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Federal judge strikes down Arkansas' ban on gender-affirming treatment for trans youth (www.cnn.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Trans youth can access HRT, and in some cases surgeries. The only age-related requirement in WPATH v8 is that puberty has started, there's no need to wait until 18.

For reference cis people typically start puberty around age 11, though 8-14 is the starting range.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Never heard of anyone who had a gender dysphoria related surgery before the age of 18 ever. Nor did I ever hear from any endocrinologist who started HRT before the age of 16.

The gatekeeping from medical professionals is massive, there isn't a single professional who doesn't question ones identity 20 times during the course of months just to be sure.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I know transmen who had top surgery before 18.