@9H548XJ5mos5MO
This statement is actually a bit misleading out of context, my view is that children should refrain from gender-reassignment surgery until they're over the age of 18 and are sure of their choice. From personal experience, I went on hormone therapy when I was 16, I am now 18 and have zero regrets, though if I found that I did have any regrets, something as permanent as gender-reassignment surgery is much more difficult to come back from if you find that it's not for you. So, if one has been on hormone therapy for an extended period of time, and had lived as the gender they identified as, reassignment surgery is a highly valid option to fully transition if that's what the individual desires.
@9HGW5LH5mos5MO
“if one has been on hormone therapy for an extended period of time, and had lived as the gender they identified as, reassignment surgery is a highly valid option to fully transition if that's what the individual desires.”
I think that given that a minor has been on HRT for a good while and still wants to get reassignment surgery they shouldn't be stopped. WPATH actually agrees now, yay!
@9GRLJJW6mos6MO
Gender dysphoria is recognized by both the American Psychiatric Association and World Health Organization and the recommended treatment to this disorder, which is typically associated with anxiety and depression, is gender-affirming care such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy.
@9LQ3WXX4 days4D
There's a large amount of young transgender people who harm themselves because of intense body dysphoria. Allowing them to take puberty blockers and hormone therapy could help reduce the numbers and don't do anything permanent to the person who takes them.
@9FLLL9TRepublican7mos7MO
Hormone therapy during when the body should be going through puberty can drastically change the effects of puberty and negate some of them entirely.
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