(05-13-2022, 10:04 AM)NewJagsCity Wrote:

(05-13-2022, 07:34 AM)mikesez Wrote: If they're having gender dysphoria, yes, they should be able to delay puberty until they are 18.
Maybe somewhere along the way the gender dysphoria will stop and they'll stop taking the blockers, go through puberty, and have a normal life.

Normal life? LOL
This seems to be uncharted territory which could have serious social and medical ramifications.  No one knows now what the long term medical effects of delaying puberty are going to be.  Our bodies are designed to develop in a certain way.  Assume that a kid takes these meds till they are 18 and then decides it s no-go. Are we certain that puberty is just going to suddenly kick in automatically at age whatever?  And even if it does, do you think its going to be any better for the mental heath of a person if they decide to not go thru with this at age 18-20 and then they spend most of the 20's going thru puberty?  My parents put me in school a year early because of some ridiculous test at age 5, and as a result I was a year younger than my classmates thru 10th grade, until I changed schools and voluntarily repeated 10th.  Once you hit Jr High there is a huge difference in development of boys and girls, and its pronounced, even for 1 years difference.  You're now going to be most likely the smallest in your class, unless you are big for your age, and at best you'll be average. You will always feel insecure.  And I wasn't even trying to change sexes, but just trying to live within what I was. I wanted to play sports, but was always just on the fringe of being able to because of development.  Once I got with my age group, I was fine. Went out for every sport and started for all of them.  You really think a kid with delayed puberty in HS is going to fare well socially?  At worst, they will be bullied, at best ostracized. You might be creating the next school shooter.  And then what happens in your 20's?  You're going to go thru puberty in college? LOL, that will certainly work well.  And if you don't go to college, then what of getting a job?  You're going to look and sound immature in job interviews.  The real world is not going to treat you kindly.  Depending on the job, it isn't going to provide you many, if any, advantages.  Kids are confused enough, even in their biologically given bodies.  Why impose this option upon them?  This will create more chaos and many many more problems than it solves.  Sometimes, you don't have to kowtow to the miniscule minority.

I appreciate your story and your experience.  Your parents made a choice when you were 5, but being a year ahead in school became something you didn't want by the time you were 11 or 12.  Then you were able to reverse that choice by repeating a grade.  All of that is understandable and good.
But in this case, we are talking about a kid who is relatively comfortable in their prepubescent body and simply wants to keep it.  They would make the decision to take this medication at 10 or 11, not 5.  That's pretty different from your experience.  And sure, there is a chance of bullying.  We're talking about a kid with a penis who uses a girl's name and wears dresses.  Bullying was going to be a concern regardless.

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