I got so tired last year (and in previous years, but it was especially bad last year) of conservatives talking about trans minors getting surgery. I can't speak for other countries, but in the U.S. that pretty much only happens in a very rare "you either cut it off or I will" situation.
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I got so tired last year (and in previous years, but it was especially bad last year) of conservatives talking about trans minors getting surgery. I can’t speak for other countries, but in the U.S. that pretty much only happens in a very rare “you either cut it off or I will” situation.
And it's still 2 different psychologists and 2 different doctors writing notarized letters. So instead they try saying that puberty blockers are the equivalent of chopping off parts with a butcher knife.