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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Denying your biology isn’t a “condition” that needs medical treatment. You are telling them that day is night and black is white. Allowing them to be whatever kind of person they want to be is a different issue. If they don’t feel comfortable with the stereotypical trappings of their chromosomal identity, then don’t do them. By allowing an adolescent to chemically alter and eventually surgically mutilate themselves, you are not being supportive, you are buying into the societal norm that there is a right way or wrong way to be a male or female and because they don’t want to do those this, they therefore are not male or female. Let them know that however they want to experience life is valid - who they want to love, what they want to wear, what kind of career they can do, etc. They want to go by a new name, fine.  Shopping in the “wrong” clothing section? All for it.

So this kid is not feeling aligned with what society expects of them. This is just about every teenager ever. I am the parent of an 11 year old and was a teacher’s aide for years in this age range and there is no way this age group has the presence of mind to make a permanent and informed decision about chemical castration. Would you let them buy a gun, join the military, or heck even drive a car yet? Who is the parent here?

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