Adolescents can take hormones. Near adolescents can take puberty blockers. Not small children.
You wrote teenagers later.
> That's the case until now, since only a few years ago there were 4000% less instances.
Did you mean the claimed 4000% increase in a survey of American college students between 2006 and 2021? The category changed from transgendered to transgender or gender non conforming.[1][2] Gender non conforming and trans are different. Trans and willing to say trans in 2006 are different. Students at self selected colleges don't represent the population.
Did you mean the claimed 4000% increase in under 18s referred to the NHS gender service between 2009 and 2017? The articles saying it was 4000% or more said the numbers were 97 and 2,510. 2,510 isn't 4000% of 97. The official adjusted numbers were 77 and 2,444.[3] 2,444 was between 0.30% and 0.37% of their birth years.[4] Near the low end of estimates for trans people. What is the right number? How do you know?
> If only 10% of the 4000% end up regretting their decision or god forbid even committing suicide the non-regrets will be a minority.
10% regret is 90% non regret.
> just go on Youtube and watch the doctors speaking out now. Or any other source. There is no real oversight any more, and they cannot voice their medical opinion freely. Suggesting that it would be indicated to wait and assess other psychological factors first apparently directly leads to them being terrorized and publicly shamed as transphobic.
Did you check those claims more carefully than 4000%?
> I have a hard time seeing how any of this helps anyone. It doesn't even help transgender folks.
You wrote teenagers later.
> That's the case until now, since only a few years ago there were 4000% less instances.
Did you mean the claimed 4000% increase in a survey of American college students between 2006 and 2021? The category changed from transgendered to transgender or gender non conforming.[1][2] Gender non conforming and trans are different. Trans and willing to say trans in 2006 are different. Students at self selected colleges don't represent the population.
Did you mean the claimed 4000% increase in under 18s referred to the NHS gender service between 2009 and 2017? The articles saying it was 4000% or more said the numbers were 97 and 2,510. 2,510 isn't 4000% of 97. The official adjusted numbers were 77 and 2,444.[3] 2,444 was between 0.30% and 0.37% of their birth years.[4] Near the low end of estimates for trans people. What is the right number? How do you know?
> If only 10% of the 4000% end up regretting their decision or god forbid even committing suicide the non-regrets will be a minority.
10% regret is 90% non regret.
> just go on Youtube and watch the doctors speaking out now. Or any other source. There is no real oversight any more, and they cannot voice their medical opinion freely. Suggesting that it would be indicated to wait and assess other psychological factors first apparently directly leads to them being terrorized and publicly shamed as transphobic.
Did you check those claims more carefully than 4000%?
> I have a hard time seeing how any of this helps anyone. It doesn't even help transgender folks.
Any of what? Transitioning younger?[5]
[1] https://www.acha.org/documents/ncha/ACHA-NCHA_Reference_Grou...
[2] https://www.acha.org/documents/ncha/NCHA-III_FALL_2021_REFER...
[3] https://tavistockandportman.nhs.uk/about-us/news/stories/ref...
[4] https://www.statista.com/statistics/281981/live-births-in-th...
[5] https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families...