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Forcing trans kids through natal puberty is a form of conversion abuse because incongruent sex hormones inevitably end up coercing you to accept being locked in a flesh prison if you want to continue being alive.
There was no more helpless feeling as a trans-aware kid than that of natal puberty, which is what landed me in the ER at 13 after trying to regain control. Natal puberty can be scary for trans kids. Transition saves lives. If you’re gonna take blockers away, give those kids HRT.
It is precisely this loss of control over my body at puberty that precipitated despair that created desperate conditions conducive to self-harm and suicidal ideation.
In fact my first euphoria came 1 wk after starting HRT and waking up without erection. HRT gave me control back.
In fact my first euphoria came 1 wk after starting HRT and waking up without erection. HRT gave me control back.
The way to #ProtectTransKids is to listen to and believe trans kids when they tell you who they are. Trust me, if they are trans, there is nothing you can do to make them not trans, but you CAN make them think they’re not trans for a really long time, if they survive that far.
By restricting access to blockers cis people are forcing trans kids onto their endogenous hormones in the hopes that imprisoning them with physical changes to their bodies will make them accept a cis life and magically stop being dysphoric.
Spoiler: it doesn’t work
Spoiler: it doesn’t work
