When Students Change Gender Identity, and Parents Don’t Know

[Burke Bro]

Where are the Atlas militant trans activists to explain why this is acceptable?

What’s the problem with it? As others have analogized, I don’t think there’s a difference between telling a kid’s parents that they’re trans and telling them the kid is gay. I think either one of those options could expose the kid to significant risk of abuse. A friend of mine was kicked out of the house by his parents for being gay when he was in high school. I’m sure there are many more people my age, and current school-aged children, who have similar experiences around being trans. People for whom it is not safe for their parents to know their sexual or gender identity.

There is one major difference and that being gay does not lead to a major medical procedure so making this comparison is beyond dumb. Parents should know if their kids are identifying as a different gender given the fact that it leads to major medical procedures.

I would be willing to make this compromise though:

Schools just have to get permission from parents if they want to use a different pronoun or before helping out with any sort of gender care

What schools are putting kids on HRT? I’ve never heard of that happening.

The school isn’t putting the child on HRT, but by calling the child by their new name name and allowing them to use the men’s restroom, they’re making the situation worse. It’s really a sad situation and I understand your point about there being a danger to outing a child as transgender to their parents. But things would have never gotten to this point had transgender activists not manipulated this confused and vulnerable child to begin with.

[Burke Bro]

Outing someone as gay or trans to their parents is one of the most vile things that you can do, and it's reprehensible that so many on Atlas want to force schools and teachers to do this.

You cannot compare the two as one doesn't lead to medical treatment.

1) It often does, but does not necessarily lead to medical treatment.

2) You want to ban medical treatment for minors regardless, so what does it matter if they're allowed to remain in the closet? They can't get the treatment anyway.

3) Regardless of what you and Alben want to believe, it is the overwhelming consensus of the medical community that gender-affirming care is beneficial for the mental and psychological well-being of trans people.

This "overwhelming consensus" only exists, not because there is an overwhelming amount evidence, but because there is an overwhelming amount of groupthink in the medical community. Physicians who stray from the consensus are ridiculed and even lose their jobs. People also don't like to be told there's something wrong with them, so there's a big (albeit unethical) monetary incentive for psychiatrists who practice gender affirming care.