How Young Is Too Young for Sterilization?

A rally for transgender kids in St. Paul, Minnesota, in March 2022. (Michael Siluk via Getty Images)
An influential transgender advocacy group releases new recommendations based on politics—not science.
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What do you do if you are the parent of a child who believes they were born in the wrong body? What if your kid doesn’t fit the stereotypical behavior of their sex—your daughter is a tomboy, your son is effeminate—and a teacher or school counselor suggests they might be transgender? What if your teenager, uncomfortable with their changing body at pubert…
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