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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is a lot of dangerous misinformation on this thread about “gender questioning trends” and “gender affirming“ trends. Similar to gays and lesbians, the world has become more accepting of people of gender differences and kids are more comfortable questioning their identity. It is not a trend, as ignorant people like to put it. While physical transitions are in the extreme, irreversible, it is entirely possible to be trans and not undergo any transformative surgery. Furthermore, any professional worth their salt will help your child figure out their gender through therapeutic methods.[b] They will not simply affirm a child’s identity, but help the child figure out how and why they self-identity in a particular way. [/b]They will definitely not “push” physical transformations. OP find a good therapist for your DC and peer support groups and do not rely on advice or options of people who don’t know what they’re talking about. [/quote]

This essay from a pediatrician suggests that’s not currently true.

https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2019/10/a-physician-is-worried-about-gender-transition-in-pediatrics.html

“I’ve learned that if I refer a patient to the gender clinic, they are going to get the maximalist treatment.  They’re not going to get any help figuring out if they really need the full medical/surgical transition.”[/quote]

Yay.[b] One person. [/b]Do you have any personal experience with any of this or are you trolling? My DC did not experience anything like this doctor has “learned.”  Nor have any of DC’s trans friends. [/quote]

A pediatrician in a large metro area with multiple patients.   Surely it stands to reason that this is not an isolated experience.   And doesn’t the fact that you have a trans child who has multiple trans friends point to the possibility of a “social contagion” element?[/quote]

I’m a different poster with a trans kid.  We absolutely DID have that experience.  None of the psychiatrists, therapists, psychologists, or pediatricians we saw made any attempt to address gender dysphoria with alternatives other than a transition.  I’m not going to argue whether they were right or wrong.  But they all  immediately encouraged transition.  It was the only option suggested. We were told “the only cure for gender dysphoria is transition.”[/quote]

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