Just gonna force people to go through puberty before they can get help, fucked up
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Good point. Let's allow delaying puberty until the brain otherwise matures.
Puberty blockers aren’t a permanent change. Puberty is.
Does it really not mess with someone to not go through puberty at the right age?
Bone density problems and weight gain can be side effects. Can also impact fertility. That said, going through puberty with gender dysmorphia seems like some body horror, and suicide is also not good for fertility.
We don’t deny children live saving medical help.
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That's what my parents told me when I said I was likely to kill myself without hormones. Needless to say, I got hormones and I am still here, but I will never get back the time I lost and I will never have the childhood socialization that I missed. I will never see my parents the same.
It haunts me a lot that I couldn't have started at 15 because my parents wanted me to be "normal" and for them to not have hard conversations. This is also the reason they didn't want me on anti-depressants even though I was massively depressed.
All this to say that maybe you should listen to doctors and trans people about why these things are necessary. Puberty blockers aren't even permanent.
Plastic Surgery Among Minors in the U.S.
- In 2020, nearly 230,000 cosmetic surgeries and 140,000 non-invasive procedures were performed on teens aged 13–19. Common surgeries include nose reshaping, breast corrections, and ear surgery[4][7].
- Teenagers account for about 4% of all cosmetic surgery procedures[4].
Child Marriage in the U.S.
- Between 2000 and 2018, approximately 300,000 minors were legally married, with the vast majority being girls marrying adult men[2][5].
- About 86% of child marriages involved a minor marrying an adult. Most minors were aged 16–17, but there were cases involving children as young as 12[2][5].
Citations: [1] Prevalence of Gender-Affirming Surgical Procedures Among Minors ... https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2820437 [2] Child marriage in the United States - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_marriage_in_the_United_States [3] How millennials getting plastic surgery is testing the hands of time https://www.plasticsurgery.org/news/articles/how-millennials-getting-plastic-surgery-is-testing-the-hands-of-time [4] American Society of Plastic Surgeons Weighs in On Growing ... https://www.plasticsurgery.org/news/press-releases/american-society-of-plastic-surgeons-weighs-in-on-growing-popularity-of-teen-plastic-surgery [5] United States - Girls Not Brides https://www.girlsnotbrides.org/learning-resources/child-marriage-atlas/regions-and-countries/united-states/ [6] More Trans Teens Are Choosing 'Top Surgery' - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/26/health/top-surgery-transgender-teenagers.html [7] Teens and Plastic Surgery - WebMD https://www.webmd.com/teens/teens-plastic-surgery [8] Child marriage in the United States: How common is the practice ... https://www.girlsnotbrides.org/learning-resources/child-marriage-research-action-network/crank-research-tracker/child-marriage-in-the-united-states-how-common-is-the-practice-and-which-children-are-at-greatest-risk/ [9] From Peer Pressure to Plastic Surgery: Why More and More Teens ... https://montrealchildrenshospital.ca/health-info/from-peer-pressure-to-plastic-surgery-why-more-and-more-teens-may-be-opting-to-go-under-the-knife/
That girlsnotbrides page says "no data". Even on the wayback machine
https://childusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/FINAL-2023-CH-MARRIAGE-REPORT.pdf
I did find this with the same numbers though
Oh look, it's a transphobe and dipshit who wants to take fluoride out of the water.
Get the fuck off Lemmy and go back to whatever social media cesspool you came from; literally no one wants you here.
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You may say you're not a transphobe, but you're sure repeating a lot of transphobic points.
If we win the war maybe the US Nazis will be easy to find in Argentina.
When did the war begin & where are the battlefields?
The war began in 1970, when Roger Ailes declared war on reality. The battlefield is in the media.
Yeah the media that loves the oligarchs are fighting for the good... Sure!
The war is about to begin when America (people, media, Trump Co.) makes a physical move for land thereby creating the tripolar axis of Fuck You All by condoning Russias expansion and allowing Chinas invasion of Taiwan in front of a terrified world waiting their turn.
People will die, but just think of the economic and population 4D chess we are lucky to witness. While we witness Americans choose evil and stupid.