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This is something I know little about and want to be better informed on by anyone willing. Web searches don't pull up much and I'm hesitant to ask people in my IRL community.
So most kids don't regret it right? But it seems so iffy to let developing people make decisions like that. I had a three year phase from around 13-16 where I desperately wanted to remove my nose. Completely. (It's an ugly nose and I was an especially dumb kid). I think I would have done it/had it done if it were easier. And less painful. And maybe I'd still be chill with it if I had but man was I a strange kid. But I'm kind of glad there wasn't a good way to do it. Is this a false equivalency? And why? What age should they be allowed to begin HRT? What impacts does it have if reversed? Should kids also be allowed stuff like tattoos and alcohol? I don't like the argument that you can give kids amphetamines or make other life changing decisions for them as I'm pretty against the system that allows it and so I don't think if that's the justification I'm on board on that basis necessarily. I'm genuinely asking as I usually don't engage on this topic because it can get spicy. I'm open to opinions from anyone with one.
It's all in the thread already.
https://whatweknow.inequality.cornell.edu/topics/lgbt-equality/what-does-the-scholarly-research-say-about-the-well-being-of-transgender-people/
I'm looking for discourse more than a webpage.
I'm happy to discuss, but I'm curious why you are more interested in discussion than a literature review that summarizes the empirical evidence that answers your questions- is it just not as accessible? You might try reading the Gender Dysphoria Bible, it's more accessible to lay audiences.
Also, whether kids should be allowed to make those decisions tends to only come up when those decisions are for trans children, nobody is wringing their hands about whether cis children are allowed the exact same consequential gender affirming care, such as puberty blockers for precocious puberty or nose jobs or boob jobs for minors. Trans children don't even typically have access to the gender affirming surgeries cis children do, so the only relevant debate is whether puberty blockers are acceptable- which isn't a debate we have for cis children mind you, for some reason we're only worried when the kid has gender dysphoria (a condition we know is genetic and which has effective treatment through gender affirming care, the science isn't controversial).
And to answer your question, the evidence we have points to regret rates being low (like, exceptionally low, lower than most medical treatments).
That's a great answer. Thank you. To answer your question: I find that I can locate a lot of neat and informative stuff online but I'm being a little selfish here. I learn better when asking questions and having people answer in their own words. I know a lot but it helps cement things I've already read or heard. Also a lot of what I'm thinking about contains subjective matter. It helps with objective fact to read articles but even armed with a bunch of facts (some conflicting and some from bad sources) I feel my understanding really shines when I'm communicating with real people. I'm also using it as a temperature check for if I can ask these questions normally and how people take it. I don't mind downvotes or negative reactions online but I mind if I piss off a group of people I know. I really am just kind of an old dunce stumbling around a world I was never familiar with in the past. I'm way better at not deadnaming or misgendering but this kind of discourse really tells me a lot even if it's all negative.
Oh and last of all I'm happy to read any new material dropped here. I'm really bad at finding good scientific articles. And distinguishing AI. And not getting scammed. I find people here are trustworthy and don't really lead you wrong all that often.
I get all of that, I'm not here to judge, I was just kinda authentically curious.
Let me know if you have any questions, I have plenty of personal experience as well as facts I'm willing to talk about, this is obviously an important topic to me.