J. R. DePriest    :EA DATA. SF:Mar 22

@jfmezei @goatsarah

Gender dysphoria in children exists. Doctors and scientists who went to school to learn how to study this kind of thing agree that it exists. You do not understand it. That is fine, that is fine. You do not have to.

Do you think they do gender reassignment surgeries on children? That's conservative fear mongering. The only treatments for kids are social transitioning and, eventually, puberty blockers. Puberty blockers keep the body from undergoing any permanent changes so they can figure out what they want to do. Stop the blockers and they have the puberty their in-built organs pump out. Start HRT and they have the other puberty.

What if a child assigned female at birth asks to be called "he" for six months and then changes her mind? So what? They were allowed to explore the option. Childhood should be a time when kids are not afraid to experiment and when their parents and family support them. For example, in many households, a little boy asking to be a princess for Halloween will get them beaten, punished. They don't have the freedom to find out if it's "just a phase" (which is such a dogwhistle).

In an ideal world, even if it is just temporary, they still get to try it out. No harm done.

Show threadJacquelineMar 22
@jrdepriest @jfmezei @goatsarah I would go as far to say that people under the age of 18 should be allowed to use hormonal replacement therapy if the need for it can be demonstrated
Show threadJacquelineMar 22
@jrdepriest @jfmezei @goatsarah in the most extreme cases of gender dysphoria, people actually make suicide attempts.
Show threadJ. R. DePriest    :EA DATA. SF:Mar 22
@burnoutqueen @jfmezei @goatsarah the only reason I didn't kill myself is because I was still a Christian who believed suicide was the only unforgivable sin.
Show threadJacquelineMar 22

@jrdepriest @jfmezei @goatsarah

The reason I didn't attempt was 3 fold -

A) my family would miss me if I were gone
B) I had the opportunity to transition in the future
C) I had no means to do so, and I didn't have the stomach for the more... mechanical methods.

Show threadJacquelineMar 22

@jrdepriest @jfmezei @goatsarah

I did think about tylenol overdose one time, but then I realized it would be slow and painful.

Show threadJ. R. DePriest    :EA DATA. SF:Mar 22

@burnoutqueen @jfmezei @goatsarah

I just repeatedly begged, pleaded, and cried for god to kill me because I was made wrong. I hoped god could "recycle" me and get it right next time.

Show threadJacqueline

@jrdepriest @jfmezei @goatsarah

I secretly wished for my whole life that my body would have developed in the other direction and I never told anybody because I knew I would just be shamed or yelled at.

I felt like my flat chest was disgusting and my skin was too acne ridden and my body was just grotesque all around.

Mar 22 at 10:09pmWeb
Show threadJacquelineMar 22

@jrdepriest @jfmezei @goatsarah

I was not religious, so I didn't pray, but I would have prayed if I was

Show threadJacquelineMar 22

@jrdepriest @jfmezei @goatsarah

I resented being born the way I was in almost every way, with the partial exception of whats in my pants. I never really wanted to chop off my bits like pop culture said I should.

Show threadJ. R. DePriest    :EA DATA. SF:Mar 22

@burnoutqueen @jfmezei @goatsarah

I didn't mind the penis, but I hated erections and thought they were unnatural.

Show threadJacquelineMar 22

@jrdepriest @jfmezei @goatsarah

I feel the same exact way about mine tbh

Show threadJ. R. DePriest    :EA DATA. SF:Mar 22

@burnoutqueen @jfmezei @goatsarah

I thought everybody had those thoughts occasionally, about being ugly and wanting to be pretty like girls are, and what would it feel like to be a girl even just for a day?