"Therapist's Struggle: Told to Disregard Training for Gender Affirming Care"

A Washington therapist, Tamara Pietzke, quit her job after being reprimanded for not immediately approving children's requests for puberty blockers and sex change surgeries. She was told to "throw out" her training and simply affirm young trans children's genders, despite their complex mental health issues and trauma history. Pietzke's concerns about potential irreversible harm were dismissed, and she was accused of having personal biases against trans kids. She shared her experiences to raise awareness about the risks of medicalizing troubled young people and the pressure to provide gender affirming care without proper assessment.