Here's what gender-affirming care actually is, since Brittany Aldean seems to have no clue.
to claim that she is merely “advocating for children,” and that should an adult wish to undergo gender-affirming care, “by all means.”
But surgeries are far from the only kind of care being provided through these sorts of programs. Some young people don’t require medical intervention at all — instead, their care may simply focus on changing their gender expression by wearing clothing and hairstyles more commonly associated with their gender identity, or publicly changing their name and pronouns.
When it comes to gender diverse people, puberty blockers can simply buy time before the patient decides how they want to proceed with their transition. “If puberty were not paused, irreversible physical characteristics from the natural puberty would occur and require more involved treatment later like surgery,” Dr. Safer explains.
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