Trans Youth Speaks Out As Alabama Debates Banning Medical Treatment

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(03-30-2021, 01:38 AM)treee Wrote: From my understanding, hormone blockers can be used to delay puberty with minimal impact to the general health of any given individual. I'm dont know the entirety of the impacts of allowing youths who think they may be transgendered to take hormone blockers until they are a bit older at which point they can make the decision to either fully transition or to stop taking the blockers and allow hormones of their birth sex to begin taking hold; I imagine it would be better than not doing anything at all.

I can't say with 100% certainty so I'm sure someone will be along to tell me I'm wrong, but I remember stories of parents using such blockers on their children athletes when they were involved in gymnastics.  Too keep the girls small to help their chances of advancing in competition such as the Olympics.  I'd say that is MORE wrong than a parent helping their child feel what is normal to them.  But I don't think the state is blocking that.

I think it is obvious that I feel these decisions should be made by the individual, and in most cases with the parents guidance if they are a minor.  Plus counseling along the way.  Not the state.  And not you (universal) or me.