re: 12-year-old boy who transitioned to female changes his mind just two years later

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Surely there's a science behind it, right?

Just like any other mental issue.

I think the issue is how they are treating the condition. It seems like the doctors coming out and saying that we need to stop the self mutilation are being maligned.

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Yes and no, DNA says you are one or the other(there are rare outliers). Your mental make-up is the one deciding contrary here, not biology. It's a long debate over whether your mental decisions and/or predisposition is actually science.