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Re:A backlash against gender ideology is starting in univers... by zozbot234 on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @04:43PM (#27610068)
Note that there's comparatively little benefit to puberty blockers in F2M cases, because other than the obvious case of breasts, most secondary sex characteristics, even post puberty, can be radically altered by taking male hormones. So you get very little benefit, but the risk side is a lot less clear. For the same reason, most F2M's will be better off delaying both hormonal and surgical transition until well after puberty and perhaps into middle-age, when desistance rates do get very low.

The situation re: M2F is genuinely more challenging, and one has to balance a variety of factors pushing for earlier, not just later intervention.

> Certain factions who would prefer trans people cease to exist

I don't think this is fair. When we're talking about people this young, concerns about later desistance are very real. Expressing such concerns is in no way equal to preferring that these people "cease to exist".

Re:A backlash against gender ideology is starting in univers... by pseudalopex on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @08:54PM (#27612574)
Middle age means over 40 commonly. Is that what you meant?

Mastectomies leave scars and can have complications. And you seem to ignore the psychological and social aspects of going through opposite gender puberty.

Re:A backlash against gender ideology is starting in univers... by alisonkisk on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @05:47PM (#27610889)
There are concerns about erroneous transitions. There also substanctial factions who loudly proclaim their preference that trans people (and homosexual) do not exist, and openly justify their claims with centuries-old supernatural myths.