The article discusses the controversy surrounding President Trump's executive order banning federal funding for transgender youth care. The author, who previously worked with transgender youth, highlights how deeper issues contribute to their unhappiness beyond hormone treatments and surgeries. Despite the narrative that denying these treatments leads to deteriorating mental health, the author found many youths reported the same or improved mental health when followed up. The article calls for careful consideration of the mental health needs of these kids without rushing into medical interventions.
If kids can't get puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and surgeries, their mental health will deteriorate to the point of no return.
As a lifelong Democrat... I can still admit that these kids need the protections [Trump] just announced.
Almost every kid who begins puberty blockers goes on to receive cross-sex hormones... it became clear that the real reasons for their unhappiness were being overlooked.
Giving kids powerful experimental drugs... is more likely to worsen their condition.
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