Well, there's a difference between not having a reason and not having a better alternative.
The reason is that a blanket ban on child GAM could potentially be an overcorrection that harms legitimately trans kids.
However, until we can reliably tell the difference between lifetime gender dysphoria and temporary "it's just a phase" gender dysphoria, a temporary moratorium on child GAM does seem prudent to me as well.
We can't reliably tell the difference, and the prospects for ever being able to do so are very dim. Just think through the experimental protocol that would be needed for such a verification (I've outlined it in another comment).
Well, there's a difference between not having a reason and not having a better alternative.
The reason is that a blanket ban on child GAM could potentially be an overcorrection that harms legitimately trans kids.
However, until we can reliably tell the difference between lifetime gender dysphoria and temporary "it's just a phase" gender dysphoria, a temporary moratorium on child GAM does seem prudent to me as well.
We can't reliably tell the difference, and the prospects for ever being able to do so are very dim. Just think through the experimental protocol that would be needed for such a verification (I've outlined it in another comment).
yeah I've wondered myself how the hell you'd ever maintain a proper control group.