Transgendered children

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To inflict what, exactly? They aren't inflicting anything on her. She has a condition called Gender Identity Disorder. She was born physically male and mentally female. This is a condition recognized by the DSM-V. It has been studied, and because of the advancement of society, is being de-stigmatized. They are allowing her to express her true self, and make a bigger decision about surgery as a 14-15 year old by delaying puberty so she will have a more complete transition if she so chooses.

I wouldn't put too much faith in the DSM-V. It has been widely criticized for lacking empirical support for many of its classifications: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/DSM-5

I get this, but GID has been described in the DSM since DSM-III. The major criticisms of DSM-V were the lack of transparency in the formation process, and a criticism in the entire field of psychology has always been a lack of empirical evidence. So much of the field is predicated on patient testimony that this is inevitable. I don't treat DSM as gospel, if that's what you are getting at. My point was that these parents aren't "inflicting" some made up thing on their child. Gender Dysphoria is a recognized thing. It's causes are unknown, it's expression is largely a mystery, but it is described as what it appears to be. It was a response to the idea that this is necessarily something the parents were suffering from and inflicting on their child. It is not.