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There are multiple accounts by parents and older trans people who observe that they/their child knew that they were transgender from a young age – [Here is one such account](https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90273278) and [another article](https://www.thedailybeast.com/its-absurd-to-claim-that-trans-kids-are-being-rushed-into-transitioning) explaining how the assumption of trans kids being "rushed" into transition lacks nuance and overlooks critical factors in the process. There are multiple accounts by parents and older trans people who observe that they/their child knew that they were transgender from a young age – [Here is one such account](https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90273278) and [another article](https://www.thedailybeast.com/its-absurd-to-claim-that-trans-kids-are-being-rushed-into-transitioning) explaining how the assumption of trans kids being "rushed" into transition lacks nuance and overlooks critical factors in the process.
5. *“It is not ethical to give puberty blockers to transgender children”* 5. *“It is not ethical to give puberty blockers to transgender children”*
“Aside from the fact that puberty blockers are, by their very nature, designed to block puberty, which only occurs in children on the cusp of adulthood, the question "Should we suspend the puberty of children with gender identity disorder?” was researched by [S Giordano in the Journal of Medical Ethics:](https://docdro.id/xKro7DS) “Aside from the fact that puberty blockers are, by their very nature, designed to block puberty, which only occurs in children on the cusp of adulthood, the question "Should we suspend the puberty of children with gender identity disorder?” was researched by [S Giordano in the Journal of Medical Ethics:](https://docdro.id/xKro7DS)