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Michele a/k/a Nana's avatar

Now this was some interesting reading. With such excellent points that I so agree with. Seems the majority of society is unable to differentiate between psychological and medical necessity for our children. My opinions are strictly focused on our youth. My battle is only for Trans children. And I'm so glad that Jo said, "For some young people, could a desire for medical interventions be trying to find a simple solution to really complex problems—or even another form of self-harm?" This is exactly my point. In a nutshell! Thank you, Jo!

Jo's personal situation is only a small percentage of the population. My heart goes out to her because not being honest with a child, only leads to sad consequences. She is one brave woman in my book! Kudos to her for achieving an education in a field that she can help others with similar issues with. Not only with her book knowledge, but her real-life knowledge and experience and heartache. She will indeed be saving lives. Now may the rest of society take a closer look at these kids through the eyes of Jo. Take off our rose-colored glasses.

Trying to "fix" kids with surgery and/or chemicals is wrong on every level. Do not legally leave such permanent decisions up to a child. Personally, I feel it should be 25, when the human brain is done developing. But that's only my opinion. I cannot speak for others. I speak for children being given the ability to change their gender behind the parent's back. These kids are, in essence, being taught by society to keep secrets from their parents. To their own personal detriment that will be a cross they bear for the rest of their lives! Tragic.

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Unnecessary surgeries was a problem I've had three. Although they were necessary in hindsight. Now we're dealing with a far worse problem and it started with a Trans "Rights" Movement co-opting dsd conditions and claiming they have intersex. Then the science articles started appropriating all sorts of conditions and twisting and calling these people between sex. Now we have a whole list of people who want to use the normal definition of sex development and apply that to abnormal development. These conditions have nothing to do with transgender and need to be left out. They need to be left to counselors and Physicians and specialized geneticists who understand the complicated neuro physical development Behind These rare conditions. Transgender people claim to have conditions where there was only 200 documented cases in the history of Medicine. Other conditions are like one in ten million. xxy and xxxxy come with health problems such as heart failure kidney failure learning disabilities development problems ect. TRA appropriate funds and spit out propaganda and leave us with our outrageous medical bills and whatever hormones are left because affirmative care has been sucking the supply dry.

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Michele a/k/a Nana's avatar

Excellent comment! I appreciate your solid insight and agree with you. Thank you! Your words have encouraged my heart and soul. Stand your ground. I’m right beside you. Save our children!!

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James Linehan's avatar

Thank you again for covering this. complete Androgen insensitivity syndrome (not to be confused with partial Androgen insensitivity) are female because they are phenotypically and genotypically female and there endocrine system exploits underdeveloped testicles as a source of estrogen. And they're not intersex they're not between sex. There's no intersex condition that's between sex. They're also XX males who are phenotypically males. These are rare conditions that can be explained medically not philosophically. We're having a fight with GC hardliners see https://jameslinehan.substack.com/p/save-womens-sports-is-intolerant?s=w

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My condition is called kallmann syndrome and it is induced when you give a child puberty blockers. see https://jameslinehan.substack.com/p/i-went-through-gender-affirming-care?s=w

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That works in Normal development but this is abnormal development! You make a mistake. The argument you're making is called "reductio ad absurdum" Is like saying all humans have only one head and then a conjoined twin walks into the room with two. Understand the difference! There are 250 PubMed articles on this condition. There is no Medical Association no physician who will agree with you. They develop normal sexual function for a female they have a female skeleton. If you do an ultrasound they are female. If you dig them up a hundred years from now they will be female. It's a big gamete body with a small gamete gonads that can't produce sperm . realize they start "female" around 6 weeks into pregnancy and for the rest of their lives. Otherwise what do you do with XX males. There are "feminists" who right now want to throw these people into male prisons. Stop this fanaticism

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Here's my sources on this information and yes I hired a real scientist and a physician to verify. https://jameslinehan.substack.com/p/the-truth-about-complete-androgen?s=w

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jody's avatar

Thank you Lisa.

Such a profound and simple message here.

Do no harm.

Do no harm.

Do no harm.

For some reason I wanted to write it three times. Maybe it’s a reaction after so much screaming and yelling on the Internet.

Thank you thank you thank you.

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