> My opinion is that there is a hard and maybe unsolvable problem at the heart of the matter; trans children/teenagers clearly exist, and it may be that puberty

> My opinion is that there is a hard and maybe unsolvable problem at the heart of the matter; trans children/teenagers clearly exist, and it may be that puberty blockers are useful for people who will eventually transition. I think it would be fairer to say that people who desire to be the opposite sex (or both, or neither) exist, and if this reaches the point of significant distress, then it fits the criteria for a medical diagnosis, with which they may be offered certain hormonal drugs and surgeries, as an attempt to alleviate that distress. Whether this makes them "trans", an ideological viewpoint under which they are treated as if they are the opposite sex (expressed concisely in slogans such as "trans women are women") in various contexts, is a different matter. Which makes this issue two separate but related questions: - Are hormone blockers, exogenous hormones and surgery an effective treatment for this group of people? (And if so, how do we tell who is actually in this group? Does it include children?) - Should people who desire to be a different sex to what they are, be considered as such in law and policy? (And if so, should there be limits to this? And how do we balance the rights of others who don't share this ideological viewpoint?)