For years it was possible for a politically neutral, reasonably well-informed Canadian or American to believe that prescribing puberty blockers to “pause” natural physical changes in gender-confused children was an ethical means of soothing their distress. It was even possible to believe that without that pause, a child’s distress might lead to suicidal ideation. Thus there was a case to be made for rapid transition affirmation.
No more. Engaged observers are aware that the affirmation model has fallen out of favour in many European countries. The reasons why are spelled out in such documents as the Cass Review’s 2022 interim report in the United Kingdom, which resulted in the closure of England’s premier gender-identity clinic.
I would be OK if it was decided that the death penalty was on the table for the butchers.
