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Puberty blockers for children with gender dysphoria to be banned indefinitely (news.stv.tv)

submitted 3 months ago by slartibartfast@lemm.ee to c/world@quokk.au

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Treatment for gender dysphoria aims to help people live the way they want to, in their preferred gender identity or as non-binary.

Some young trans, intersex, and gender non-binary people may decide to take puberty blockers after talking about it with their parents or guardian and a nurse or doctor.

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[–] Sas@beehaw.org 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Permanent decisions is a keyword here. Puberty blockers do just delay puberty for while they are taken. The kid can still go though their assigned at birth puberty at a later age, however they would not be able to fully undo the life altering consequences of going through the wrong puberty. So why are puberty blockers being banned? Remember this is not about giving kids treatment to go through a different puberty then assigned at birth

[–] Petter1@lemm.ee 5 points 3 months ago

❤️exactly this!