The New York Times has finally published a piece in which concerns over transitioning gender-distressed children have not been brushed aside as transphobic:
Some of the [transgender] drug regimens bring long-term risks, such as irreversible fertility loss. And in some cases, thought to be quite rare, transgender people later “detransition” to the gender they were assigned at birth. Given these risks, as well as the increasing number of adolescents seeking these treatments, some clinicians say that teens need more psychological assessment than adults do.
The writer wonders: Might teens need therapy before being put on an irreversible pathway to infertility?
Obviously, the answer is yes.