Should people under the age of 18 years old be able to receive gender-transition treatments?
Yes, but only for non-surgical treatments such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy
At that age the brain isn’t fully developed and outside environmental factors are likely the cause for a human to want to change genders. Look at studies that compare the amount of kids that have LGBTQ+ parents that become transgender compared to 2 heterosexual parents. It’s clear the decision, at the very least, has a little to do with the parents.
@9GJ8NH6 1yr1Y
Whilst that may be a contributing factor. We should be more understanding and encourage education on the matter instead of outright abolishing transtition therapy. There could be other reasons as to why these people have not come out as transgender with heterosexual parents such as the parents showing hostility to LGBTQ+ ideologies.
@9GHGTQD 1yr1Y
I mostly agree with their view, that outside factors are likely to cause a human to want to transition, such as you said a more accepting environment. But it can be argued that it is only because they feel more comfortable coming out rather than they would not have been transgender if not for their LGBT parents. It's a major life decision, so though I don't question that some individuals at let's say the age of sixteen are in fact capable of making such decisions and are confident in what they think their identity is, for those who are not and may make a major decision they reg… Read more
@9GHKSQ31yr1Y
transgender doesn't mean sex transition. transsexual and transgender are different by nature. we give words the property of feminine despite them not having a vagina. its to do with social roles and aspects and if a person decides they would rather be trans male in terms of gender thats fine. its similar to religion what you might be believe and act because of your faith can change many years later and so can your personality and behaviors and thats not bad its learning and experiencing. transexuality is a different matter as its nature is different.
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Being trans is not a “decision”, it’s something from birth which cannot be influenced or changed. Children know the gender they are are from a very young age.
@SuperiorGr33nParty1yr1Y
Many LGBTQ+ children born to heterosexual parents and vice versa. Moreover, there is no definitive evidence proving that having LGBTQ+ parents increases the likelihood of a child being transgender. It's more accurate to say that LGBTQ+ parents might provide a more accepting environment for a child to express their identity
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