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[u/_just_is_]

Protect trans kids | https://www.instagram.com/is.justis?igsh=NnR0bGF1YTVma3Y%3D&utm_source=qr

[u/TheRealLarkas]

Ngl, I have always been supportive of trans people, but I’ve always lowkey thought that transitioning should be a decision taken by informed adults. This comic made me realize, however, how important having the treatment available from a young age might be due to puberty making irrevocable changes to a person’s body, and consequently how that might impact a person’s quality of life forever. Many people in the comments are saying that we should respect other people’s decisions, that each and everyone should be free to do what they want. I think that’s not the point at all, thinking about this from an individual x collective standpoint is the wrong take. This is simply a health issue. You wouldn’t force a person to have an extra bone in their leg for their entire childhood if that meant they would have severe pain for the rest of their life if you took too long to remove it, or worse yet, crippling deformity and inability to walk if you never removed it, right? It isn’t about the individual versus the collective, it’s about the collective SUPPORTING the individual. We, as a community, should help all its component parts.

Anyways, sorry for the wall of text 😅 Great comic!

[u/mothernaychore → u/TheRealLarkas]

every trans adult was a trans kid, though some didn’t realize it exactly until after childhood. for me, i didn’t know what trans people or transitioning was until i was like 14, i just always knew something was wrong. i also didn’t have a family or environment that would’ve allowed transition, but still. your willingness to have your mind changed is appreciated by all of us, if more people were willing, we’d live in a more loving world.

[u/ProjectXa3 → u/TheRealLarkas]

EXACTLY!! Thanks for putting it so well!

[u/Topaz_UK → u/TheRealLarkas]

I was in the same boat as you until I saw this comic. There are a lot of decisions that kids will be too young to make right now, and in my mind such a life-changing decision would have waited until they were older and understood themselves further, but I didn’t consider that young people would want to transition before puberty (which actually makes sense), and if studies around gender identity show that they gain this from a young age and if studies show that there is an acceptable margin of personal happiness vs. de-transitioning rate, then that sounds like a great idea.

[u/jeanravenclaw → u/TheRealLarkas]

I've also had the same thoughts (transitioning should be a decision made by an adult, etc) but I'm glad for this comic. It did help me understand.

[u/Wangtopia → u/TheRealLarkas]

People who are pearl clutching over this issue claim they’re all for individual liberties, but they’re not. They’re only concerned with what impacts them and their body/opinions. They only think in terms of “me” with zero regard to how it impacts other people.

“I shouldn’t have to wear a mask; it’s my choice!”

“I shouldn’t have to vaccinate my kids; it’s my choice!”

“Trans people shouldn’t have access to the healthcare they need!”

“Abortion should be illegal!”

None of these opinions take into consideration how they impact other people’s lives and, in fact, actively contradict themselves. They want to remove other people’s bodily autonomy while stating that what impacts their own bodies supersedes the autonomy of others. They’re self-centered , inconsiderate, and inconsistent in their ideology

Now excuse me while I step off of my soap box /rant