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Old 04-24-2008, 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Lumara View Post
Although I can sympathize with those who feel that the gender of their bodies does not match the feelings inside, I think all such transgender therapies and hormonal treatments should be delayed until the person is an adult. Children's minds and bodies are already in such a formative stage that I don't think it's good to transform them further until they are adults and capable of making such life-changing decisions.
I think it's pretty damned idiotic to have a mental disorder (in this case a gender identity disorder) but instead of treating the disorder giving in to it by changing one's physiology. If these people really believe that they're the opposite sex then it's the belief that needs to change and not the body.

Another reason to dismiss all this psychology crap out of hand.
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