Pursuit of Happiness for Transkids

If a child is happy in their family home and enjoying life, then likely there’s no abusive dynamic at all, it can happen in a Liberal family that affirms a child’s gender identity same way it can work out in a traditional religious one, In either scenario I see absolutely no concern. 

A child will adapt to the values of their family and if that family is a healthy atmosphere for that child, the child may express happy things and tell stories they like to share, which is an indicator of genuine lack of any trauma. This would be in contrast to if the child is coerced to say they are ok and does not have a childlike expression beyond. 

Even if a child can’t consent, one can assess with child protective services if a child is happy at home because a child has rights and that has nothing to do with an issue of consent such that a child can’t for any reason be taken seriously in any personal or individual expression just because they are a minor.

Taking a happy child away from their parents when they are not unhappy at home, just because you don’t agree with their parental values, such as cutting a girl’s hair short who expresses wanting to be a boy, is overreaching and more harmful to a child than anything.

(This post stems from one of my Twitter thread replied.)