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[quote=Anonymous]My DD identified started identifying as transgender at the age of 13. We followed the advice of the gender therapist to change name, use male pronouns, and buy a binder. The only thing we said no to was the hormones. As it ended up, our daughter was a confused teen who got the idea she was a boy from an older teen at school. But it took her nearly five years...until she was almost 18...to realize this was a big mistake. Now that she is a young adult, she tells me she is bi and says the reason she thought she was trans was because she didn't realize there were different ways to be a girl. So glad we didn't allow the hormones. No matter what anyone may claim, blocking puberty is not an innocent "pause" button. And giving a teen girl testosterone can cause irreversible changes.

I agree 100%, OP, that bad counseling is worse than no counseling. I think if we had not sent my daughter to a gender therapist, she would not have taken so long to realize the real reasons behind her trans identity. It seems many counselors are either afraid to question kids about this, or really believe that just because a kid says they are trans then it must be so. [/quote]

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