I hate the idea of making a kid take a test of knowledge on what transitioning entails before starting or going through some other form of gatekeeping, but my gut tells me that only people who are enthusiastic about the process and all of the nitty gritty details should be candidates for medical transitioning.
What's missing from this post is a sense of timescale and the steps taken throughout a patient's journey. There was no mention of patients publicly presenting as their preferred gender as a first step towards transitioning, prior to any medical intervention; I'm not sure if that's a red flag or if I just have outdated knowledge on treatment practices. I understood that the doctors seemed to be improvising with the treatment of patients, but the inconsistencies between patients' treatment weren't highlighted.
What's missing from this post is a sense of timescale and the steps taken throughout a patient's journey. There was no mention of patients publicly presenting as their preferred gender as a first step towards transitioning, prior to any medical intervention; I'm not sure if that's a red flag or if I just have outdated knowledge on treatment practices. I understood that the doctors seemed to be improvising with the treatment of patients, but the inconsistencies between patients' treatment weren't highlighted.