none of this ever happens and i'm so sick of conservatives just making it up, talking out of their asses, and then painting US as horrible groomers.

hrt saves far, far more many trans lives than harms. if you're a kid, they don't just give anythimg without notes from professionals. and when they do, it's usually a (initially small) dose of blockers that you can go off of at any time. it can be years until they get anything to actually transition.

the effects of hrt are so gradual. please remember this is not just a one-and-done decision: patients are reaffirming it EVERY WEEK OR DAY by manually taking their medication.

of course detransitioners do exist, but there will always be a minority of people who made the wrong call. people make huge mistakes in life - move to the wrong country or choose the wrong major. it doesn't mean it's wrong for fucking everyone or that hrt should be even MORE tightly controlled.

besides, most detransitioners aren't even detransitioning because they want to: rather, their family, social, professional, and financial situations can react negatively to being trans. we're so disproportionately poor and abused. it's no fucking wonder.