Unhappily those opposed to early hormones, blockers, and transition
generally for kids have faced nasty attacks for years. Blanchard and
Peterson at the Clarke Institute in Toronto, once stalwarts of trying to
hold the line have both retired. Ken Zucker, world renown expert on
childhood transition was actually terminated by the Clarke after a rush of
politically correct choristers. A report noted for inaccuracies was used.
He sued and recovered damages. In other countries, from England and France
to Scandinavia, those opposed to or advocating strict controls have reeled
under attacks from the PC crowd. Even transsexual women, including
myself, who supported controls were attacked on the Internet and media.
So, while it is true that some are aware of their gender issues from a very
early age, it is also true that other young are swept up in a fad of
sorts. Most kids who claim to be trans “grow out of it” as they reach
their twenties. The problem is that there is no way to tell which is
which. A mistake is a mistake for life and often there is no turning back
once the process starts.
The Zucker situation was instructive. He had been know as one of the very
few experts on childhood transition. His therapy was directed at
questioning the urge to change. The opposing side basically said “if you
want to change, no one should stop you”. A simplification, to be sure.
Parents were encouraged To be supportativeand not challenge children who
said they were trans. Many professionals were in favour of this approach.
Zucker challenge that concept and was thus accused of reparative therapy.
This article gives a fuller explanation of the controversy:
https://www.thecut.com/2016/02/fight-over-trans-kids-got-a-researcher-fired.html
Willow
On Tue, Mar 16, 2021 at 5:00 PM Norm Larkins <normlarkins@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
I don't know if any of you will find this offensive (I did), but those who
are trangendered may find it offensive, or at least insensitive, because
some of them insist they were aware shortly after birth and before they
reached school age that they were the opposite sex from the body they were
given. Others became aware of their transgender later, so it could also be
offensive if the age was given as 10 or even 15.
Thought about forwarding this for 2 days, and finally decided to do it
because it may stimulate some thought.
Norm
