Gender-Affirming Care for Kids
And Both Sides of the Gender-Identity Issue Adults who choose to transition to a different gender often have good reason, and are old enough to make their own choice, so should be accepted. However, thoughtful people should be allowed to discuss whether it's wise for children to make similar choices before they're old enough to understand the impact of such life-altering decisions. We don't willingly let kids choose whether they can smoke or drink or drive or enter the military for good reason. In the case of gender identity, human feelings (including sexual attraction) are strongly affected by numerous hormones and other biochemicals that usually change dramatically as we grow through adolescence and beyond. That's one of the reasons growing up is so often a difficult process requiring loving guidance from adults. Most parents remember some of the fantastic make-believe stories their kids came up with when they were young, and most children were fortunate their parents
