Transgender, Gender Dysphoria, and Puberty Blockers: A Review of the Literature
Experts — real experts, not internet influencers or politicians — agree that treating gender dysphoria saves lives.
A Long-ish Intro to Explain Why I Wrote This Sort-of Literature Review
I grew up in a culture steeped in machismo. Men could do no wrong, and women were to be subservient. The interpretations of the Bible said so, and the roles of men and women were clearly delineated. Men were allowed and encouraged to have sex with as many women as possible. Their wives would look the other way. The youngest woman in a family was forced to care for her parents and siblings and forgo her own family. And there were severe consequences for deviations from gender roles.
That is the world I lived in through high school, with “boys being boys” and “men being men” as an excuse for everything from misogyny to sexual assault. “He can’t help himself. He’s a man with needs,” an aunt of mine said when I asked her why she tolerated my uncle having mistresses. Another aunt defended her husband when he was caught spying on a showering teenage girl. “She’s pretty. Can you blame him?”
