Transgendered children

[SteelCurtain]

You're assuming that they inflicted it upon the 8 year old. If you had lesbian parents then would you have grown up knowing in the very fibre of your being that you were a girl?

There is a reason why children are legally considered "minors" until they reach legal age in this country.  Children always know what they "want."

There is a massive difference between caving to a child's whims and treating a recognized psychological disorder.

They are not cutting off this child's penis. They are delaying puberty by 2-3 years so she can make a more informed decision and engage in the counseling that is necessary to begin a gender transition.

Do you deny that adults have gender identity disorder? What mechanism would prevent adolescents from experiencing the same issues? Would you be having the same reaction if she were being treated for depression, another recognized psychiatric disorder?

If she truly is a gender dysphoric child---as all signs point to and as her doctor diagnosed her--- she has a vastly greater chance at a really effective transition if they start the process before she goes through puberty, starts to develop the musculature, deeper voice, and body hair that a male has. She will have a chance at a normal life being her true self.