Quote (inkanddagger @ 21 May 2020 02:01)
Forcing someone to go through the wrong puberty is child abuse. This is big government child abuse. Period.
Just to call to mind what we're talking about here:
we're talking about pubescent or even pre-pubescent children having their dicks and balls cut off or their ovaries removed. Before allowing such a drastic step, we better be really damn fucking sure that their transgender identity is established and stable. And at least when it comes to pre-pubescent trans children, I'm really doubtful that we can ever reach this level of certainty.
Basically, if the transgenderism later (post-surgery) turns out to have been unstable or just episodic, society has also committed severe child abuse. So whether society commits a "false positive" or a "false negative", it is child abuse either way. But the situation is salvagable in one case (delayed transition) and irreversible in the other case (transition was a mistake).
So unless there is sound evidence that the latter cases are far more rare than the former ones, I would ban these surgeries for at least the pre-pubescent children. With pubescent ones, I am more confident in themselves knowing what their identity is and will be long-term. So after thinking about it, I would say that if proper protocols are followed, these procedures shouldnt be categorically ruled out for pubescent children. (That's a minor correction of my stance on the issue.)
This post was edited by Black XistenZ on May 20 2020 06:22pm