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@sbdblogger @trans_mum 1/ Good questions.

I'd say there haven't been enough problematic cases to be certain all of the models are ideal, but any of them would better than UK at present. In the fraught situation here people are going to see problems with anything.

We cannot require a doctor or…

@sbdblogger @trans_mum 2/…therapist's letter, as in any US states & Canadian provinces where they simply put no age limit on recognition rules that are essentially similar to our rules for passports that have been in place since the 1940s, because GIDS have a monopoly & oppose recognition under 18.
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@sbdblogger @trans_mum 3/…
Personal appearance before a court needs good education of & understanding by judges, & teens being deprived of hormones until 16 would affect their appearance & perhaps colour the court judgements. Costs & delays have to be controlled too.

Many teens now need non-binary…

@sbdblogger @trans_mum 4/…recognition, & some are demanding "flexible recognition", which flies the face of requirements that the identity likely be permanent. Those issues need to be faced for adults too, but promises that the GRA would be followed by recognition for minors having been false has…

@sbdblogger @trans_mum 5/…destroyed trust that non-binary or flexible gender will be dealt with later.

The Argentine law has recognised a 6yo, & is not binary, but for children it does involve a court, & of course it being in Spanish is a real, tho stupid barrier for UK legislators. Would the…

@sbdblogger @trans_mum 6/…Norwegian law be disregarded as an example because of language too?

It always has to come down to a court if there is a dispute between parents over a child not seen as them-self competent, the question then is if the child gets a voice that is taken seriously, how…

@sbdblogger @trans_mum 7/…wrongful influences can be excluded. Several courts have succeeded in that tho.

Ireland was about to amend their law perfectly well 18 months ago, but that has disappeared from view - I suspect GIDS influence, since they got an exclusive contract to treat Irish children too.