WHY WRONG PUBERTY IS NOT CLEAR-CUT.

Liberal Democrat Alan Good wrote to new Labour Health Secretary expressing concerns about bans on gender-affirming health care. Somebody responded to him by claiming that nobody enters the wrong puberty. That’s not as clear-cut as some believe.

Some people want to know the sex of their baby before it’s born, others prefer a surprise. The problem with knowing the sex is that it’s determined according to genitalia; the gynecologist does not really see the baby after the mother has a post-partum check. So, the person who is told that they have a baby boy might find that they prefer dolls to trucks and does not conform to a gender expectation. That baby may be distressed when they enter puberty. I know I was.

The fact of the matter is that a cisgender person does not enter the wrong puberty, but a transgender person does. The changes that occur, such as voice deepening, facial and body hair, are unwelcome and unwanted. So, to say that they do not enter the wrong puberty is incorrect. Medical gender transitioning allows a person to enter the puberty that feels right for them.

Conversion therapy, which Posie Parker advocates for, is more harmful than beneficial and can result in suicide. Posie Parker is not a compassionate individual.

Whether or not a person enters the wrong puberty is decided by their mind not by their genitals, and it’s better to make the body align with the mind than the other way around.