[zaksoup]

To be clear, what's not mentioned in that Federalist article is that the child does have the mother's parental consent, from whom the father is currently separated.

> mitigate regret, remorse.

There are any number of studies [0] of trans "Desistance" all of which overwhelmingly show the number one reason people regret transitioning is societal, familial, or workplace treatment. The remorse comes from things like, for instance, a father refusing to use the correct pronouns or refer to his child by their chosen name. This remorse rarely comes from an actual rejection of the gender identity the individual transitioned to.

0: https://www.stonewall.org.uk/about-us/news/dispelling-myths-...

[jokethrowaway]

I think it's pretty obvious that the mother is consenting.

I don't think consent is the issue. The problem is two-fold from my point of view:

- Kids being subjected to hormone therapy and puberty blockers (while they can't even get a tattoo), which is pure child abuse

- The silencing of opposing viewpoints

[somebodythere]

Delaying the effects of puberty until a child can make informed decisions about how their body should develop is the least abusive option compared to witholding intervention and forcing the child to undergo a puberty which is likely to cause significant psychological harm.