Transgendered children

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But what if there wrong? What if he was just going through a faze ? There is no going back after that!

Be honest. Did you read the article at all?

They aren't lopping this child's penis off. They are delaying puberty until she is old enough to make an informed decision. All the while, she'll be going through transition counseling. Transition counseling, by all accounts, is not all roses and vaginas. They lay all of the stark realities out for you to start coping before you make the final decision. The idea that even though you will feel the right sex finally for the first time in your life, the vast majority of transgender individuals still cope with mood and anxiety disorders, general depression, and emotional regulation issues. It's not a cure all.

But I cannot imagine living my whole life looking at my penis like a foreign object. I have heard transgender males relate stories of feeling a phantom penis (much like a amputee feels their phantom limb). This is an issue that my ability to feel empathy for these individuals runs into a wall because I cannot even begin to imagine what it is like to feel this way. I just know that the pain must be fucking immense. It enrages me that people are so dismissive of this issue without taking the time to learn about it.

But that is really the hallmark of theism, isn't it?