Transgender boy transitioning to life as girl changes his mind | 60 Minutes Australia
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Channel: 60 Minutes Australia
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Length: 14min 23sec (863 seconds)
Published: Tue Oct 08 2019
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I think it's important for people to see things like this and acknowledge that HRT causes permanent changes that shouldn't be taken lightly. The bone growth is permanently altered, breast growth is irreversible without surgery (which usually leaves scars). And since many children desist, rushing into hormones is irresponsible. As he said, it's experimental and not scientific to think giving hormones will help emotional problems or hatred of one's body
This case reflects how children are still developing their identity, and can be "100%" sure one minute that they're one thing, then unsure the next. Which makes it unfortunate how often experts suggest transitioning to young children, as if they're equipped to make those decisions
It also reflects how much gender stereotypes play into why some young people transition. It's often things like preferring "girls' clothes", "girls' name", not liking body hair, not feeling like typical boys. As if being an atypical boy equates being a girl. Even being scared of puberty and changes is something many children go through, but it doesn't make that child the opposite sex
Christ, this kind of stuff makes me sad and angry at the same time. Bone growth is permanently changed and this child will live with those changes and now he has to live with scars across his chest like a FTM, sadly he may be disappointed by some of his wishes and may never be able to show his chest in public again. I hope since this is an older video that didn't happen but who honestly knows at this point.
Giving hormones to children with gender dysphoria is experimental and it's not scientific in any sense to think it'll help with emotional problems or hatred of a body. I like many others feel that gender dysphoria needs properly studied and we need to stop experimenting on our children for the purpose of learning more about it just because treatment has worked for a very few. Sadly this video did not give the wake up call that many need regarding how many "gender transitions" for youth are wrapped around stereotypes of gender.
Preferring girl clothes, girl names, not liking body hair and not feeling like a typical boy(or girl in vice versa) are totally normal and expected of young boys(and girls) going through puberty. Being atypical or gender non conforming doesn't mean one is the opposite gender and honestly a lot of this emotional instability and threatening to kill oneself is put in their head by their peers over it. I really hope that boy's life returned to relative normality but even a year on estrogen can be irreversible beyond just breast tissue.
“I think we have to acknowledge there are a lot of children who are confused about their gender identity as a normal phase that they would go through. It's not uncommon to be confused; the good news is they're going to grow out of it - don't mess them up." Damn in the vid that pediatrician from Sydney John Whitehall is spot on with what we've all been saying on this sub!
Would you look at that, no dad in the picture. Imagine my shock.