Sue & Marcus Evans detail their proposed approach to the treatment of young people with gender dysphoria https://quillette.com/2021/02/04/first-do-no-harm-a-new-model-for-treating-trans-identified-children/ via @Quillette

"A wish to transition is often described by those who experience it as a belief that they were “born in the wrong body,” & consequently deprived of an idealized relationship with their physical self. The ideal we all have, at some level, is a self that would be loved & accepted"

"However, it’s important that parents & professionals help the child assess the level of pain/discomfort they experience. The desire to reduce pain & anxiety by rushing into either SOCIAL OR MEDICAL transition needs to be resisted, as there are long-term costs that a child in a

fixed state of mind is unable to imagine or understand." This is the obvious point in all of this. Medical & Social transition come with long-term costs to the child. They are not a quick fix for pain or unease. Because there is no quick fix. #WeWillBeHeard