Peer pressure to transition

This is a guest post from another concerned mom. It’s not our imagination, this “teen transition wave” our kids are riding.

Philomena says:
I am relieved to find this site. We are a progressive family caught in the teenage transgender wave. It’s so scary. I can’t even put it into words.

What we are seeing are pockets of teens in different towns who are declaring themselves either non-binary or transgender. In many cases, these are teens who showed no gender variance at all, and then they get connected with a group in their high school, and suddenly a large percentage of them are identifying this way.

The information they find on the internet convinces them that physical transitioning via hormones and surgery is not only the only way to go but should also be available to them right now, as soon as they want it.

I am very concerned that the medical community is not looking at the sheer number of teens, post-puberty, who are making these kinds of declarations and asking whether this can be genuine or a temporary stop on the process of figuring out one’s identity as a teenager. Peer influence is just so huge in these kids.

As soon as they turn 18, they are seeking medical intervention, and the model now is informed consent, so we have lots of teenagers and young adults making permanent changes to their bodies when their brains have not yet reached adulthood.

Very, very scary.

3 thoughts on “Peer pressure to transition

  1. “I am very concerned that the medical community is not looking at the sheer number of teens, post-puberty, who are making these kinds of declarations and asking whether this can be genuine or a temporary stop on the process of figuring out one’s identity as a teenager.”
    The medical community created the problem. They push this shit on people. It’s educators and political activists who are going to raise consciousness about this and change laws.

  2. “As soon as they turn 18, they are seeking medical intervention, and the model now is informed consent, so we have lots of teenagers and young adults making permanent changes to their bodies…” I totally agree with you, Philomena. I find it astonishing that the medical community, and society as a whole, can support this. “Informed consent” are the magic words. This removes any/all responsibility from the medical professionals.They can’t be held liable. The pharmaceutical companies are also off the hook since the consent form indicates that the patient knows this is an off-label use.
    This is so wrong.

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