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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wanted to echo the concern about the enforcement of gender stereotypes that's coming with all this new "acceptance."

I know a few teens and twenty somethings who have given up their birth identities and moved into pronoun territory. I find it disturbing that all of them were born female, and now discuss having short hair WITH their make up as being some kind of transgender effort. Same with buying menswear. They pretty much strike me as the Goths of today--being edgy and counterculture by insisting that everyone uses their correct pronouns, and pitching fits when that does not happen.

I also think puberty blockers and hormones should never be given to anyone under 21, or embraced as some kind of risk free proposition. If hrt therapy is no longer recommended for menopausal women, why do you think it might be okay for a sixteen year old?

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If I (not transgender) think it's annoying when not-transgender people tell transgender people, "Oh, you're not transgender, you've just internalized sexist stereotypes!", imagine how annoying transgender people must find it. It's as though a non-straight person told me (who is straight), "Oh, you're not straight, you've just internalized heterosexist stereotypes!". (To be clear: no non-straight person has ever told me that.)

Also, what is the point of giving puberty blockers to somebody who is 21 or older? And HRT is no longer generally recommended for menopausal women because generally the benefits don't outweigh the risks. In different circumstances, the risk-benefit considerations are different.[/quote]

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