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Peter Murphy's avatar

Let me be clear, it is not a matter of being pro or anti-trans. What is at stake is pursuing the best care, based on the best evidence, for children and teens who experience gender dysphoria. That treatment should not be based on activist legislation any more than it should be based on reactivist legislation.

Primum non nocere.

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James Shelton's avatar

As a father of a 20-year-old trans child with diagnosed gender dysphoria and a 14-year-old gender questioning child, these positions would have been welcomed. However, the care given to my oldest, from medical doctors and psychiatrists, has been on the affirning side. She (his preferred pronoun) was diagnosed with GD at fifteen. My youngest has not been diagnosed with GD but is being counseled affirmatively. I am a minister, committed to the traditional view of marriage and gender, so you can imagine that this has been difficult for all involved. As I stated in a comment last week, I would go to my children's weddings, just not officiate or participate in any way. Perhaps these positions will make their way across the Pacific and provide healthier responses in the future. All I want for them is the BEST care possible.

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