First, it's heartening to hear about people such as Dr. Stryker, who take their profession seriously and responsibly.

Secondly, I think that transphobic people who oppose hormone replacement therapy (or other treatments for transgender teens) are forgetting one major factor...

No doctor WANTS to be sued for malpractice, or acquire a negative reputation within the medical community. So, if a doctor is advocating for health care access to be provided to minors who are transgender, she/he/they knows they are putting their reputation at stake -- but they are following the science, and genuinely care about their patients' well-being.

I swear -- so many knuckle-draggers seem to be likening doctors to "mad scientists." Can we give health care providers more credit than that???