Anonymous asked:

Could you post this in the comments on your recent blog post? So we have 55 happy kids, 1 dead kid, 1 who dropped out of treatment, 2 who refused to do the follow-up and 2 who didn't complete the questionnaire. On what fucking planet is this treatment a success? One kid is DEAD. I have never read about this in any news story. Why not? Shouldn't we parents know this? Shouldn't our kids know this? This treatment sucks. Therapists should be trying to find something better.

This comment is in reference to a post examining/critiquing a recent study showing improved psychological wellbeing in kids who had transitioned, here:

http://4thwavenow.com/2016/02/19/the-trans-kid-honeymoon-is-sweet-while-it-lasts/

Apart from all the other important things that were pointed out in the post above (e.g., the fact that the kids had all been socially transitioned by “supportive” parents, that 100% of the PREPUBESCENT kids on puberty blockers chose to be sterilized via cross-sex hormones, that 100% of the kids were same-sex attracted), this commenter draws our attention to the fact that someone DIED due to complications of SRS surgery.

All major surgery carries a risk of serious complications, including death, but the question isn’t even raised whether that risk is truly worth it for a young person–likely a formerly healthy young person who went under a surgeon’s knife, to have functioning, healthy body parts removed or rejiggered.

The underlying assumption is always that the issue has been settled: That extreme medical treatments are always worth it for trans-identified people. But remember: We are talking about young people here. The average age at last assessment in this study was 20 years old and at least 1 year after SRS surgery. Meaning they had surgery at an average age of 19 (all between ages 18-21).

For any readers who are middle aged here: Do you remember your life at age 19? Can you honestly say that elective, major surgery would have been a wise choice at that age?

And to hammer a point I’ve made many times in the past: There is broad consensus that judgment, reasoning, impulse control, and other aspects of executive function are not fully developed until at least age 25.  Car rental companies know this–you can’t even rent a car until you’re 25. How about we think about raising the age of consent for these huge decisions, instead of lowering it, which seems to be the main goal of trans activists nowadays?