I’m curious as to what she or her medical advisors thought was evidence that she was transgender. Did she want to play boy’s sports or some other activity usually thought of as being restricted to men and boys? Did she feel more comfortable in pants or clothing that is considered masculine? Was she interested in hobbies or careers that few women pursue? Or conversely, was she disinterested or even repelled by traditionally feminine attributes, pursuits and interests? If so, why couldn’t she just continue in her path of being “gender non-conforming” without having had any medical treatment?
Girls being conflicted between traditional womanly roles and more manly roles is nothing new, and can be seen in the writing of famous women authors like Louisa May Alcott and Laura Ingalls Wilder, with the sister pairs Jo/Meg and Laura/Mary representing the two sides.
In the 80s, the body dysphoria of the day was anorexia.
Took out Karen Carpenter.
What ever happened to anorexia? Faded with all the promotional materials, er “awareness” campaigns.
Wasn’t destructive or profitable enough, apparently.