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Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm
Not the most important matter? Try telling that to a little boy who feels like a girl. It can be the key to their happiness in a lot of cases. And I'm pretty sure this isn't going to effect the vast majority of "normal" children. A boy who is born a boy, who identifies as a boy, who finds girls yucky and dresses ugly isn't going to be sat down and asked what gender he prefers. The confused ones, who raise questions naturally, act "different", who bring up feelings of not wanting to be a boy, that will be where the decisions are made.
Children are taught sex ed in the lowers grades, I think I watched a video of child birth in grade 5 at the age of 10. God lord. Speaking of creepy. We didn't need to see that.
They're not making any lasting permanent decisions here. No one chopping off a tiny penis and turning it into a vagina at these ages. Yes, the onslaught of puberty will happen at some point but even that can be delayed for several years when a child in 10-13 to further delay and major decision, allowing them to mature mentally.
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You are trying to justify this from some kind of a protection from oppression perspective, which is similar to what the proponents of this protocol did. My view is that there was no oppression to begin with. Absolute majority of kids have pronounced gender identity. Those that are somewhat conflicted about it need time, experience and guidance. Two of our friends have boys that started identifying as gay by the time the were 20 even though we all suspected that they might be earlier. Both had girlfriends during school, played team sports and did not find girls "yucky". It does take time and maturity to make some of these decisions. Think of a bullied kid that may find it easier to declare a changed gender identity rather than having to deal with his bullies.