It's going to be a very rare case where minors are allowed to have gender reassignment surgery, if it ever happens at all. Again, there's a huge amount of oversight in the process, even for adults. I have a friend that spent the better part of a decade working towards surgical transition, saved up for it, and paid for it out of pocket. Nobody goes through that process on a whim--it's quite arduous. (She's much happier now, BTW.)
There are folks who derive money and power from selling you alarming and outrageous myths about things.
The whole trans phenomenon was really uncomfortable and weird to me at first, and like you, I had a lot of concerns. Since then, I've seen conclusively how real the need to transition can be, how careful and serious the medical professionals are, and that it improves lives.
I was thinking of the issue around minors and surgery.
It's going to be a very rare case where minors are allowed to have gender reassignment surgery, if it ever happens at all. Again, there's a huge amount of oversight in the process, even for adults. I have a friend that spent the better part of a decade working towards surgical transition, saved up for it, and paid for it out of pocket. Nobody goes through that process on a whim--it's quite arduous. (She's much happier now, BTW.)
There are folks who derive money and power from selling you alarming and outrageous myths about things.
The whole trans phenomenon was really uncomfortable and weird to me at first, and like you, I had a lot of concerns. Since then, I've seen conclusively how real the need to transition can be, how careful and serious the medical professionals are, and that it improves lives.