What to call this thread?

Our culture straddles the fence on champions of lost causes. *
Even in life-changing conflicts victory can be illusory.
We might have believed Roe v. Wade settled the abortion debate.
- nope -
Dobbs v. Jackson has usurped a right women exercised for half a century.
Shiftless2 said:
#1,979 & #1,980
Click to expand...
For 99 pages What to call this thread? has detailed conflict of individuals that don't conform to narrow, limited perceptions of the norm.
For those that wish to do battle, enjoy. BUT !

Is the narrow-minded binary view not composed of two overlapping bell-curves?
Within the heterosexual subset of Earth's human population
isn't the burliest woman more muscular than the most frail man?

What to call this thread? may leave the impression non-conforming personalities must engage.
Why not instead be who we are, and let onlookers sort it out for themselves?

If "she" prefers short hair, and trousers, so be it.
If he prefers a skirt, choose the tartan insightfully.

* In fiction we may cheer for the underdog. But in real life?
 
Not administering hormone blockers is an irrevocable decision

The Sad Reality of Ignoring Trans Kids:

By pretending that trans kids don’t exist or telling them they can’t transition until they hit the age of 18, what are we doing? We’re creating trans people who can’t transition out of their bodies.

When a male, for example, goes through male puberty, many of these men develop physical characteristics that they’ll never successfully be able to transition out of.

Then society tells these trans women that they’re ugly, that they don’t pass, and that they shouldn’t go into women’s spaces. The media looks at them and says, “Look at this person. Do you want to be like that? That’s not a real woman.”

Understand, this happens because we are ignoring the suggested pathways for trans kids.

Typically, it’s recommended that a trans child who persistently identifies as transgender would start therapy between the ages of 9 and 12.

They would have therapy for about three years and then start two years of reversible hormone blockers. This creates another window of two years so that the trans person can make the final decision about whether they want to go through hormone replacement therapy.

The goal, especially for a trans woman, is to prevent the late stages of male puberty.

When we say a trans child has to wait until they’re 18, what are we saying?

18 to 23 is when a young person should be going to college, starting a family, and becoming who they’re meant to be as an adult—not trying to transition a body that is now at a point where it is likely going to be much more difficult to change.

This is not medical science. This is ideology, destroying the lives of trans children. Then, when the trans child grows up into a body they can’t transition out of, society turns its back on these people and treats them like they’re unwanted or like there’s something wrong with them.

They should have been allowed to identify themselves early on, and they should have been given access to recommended medical treatment that will prepare them to have a successful life.

We’re not talking about surgeries before 18. Nobody believes that is the way to go.

We’re talking about preventing male puberty, so a trans woman will likely be able to thrive as an adult.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top