Oppose any further restrictions on gender-affirming hormone therapy for young people. A study just published in JAMA Pediatrics surveyed 376 transgender and gender-diverse people who began hormone therapy as teenagers, and 97 percent said it was the right decision five years later. That is not a fringe outcome. It is consistent with findings from Princeton University and researchers in England, where regret rates also fell between 0.3 and 4 percent. For comparison, regret rates for back surgery, knee surgery, and gastric bypass are all higher.
Scott Leibowitz of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health put it plainly: these decisions "should be reserved for the doctor's office, and not with the politicians." I agree completely. This is individualized care, evaluated by experienced clinicians, pursued by young people and their families together. The political campaign against it is not protecting anyone. It is overriding medical evidence to score points, and the people paying the price are teenagers whose health and happiness are at stake.
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