I am not asking this to be transphobic or anything but I had this debate with myself at 2 o’clock in the morning and every time I remember it I can’t focus.

On one hand, it is what they want. Let’s assume it causes no harm to them or any unforeseen circumstances.

On another hand, it would erase their identity as trans people. At the extreme you could consider it a genocide, since turning them into what they want would mean there is no more trans people and their unique identity is erased.

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    11 months ago

    The lack of permission issue is muddy because you specify that it’s what they “want”, which implies some kind of magical hypothetical permission happened somehow. I won’t address it.

    A concern I haven’t seen raised is the people who live in cultures where transgender issues or even just being a particular gender could be life-threatening. I would be worried about the people “outed” unexpectedly. Some trans people might decide to forego transitioning due to other concerns in their lives weighing higher, and I would want them to be able to weigh in on that.