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Feminism and Diversity

Starry Messenger

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3. Going through puberty in the wrong gender would be traumatic.

Reply to He loved Big Brother (Reply #2)

Sun Jun 17, 2012, 12:39 PM

Jun 2012

Fortunately modern science takes a progressive view and doesn't "prevent" puberty, but delays it in order for a child with possible gender dysphoria to have some time to make decisions.

Gender identity disorder

http://www.webmd.com/sex/gender-identity-disorder

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