Does anyone think this is okay? I don't know how the boy or girl feels but I think it's a little too early. I think once a child is about 12, he or she can make that official decision.. or at least know for sure.

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Need to read the whole story to form an opinion.

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I'm 90% this article was written not out of concern for the child but to cast a negative shadow on the LGBT community. Just look at the langauge in the title.

Looking it up.... yep

Daily Mail is trash. The Sun is trash.

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FAKE NEWS

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Why is this topic/photo labelled TMI? 🙄

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Stop spreading misinformation k thanks. She was not forced into transition.

"After seeing therapists and psychiatrists, the mental health specialists confirmed what Thomas had been saying all along. At age 7, he had gender identity disorder.

The diagnosis was hard for [Pauline] Moreno and [Debra] Lobel to accept.

"The fact that she's transgender gives her a harder road ahead, an absolute harder road," Moreno said.

They have been accused of terrible parenting by friends, family and others, that "we're pushing her to do this. I'm a lesbian. My partner is a lesbian. That suddenly falls into the fold: 'Oh, you want her to be part of the lifestyle you guys live,' " Moreno said.

But that couldn't be further from the truth, they said. People don't understand how a hurting child can break a parent's heart.

"No parent wants to be in this situation," said Lisa Kenney, managing director of Gender Spectrum, a conference for families of gender nonconforming children. "Nobody had a child and imagined this was what would happen."

Transgender kids do not come from lax parenting where adults "roll over" to their kids' whims, said [Dr. Johanna] Olson, who treats transgender children.

"The parents are tortured by it," she said. "These are not easy decisions. Parents go through a long process going through this."

Moreno and Lobel allowed their child pick his own clothes at age 8. Thomas chose girl's clothing and also picked four bras. Then, Thomas wanted to change his name to Tammy and use a female pronoun. This is called social transitioning and can include new hairstyles, wardrobe. Aside from mental health therapy, this stage involves no medical interventions. Social transitioning is completely reversible, said Olson, a gender identity specialist.

Every step of the way, her parents told Tammy, "If at any time you want to go back to your boy's clothes, you can go back to Thomas. It's OK." Tammy has declined every time."

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While I don't put much stock in the validity of this article, I'll share my opinion anyways.

It doesn't matter what the parents think.  It matters what the kid thinks.  If a kid say that he wants to be a she, but you think it might be a phase, get an evaluation by a therapist and put her on t-blockers.  If she changes her mind and decides she's actually a he, he can just stop taking t blockers and have a normal, if slightly delayed, male puberty.  And if she's still feeling the same way in a year or two, meaning her feelings about her gender are consistent, then let her transition.

It's great when people figure out that they're trans young, because you can pass a whole lot better if you don't go through puberty twice, one for each sex.  Once you've been through male puberty, you will have different bone structure and a deeper voice.  Female, and you will forever have tits (unless surgically removed-aka top surgery) and be super short.  But if it's a kid, and they are just suddenly expressing this, I think you should give them maybe a year or so to be sure that this is really what they are feeling.  There is a reason we don't let children vote.

And this is coming from a trans person.  Some people have always known they were trans.  If they have been expressing this for years, let them go for it.  But I know I wouldn't have had a clue even if I knew what trans was when I was a kid.  It depends on the child.  A parent should know how to react to their own specific situation.

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Fake news. Besides, hormone blockers do just that, they block hormones WHILE you're taking them, so it's completely reversible. Once you're off blockers your body continues to develops as per usual, just like anyone else. Hormone blockers are MEANT for younger children, before or during puberty, so if the child wanted this, and they're at the age for them, which it looks like they are, then why does anyone else care?

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Is straight parents can't force their child to be straight. LGBTQ parents shouldn't force their children to be the same either. Children have the power of choice I would say 12-13 their minds are developed enough to recognize that and make that decisions. If this is true and not some crazy made up article this is wrong as fuck and just as bad as a straight person sending their gay child to "transformation camp"

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Need more information, but I'll try to give an answer.
1. If the child is being bullied, its the bully's fault. Teach your children not to be assholes to people who are different.
2. Hormone blockers don't really do any damage from what I understand. They just put off puberty for either medical reasons or for people who are unsure about their gender. If one is going to transition, the best time to do it is at puberty. It gives the best results. A person can come off the hormone blockers with little issues and go through puberty so I don't disagree with letting a child take them until they can make a decision. 🤷
3. If these parents are forcing the child to take hormone blockers, they need to have the child taken away and they need to be in prison. That's disgusting and these things should never ever be forced. If you have a straight cis child, deal with it and love them unconditionally. Parents who force their kids to be LGBT+ are just as terrible as the parents who force their kids to be straight and cis gender.

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How old is this child? Was this decision made for them and then had hormone blockers forced on them?

Does anyone think this is okay? I don't know how the boy or girl feels but I think it's a little too early. I think once a child is about 12, he or she can make that official decision.. or at least know for sure.

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