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2023-08-03 15:09:00 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: F2C78B28B4E6D1685CD172C2DCF98E746A3332521FA8EC65F3EDBBAB09F21780
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Original Note:
Trans surgery is not "mutilation". Even if it were, it does not apply to "young girls" as per the tweet; the very earliest a trans youth can get referred for surgical intervention in England is 17 years old. https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/NHS-England-Service-Specification-for-Specialised-Gender-Dysphoria-Services-Surgical-v4.pdf
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