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Transgender operations for minors, what

 I don't understand what is going on with the Trans movement in the US.  I thought this was a myth that children were being offered sex reassignment operations.  I really thought this was another far-right conspiracy.  Turns out not so much.

Now when I mentioned children, I understand that we are talking "minors" here rather than 7-year-olds.  Still, one thing I know for sure is that full brain development doesn't occur until the age of 25 (I checked on the interweb).  I find it surprising that hospitals and doctors would consider gender reassignment before the age of 18.  

My oldest friend's daughter, even when she was 7 years old, behave and dressed like a boy.  She looked like a boy and behaved like a boy, and what more than happy when she was referred to as a "he".  I saw them sparingly as she grew up, and her dad told me about five years ago that she had gotten married and had a baby boy (he was a proud grandfather).  Her wife had the baby and they are happy.  My friend then said that she was also contemplating having a child with a donor the following year.   

Now, this is the kicker when she turned 16 she asked her parents to help her get gender reassignment.  Her parents told her that it may be something to discuss, but that as parents they could not give consent.  However, they would support her once she was an adult and could make the decision herself.  They did begin the psychological process because, as her father told me, she needed help in dealing with these issues. This is not to undervalue those who want to go ahead with gender reassignment, rather it's a plea to help those children to understand their bodies and delay the process until they are adults.

Now, this is a very personal story, my friend is very progressive.  I asked him what he would have done if she chose gender reassignment as an adult?  He said, I love her, I will do almost anything to have my daughter to be happy.  It broke our hearts, but we could not bring ourselves to betray our daughter's trust that we would save her from making too early a decision but would support her decision once she was an adult.



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