What else? I like naming hormones and puberty blockers rather than saying GAC when possible. Also good to acknowledge the (irrational) reaction people have to blocking puberty as something that sounds like a big deal but is totally not medically speaking. Like "I know that can sound pretty wild but"
I also have easy go-to's of identifying the direction by saying like "a transgender man like Elliot Page" because otherwise the audience will literally get stuck wondering if I meant a "man who transitioned into a woman" like a dog with a leash stuck around it's legs
I like saying "families" over "parents" because it's both more inclusive and registers that the trans kid themselves has agency in the care (while in practice parents are always involved). Also good to stress decisions about care are individualized; not about what's right for "a kid" but "this kid"
I like naming non-pathologized benefits trans kids get from this care. Less about decreasing depression/anxiety/suicidality; more about building friendships, healthier family relationships, more focus in school, more ambition, planning for their future. All of which is true!
People also don’t know how long kids take blockers for. I didn’t even know and I am the parent of a trans kid and have a trans partner. When they told me it was for a couple years at most I was taken aback. So much mythologizing.
