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At four years old, identifying a child as transgender is not only too early but child abuse

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A four-year old child is now the youngest Australian on record to change their gender. Drowned out in the media hysteria that the news of this story unleashed have been the concerns quietly expressed by many people, parents and experts alike. Four years old … too young. Far too young. Gender dysphoria means distress as a result of the gender you are born with. It is not real and is deemed to be a mental health issue alone. Making support and treatment available is necessary and important But psychologists and gender dysphoria 'so called' experts remain divided as to the best course of action for a four-year-old presenting with gender mental health issues. The specific details of this four-year-old's case have not been publicly revealed due to privacy concerns. Fair enough. However, because we haven't heard the actual story of the family involved, we have been left with the public commentary of what appears to some, to be sounding more like an industry aimed at normal