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And they are absolutely sure that you need a physical modification to adapt to a socially constructed norm. And at the same time they demand medical procedures

And they are absolutely sure that you need a physical modification to adapt to a socially constructed norm. And at the same time they demand medical procedures while denying that it is a medical condition, whose treatment needs to be studied with scientific rigor. Instead they say the affected persons know their best treatment. Just imagine applying that same approach to addicts.

Macha 4y ago
Is it? Transmedicalists (those who belive sex reassignment is a required goal) are a minority in trans communities and "truscum" was created as a derogatory term for this attitude indicating its unpopularity. If you mean puberty blockers for trans youth rather than sex reassignment, they have much more support because of their non-permanent nature. We let many teenagers make decisions about things like tattoos and piercings too
- smeej 4y ago
  There's still a significant ave gap between these two populations, though. Tattoos and piercings can be obtained by 16-18yos without parental consent, but to be effective, puberty blockers need to start near or before the beginning of puberty, when children are usually 10-14 years old. We may not be talking about many years by raw count, but as a percentage of the total lifespan of those involved, the first group is ~50% older than the second.
- leephillips 4y ago
  The use of puberty blockers to delay the normal onset of puberty is experimental and there is plenty of evidence that it has irreversible and serious, often tragic, effects: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/jac5.1691 https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.100...
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- aliqot 4y ago
  puberty blockers are not non permanent, thats just the acute effects.
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- joenot443 4y ago
  Puberty blockers being non-permanent is a misconception, it’s rather concerning seeing it presented otherwise.
- monodeldiablo 4y ago
  I find it very concerning that anyone would attempt to present puberty blockers as "non-permanent". Extraordinary claims like that require extraordinary evidence.

Macha 4y ago

Is it? Transmedicalists (those who belive sex reassignment is a required goal) are a minority in trans communities and "truscum" was created as a derogatory term for this attitude indicating its unpopularity. If you mean puberty blockers for trans youth rather than sex reassignment, they have much more support because of their non-permanent nature. We let many teenagers make decisions about things like tattoos and piercings too

smeej 4y ago
There's still a significant ave gap between these two populations, though. Tattoos and piercings can be obtained by 16-18yos without parental consent, but to be effective, puberty blockers need to start near or before the beginning of puberty, when children are usually 10-14 years old. We may not be talking about many years by raw count, but as a percentage of the total lifespan of those involved, the first group is ~50% older than the second.
leephillips 4y ago
The use of puberty blockers to delay the normal onset of puberty is experimental and there is plenty of evidence that it has irreversible and serious, often tragic, effects: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/jac5.1691 https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.100...
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aliqot 4y ago
puberty blockers are not non permanent, thats just the acute effects.
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joenot443 4y ago
Puberty blockers being non-permanent is a misconception, it’s rather concerning seeing it presented otherwise.
monodeldiablo 4y ago
I find it very concerning that anyone would attempt to present puberty blockers as "non-permanent". Extraordinary claims like that require extraordinary evidence.