It is up to them and only them. If that is what they want, they should be allowed to do so. Gender transition treatments can be performed safely and if it makes someone feel better about themselves, they should be able to have access to such treatment.
@9T6W4G68mos8MO
The brain is not fully developed until long after a person turns 18. What if a friend or relative undergoes this treatment in a period of confusion and misunderstanding only to regret it? What, they kill themselves over a dumb decision while they were still a kid influenced by the loons on the internet?
@B2YTVFK2mos2MO
These are valid concerns. However, I see people make this argument whilst completely disregarding the impact mental health can have, specifically gender dysphoria. If being chronically depressed and anxious leads to a worse quality of life or even the ending of ones life, they should be able to undergo gender affirming care to change that. This can start as just hormones before moving into irreversible surgery, and also other measures to ensure that this course of action is the right thing for them to do, but outright banning it is careless and damaging.
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