More to the point, we're talking about children. Should children be allowed to press the magic button?
We don't allow children to make other permanent changes to their bodies in general (and those tend to be stigmatized even with parental consent); and more to GP's point, the majority of children with a desire to be the opposite sex grow out of it.
It does not make sense to me that we question a child's judgment in all other matters except this one. This is important because gender affirming therapy is, medically speaking, nontrivial and not without severe risks.
We don't allow children to make other permanent changes to their bodies in general (and those tend to be stigmatized even with parental consent); and more to GP's point, the majority of children with a desire to be the opposite sex grow out of it.
It does not make sense to me that we question a child's judgment in all other matters except this one. This is important because gender affirming therapy is, medically speaking, nontrivial and not without severe risks.
https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/104/3/686/5198654?logi...