I'm saddened by the medicalization of so many aspects of childhood. First ADD meds now this. Some of it is well-intentioned parents, who are afraid that they will drive their child to suicide if they don't recognize the "signs" of a transgender child early (but you know what the road to Hell is paved with). On the other hand, it looks like this is the next step of the ADD/ADHD child craze, which I was a part of in the 90s: I was put on a variety of stimulants and depression/anxiety meds starting around third grade, and there seemed to be more and more kids in my school who were on some sort of medication. The process of weaning myself off of them in adulthood was difficult, but ultimately worth it.

This stuff is far worse, with much more possibility of causing permanent damage to kids, all in the name of "progress." Let your male kids love sparkly things and idolize Nancy Drew (like I did!). Let your girls love rolling around in the dirt and playing with trucks (which I also did with my tomboy friends). Don't diagnose away the diversity of kids' interests and personalities. THAT is real diversity, not medically corralling them into a lifetime of chemical dependency.