Protecting Our Youth, Not Political Agendas

European countries, with 10-20 years more experience in providing gender transition services to minors than
the United States, have recently reevaluated their protocols. Nations like the UK, Sweden, Norway, Finland,
and Denmark have conducted systematic reviews and implemented policy changes due to concerns about
long-term health and psychological effects, including transition regret. Their new approaches include
narrowing eligibility criteria, discontinuing surgical transitions for minors, implementing stricter supervision,
emphasizing counseling for gender dysphoria, and using hormone therapy judiciously, if at all.

Unfortunately, in many states, including Wisconsin, the well-being of children has taken a backseat to
political agendas. This troubling trend has led to a disregard for recent scientific evidence from European
countries and has deliberately excluded the crucial role of parental involvement.

While fully respecting the autonomy of adults in making gender transition decisions, we must prioritize the
well-being and protection of minors. Parents should always be actively involved in the care of their minor
children, and it is imperative that medical care or transition counseling is never offered to a child through
schools, churches, or any other institution without parental knowledge and consent. Our policies must be
unwaveringly focused on up-to-date research that prioritizes the safety, health, and overall welfare of young
individuals, with mandatory notification and involvement of parents or guardians.