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?

No I wasn't trying to imply that at all, I was only wanting the child to be sure that is all. I am sure it has to be horrible living inside a foreign body. I am not against this nor am I against gays. I am for gay rights, I believe all people should be treated equally with out prejudice. Do not be so quick to judge some one just because of your experiences with other people who claim certain things. I am very open minded and only here to learn and enjoy other people's ideas.
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I feel like this discussion is going around in circles and I'm getting tired of it

For the last freaking time, it's not a "faze" when you have felt a particular way consistently for years on end.

You also don't have to think of yourself as "masculine" if you are a cisgender (and heterosexual) man. Everything you are typically interested in as a cis/het man is given automatic credibility, because you are seen as natural and the default. That doesn't mean your gender doesn't exist, it just means it's never questioned or side-eyed. Therefore, you don't have to internalize your gender and think about it the way a transgender person is forced to. You can just be yourself and float through life quite comfortably, not challenged on it.

And like I said, I was only asking out of concern I do not know a lot about this kind of thing. So please don't assume I mean anything more.