In a recent op-ed for the Daily Beast, writer Elaine Korry argued that doctors should start using hormones to artificially block puberty for children experiencing gender dysphoria, or, as it is popularly known, transgenderism. Gender dysphoria is recognized as a mental disorder by leading medical and psychological doctors. For the most part, they believe that it ought to be treated, not supported, because individuals with gender dysphoria are at risk for a number of other dangerous psychological problems, including self-harm and suicide. Of course, Korry recognized these tendencies for mental disorders, self-harm, and suicide among transgender youths, even pointing to
