Misterree said:
Civilized said:
Mormad said:
There is, in my mind, no rational comparison between an XY or XXY with hypogonadism and a biological XY male whose body was exposed to testosterone during development and growth who then decided to alter that exposure.
I haven't dived into the biology and regardless am a complete amateur at it unlike you but there are also increasing rates of puberty suppression therapy for trans girls that come out early. That's a whole other wrinkle; what to do if their bodies had their T modulated during puberty so they were exposed to similar amounts as XX females.
Many/most/maybe all of us are in agreement that it's not competitively equitable for trans women that transition post-puberty to compete against XX women in elite sports.
That is child abuse to suppress their growth like that. The fact anyone would consider it is horrid beyond belief.
The medical community disagrees with you.
Navigating your child's extreme mental distress including having persistent suicidal ideations because they feel like they were assigned the wrong sex at birth would also be horrid.
What you're picking up on is that this is a very heavy topic and one with no easy answers and significant, sometimes irreversible treatments. People don't transition for ****s and giggles and it's never done without heavy involvement and guidance of medical doctors and mental health professionals.
Gender nonconformities don't always lead to transitions either, if they're not causing distress.
My elementary school kid has had a buddy in their class since kindergarten that's gender nonconforming (no transition yet, if ever). This kid is a sweet and happy and well-adjusted kid with two smart as a whip (binary) older siblings and a parent with an advanced science degree from State. This kid tags along to State games with us. From the time they were very young, they wanted to dress like the other gender (they're opposite gender from my kid), be called the other gender equivalent of their name (they have a name that makes this easy), play in ways that the other gender stereotypically does, etc. This kid said over the summer that they didn't want to be called the pronouns used for their birth gender. That was the most explicit indication to date that they're really processing through their identity and how the world sees them; their previous dress, play, name, etc. felt more carefree and whimsical and untethered from the outside world's perception of them.
There is a whole range of desired journey destinations for nonconforming or trans people. It's complicated stuff.