Quote (Handcuffs @ Feb 26 2020 11:17pm)
Your strength of opinion is mismatched with your lack of reading up on the topic. Puberty blockers, if prescribed, are done so often in adherence with the Endocrine Society's recommendation of time-of-prescription being Tanner Stage II development.
Someone who is 8-years-old hasn't come close to Tanner II development, except in rare cases of early onset puberty, which is altogether a far removed and separate medical concern from gender dysphoria.
https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/102/11/3869/4157558I know they do 9 or 10 year olds for gender identity-based blocking, whether its coupled with early onset puberty or not. But there's been some unclear info on whether the CHLA has administered blockers to an 8 year old or not- I've seen reporting from both CBS and the Heritage Foundation claiming they are, and rando blog posts claiming its fake news, or just splitting hairs over what type of treatment and condition. If it was just one far-right or left-wing source I'd have been more skeptical, but getting both made me think its legit.
If its not, so what. I don't think any of that distinction matters. Whether its 8, 9 or 10 year olds, there's no ability to give informed consent.
This post was edited by Goomshill on Feb 27 2020 06:55am