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Court allows sex change for autistic boy

ashpatil

December 30, 2010

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http://www.articlesaboutmen.com/2010/12/court-allows-sex-change-for-autistic-boy-911/

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Title	Court allows sex change for autistic boy
Author	ashpatil
Upvotes	0
Comments	3
Date	December 30, 2010 1:56 PM UTC (15 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
Original Link	https://old.reddit.com/r/MensRights/comments/etmxj/court_allows_sex_change_for_autistic_boy/
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[–]ashpatil[S] 0 points1 point2 points 15 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link

[–]tgjer 0 points1 point2 points 15 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

Where did you hear that there is a "huge number of children" undergoing transition and later regretting it? It's incredibly difficult for trans minors to access medical assistance, and not done unless the child is in intense and long running distress over their assigned gender. This kid has the backing of six medical specialists, and a teen who has consistently expressed a gender identity other than that assigned at birth for a number of years is very unlikely to change their mind.

Besides, RTFA; headline is misleading, there is no surgery currently planned, treatment for a 16 year old consists of puberty blocking hormones that stop further changes from testosterone, but do not cause permanent changes in an of themselves. If the hormone treatment is stopped, male puberty starts up again where it left off.

This treatment just buys time, allowing the kid to avoid permanent testosterone damage (voice, skeletal structure, etc). This treatment plan has been backed by the child's parents, six medical specialists, and the child's lawyer. This treatment is not done casually or without intensive medical oversight, but when it is necessary it is life saving. This child was suicidal, like many other people forced to undergo an inappropriate puberty.

[–]thetrollking -1 points0 points1 point 15 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link