interactions. Relying on the word of a youth or teenager or young adult, all of whom are naive to the world and whose brains are not completely developed seepms to border on the criminal.
The study about mental health use after surgery was corrected. There wasn't a benefit shown after surgery either.https://segm.org/ajp_correction_2020
Also, the regret rates aren't known to be small except in an old Swedish study for people average age 30 who had a 3 year process and had to be sterilized first. otherwise the numbers aren't worth much.
We have known this for decades until recently when woke contamination from sociopaths created a social contagion that is destroying lives. Some of those damaged people are now helping others. We will look back on this episode as a tragic moment when much of the world was fooled and/or exploited by delusional and dark, often mercenary forces who presented as virtuous.
“Although proponents of puberty blockers claim that puberty is “traumatic” for children with gender dysphoria, I think, quite frankly, that puberty is a troubling (and often traumatic) time for everyone.”
This!!! The word “trauma” has unfortunately been trivialized of late, and kids these days (yep I said it, guess I’m old) seem to be “traumatized” at the drop of a hat. Puberty is going to be uncomfortable for just about everyone, dysphoric or dysmorphic or not. Change can be painful, but the changes that come with puberty are a critical part of human development. So sad and scary that people can’t seem to deal with this.
I had all 6 as well. Puberty was terrifying. Now I am a mom with a husband I adore (pretty boy collegic soccer player who is always put together 😂), and our 2 kids who are my world. As the universe has a sense of humor, I also have natural 32DD’s. And muscles because I look like a blonde hair blue eyed typical soccer mom, but I’m still a tomboy that hates pink, loves to play hard, and I still don’t get plastic dolls.
What is happening to children with gender theory is cruel. Telling fabulous boys they are really girls is cruel. Telling strong girls who like trucks and mud they are really boys is cruel.
It is a sad life, shortened by loneliness and big pharma subscriptions, for those who persist in gender dysphoria past the age of 25. I am all for allowing adults to do whatever they want, so long as those with a functioning penis don’t think they have a right to demand my daughter as a college roommate or prance around naked in pool changing rooms with young girls. We have separate spaces because of biology, not self proclaimed identity.
In 2-3 decades we will return to acknowledging both immutable biological reality, and the cruelty of trying to force little children who don’t fit stereotypes to mutilate their bodies long before anyone can know who they will be or what they will want as adults. This is not the first time society has allowed others to turn little boys into eunichs or mutilated the genitals of little girls. It’s cruel, always has been, always will be.
"There appears to be no other objective standards: no blood tests, no MRI, no other diagnostic tools available to diagnose this, other than the patient’s word."
Since true transsexualism is, in essence, a birth defect in which the brain does not develop to be the same sex as the reproductive organs, since this defect can be alleviated with hormonal and surgical treatment, and since this has been known and supported by research since the 1960s, I would think that, if this is a prevalent malformation, there should be a major research effort to establish a panoply of objective standards.
Relying on the patient's word may be sufficient for an adult who has passed through puberty and young adulthood with all of the attendant social interactions. Relying on the word of a youth or teenager or young adult, all of whom are naive to the world and whose brains are not completely developed seepms to border on the criminal.
Hi! Thank you!
The study about mental health use after surgery was corrected. There wasn't a benefit shown after surgery either.https://segm.org/ajp_correction_2020
Also, the regret rates aren't known to be small except in an old Swedish study for people average age 30 who had a 3 year process and had to be sterilized first. otherwise the numbers aren't worth much.
I am a licensed MHP. Initial treatment is as follows: https://oldschoolcounselor.substack.com/p/watchful-waiting-works-anything-else
We have known this for decades until recently when woke contamination from sociopaths created a social contagion that is destroying lives. Some of those damaged people are now helping others. We will look back on this episode as a tragic moment when much of the world was fooled and/or exploited by delusional and dark, often mercenary forces who presented as virtuous.
Thank you all for the intelligent thoughtful comments!
“Although proponents of puberty blockers claim that puberty is “traumatic” for children with gender dysphoria, I think, quite frankly, that puberty is a troubling (and often traumatic) time for everyone.”
This!!! The word “trauma” has unfortunately been trivialized of late, and kids these days (yep I said it, guess I’m old) seem to be “traumatized” at the drop of a hat. Puberty is going to be uncomfortable for just about everyone, dysphoric or dysmorphic or not. Change can be painful, but the changes that come with puberty are a critical part of human development. So sad and scary that people can’t seem to deal with this.