Are there reliable ways to figure out if a child is legitimately trans, or just weird?

Give a kid the freedom of choice and he can do anything he wants.

Do not switch off your computer or tamper with it until the OS is finished installing.

Fascinating.

No no they put this **** on tv now....like its normal to **** with a growing childs anatomy. Im not understanding this......No hacking off vital organs till yer 25 thats the end of it damnit.

There's counselors now that specialize in trans kids and that is one of their roles.

Kids shouldn't be allowed to make a decision like that til they are an adult capable of making intelligent decisions. It's the same logic behind drinking ages and everything else with age restrictions. Plus childhood, especially those teenage years, are really confusing and frustrating. It's a decision that should be made by an adult. Not a child.

Hormone therapy really really sucks as an adult. The best outcome has been shown to be for hormone therapy started before puberty.

Yeah. So what though? I mean if I did the things I wanted to do as teenager I'd have dick tattoos, and tats of several girls I haven't spoken too in years. I'd have done a lot more dumber **** than I already have done if it wasn't for those age restrictions.

Maybe you needed that, but it's not fair to apply it to every one else with just any decision that seems weird to you. Are you aware of the biology of trans identity?