Those Who Have Access To Puberty Blockers, And Those Who Don’t – Two Classes Of Trans Kids Are Emerging
For people who have never thought about it before, it might sound reasonable to require trans kids to wait until they’re adults before they can receive certain forms of care known as gender-affirming treatment – which is what legislation that just passed in Arkansas does.
But this type of legislation actually prevents kids from accessing treatment before and during a crucial period of development: puberty.
When I was researching my book “The Trans Generation: How Trans Kids and Their Parents are Creating a Gender Revolution,” I observed how not all trans kids can access the care they want or need during this critical stage of life. This unequal access to gender-affirming health care, which occurs across state lines and socioeconomic divides, could cause two “classes” of transgender peopl...