Argentina's president says he has banned gender-affirming care for people under age 18. A presidential spokesperson said Wednesday the government was repealing a 2012 gender identity law provision allowing such practices with parental or guardian consent.
    • NotSteve_@lemmy.caEnglish
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      1 day ago

      Gender affirming care for minors doesn’t mean surgery. I’m not sure if you’re under the impression that’s what this is banning but if it is, it’s wrong.

      What this is banning, and what every similar ban is banning is things like puberty blockers which are reversible and are only effective before puberty (obviously). Preventing or delaying puberty is REALLY important because it makes fully transitioning infinitely easier later on as adults.

      All bans like this are doing is making the lives of trans people much harder under the guise of “preventing unreversible operations” when that’s not even what they’re banning.

    • Snowclone@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      23 hours ago

      Sorry, Greg, you’re gonna just have to have breasts until you offically turn 18, because people think the goverment need to control children thet hate with no understanding of any detail.

      But seriously, I had a cousin who had breast removal surgery when he was like 10-12, because he was a boy and didn’t want to grow breasts, and he had the surgery so early in the process he was never in a position to be made fun of or bullied over it.

      • Pacattack57@lemmy.worldEnglish
        12·
        22 hours ago

        1 anecdotal story does not mean we should allow something carte Blanche. For every story of someone that needs it there’s another where they regret it.

        Yes some people need it but it can always be done later. We need to prevent the abuse of these types of surgeries first and foremost.

        • Supervivens@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          22 hours ago

          Actually for every 99 stories of someone that needs it there is only one who regrets it. I don’t know about you but I think a 99% chance (the actual stat for regretting gender affirming care) is good enough for me to potentially save hundreds to thousands of kids from potentially suicidally bad depression and dysphoria.