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I've asked doctors, in which circumstances would it be medically necessary for our child or parent to disclose her sex assigned at birth when seeking medical help. The specific circumstances are vanishingly small. Enforced disclosure leads to distress & risks harm & prejudice
The one time we disclosed, when unsure, lead to invasive, unnecessary questioning regarding genitalia by NHS staff, entirely unrelated to the purpose of visit. Our daughter's NHS marker states female & we've made decision as a family in future to not disclose unless essential.
Unfortunately this is not a unique experience but so commonplace it has a name Trans Broken Arm Syndrome. Where a trans person seeking medical care for a broken arm will be questioned, on their gender identity & sex characteristics. This prevents trans people accessing vital care
#genderodyssey The most interesting talk by @chocojo Just a Boy / Just a Girl "kids who transition early have different developmental process than trans kids who come out in adolescence" They are figuring out "How to "Come in after they come out". @genderodyssey
For "I'm just a boy / just a girl" trans children & adolescents "Therapy presents situations & conversations that are incredibly difficult for them & our reminders about being trans" #genderodyssey
In adolescents there's a "Difficult dynamic about an expectation about surgery / hormones / therapy making you 'not trans'". But the Trans can't be taken away. There's a fear about forced disclosure, which relates to a fear of rejection. Non disclosure = less complicated
