This post is not debating the existence of trans people. Transgender people have been part of the human community for thousands of years and they deserve dignity, respect and all civil rights (except when those rights encroach upon the hard won rights of natal women such as in sports and battered women's shelters) however, what desperate…
This post is not debating the existence of trans people. Transgender people have been part of the human community for thousands of years and they deserve dignity, respect and all civil rights (except when those rights encroach upon the hard won rights of natal women such as in sports and battered women's shelters) however, what desperately needs debate is the notion that drugs, chemicals and surgery (all of which are irreversible and have serious health risks), are the best treatment for gender dysphoria, especially in young people and adolescents, population groups that are not able to understand the full ramifications of irreversible decisions that will affect the rest of their lives. There are many ways to support, validate, and respect gender non-conformity without the necessity to tamper with healthy young bodies.
This post is not debating the existence of trans people. Transgender people have been part of the human community for thousands of years and they deserve dignity, respect and all civil rights (except when those rights encroach upon the hard won rights of natal women such as in sports and battered women's shelters) however, what desperately needs debate is the notion that drugs, chemicals and surgery (all of which are irreversible and have serious health risks), are the best treatment for gender dysphoria, especially in young people and adolescents, population groups that are not able to understand the full ramifications of irreversible decisions that will affect the rest of their lives. There are many ways to support, validate, and respect gender non-conformity without the necessity to tamper with healthy young bodies.