As a trans-woman myself, a 61 year old trans-woman who transitioned nearly 30 years ago,(at the age of 34), I’m still not “all-in” on either side of the question of minor children transitioning.

Having read many, many personal accounts of transition, both here on Medium and several other sources, I’ve seen that many people say, “I didn’t know what was wrong with me until…..”

In support of trans-children, I, myself, “knew” as a toddler…however, the others I referenced in the above paragraph…well, you see the dilemma?

On the one hand, I support the idea that parents really know their children the best. On the other hand, I think that the WPATH Standard of Care should always be followed, strictly.

Perhaps a solution could be found in having the parents as fully investigated as the child, by the supervising clinical psychologist?

Edit: I have no doubt that the parents are intimately involved in the therapy. I wasn’t thinking…

I don’t really know. I’m just glad that it’s not my job to decide these things…

Peace ❤️🙏🏼