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Originally Posted by Vicky.

Of course there are genuine transsexuals (sorry I refuse to use transgender, given how near every person on earth comes under the 'umbrella' and that I don't think anyone who does not have sex dysphoria is 'trans') and these people need support and understanding. I just feel there is a huge social contagion going on right now. And that giving kids 'puberty blockers' is really really wrong. As is basically telling children who do not conform to sex stereotypes that this means they actually are the opposite sex. There is also an extremely homophobic undertone to it all. That loads of people seem willing to overlook.

I don't think blockers should even be legal, tbh. I don't know how they are, especially given how little research has gone into it all...and I especially do not see how groups such as mermaids are allowed to keep peddling this lie that they are harmless and its just 'to give people time' and they are fully revesrible. When all evidence shows that its NOT to give people time at all as once on them, noone changes their minds. When not on them, the majority change their minds. They are reversible in theory, but clearly not in practice

I don't think blockers should be legal either. Initially they sounded like a good thing but I did read your links and I'm with you on this.
I'm not sure about the homophobic undertone, can you explain that a bit more? Oh hang on, I think the penny just dropped! You mean, a trans man (for example) doesn't feel he's a lesbian when he dates women?