Even if you go with the false premise that children know they're transgender at age 8, the permanent effects of the hormone blockers are devastating.
The genitalia do not properly mature, so the abnormally small penis, cannot be turned into a pseudo-vagina later because it does not have enough material for the surgery. (Male to Female)
Abnormal bone growth due to the effects of sex hormones on the epiphyseal growth plates. (Both)
Increased risk of Cancer, Suicide and Depression. (Both)
Decreased muscle mass/Abnormal increase in muscle mass (M2F/F2M)
The list goes on but those are some of the major ones. Humans do not mature fully until our 20's. When they accuse the right of not acknowledging the science they are liars or at best hypocrites. Putting a child on puberty blockers or sex hormones is not stunning and brave, it is child abuse.
Even if you go with the false premise that children know they're transgender at age 8, the permanent effects of the hormone blockers are devastating.
The genitalia do not properly mature, so the abnormally small penis, cannot be turned into a pseudo-vagina later because it does not have enough material for the surgery. (Male to Female)
Abnormal bone growth due to the effects of sex hormones on the epiphyseal growth plates. (Both)
Increased risk of Cancer, Suicide and Depression. (Both)
Decreased muscle mass/Abnormal increase in muscle mass (M2F/F2M)
The list goes on but those are some of the major ones. Humans do not mature fully until our 20's. When they accuse the right of not acknowledging the science they are liars or at best hypocrites. Putting a child on puberty blockers or sex hormones is not stunning and brave, it is child abuse.