People are really now arguing that all children must be put on puberty blocking hormones, period. Anyone who disagrees must be uninformed.

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I'm trans, and this shit pisses me off. Putting children on hormone blockers is abuse! It stunts their growth, and ironically makes them incapable of "aquir[ing] that ability" because hormones are a huge factor in whether or not someone is trans.

And naturally, hormone therapy and sexual reassignment surgery are both no-gos for children too, especially the latter, which I believe should be banned until age twenty-five (since it's permanent and life-changing).

[–]Chipit[S] 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Putting children on hormone blockers is abuse!

We used to not be able to stop puberty and allow children a choice. Now we can. They can always go through puberty later if they make the choice to be cis.

[–]denverkris 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

That's not how it works. PB's have been shown to have some pretty severe side effects including long lasting problems with bone density and who knows what else, all to chase after something that they can never truly achieve. If you're fully grown, as in 25+, then go for it, but medically unnecessary/cosmetic drugs and surgeries should be a hard NO for kids.