Doctors group recommends support for transgender children
(WorldNews Health)

A doctors group took a stand in support of transgender children Monday, offering advice in what it called `a rapidly evolving` field. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommended support for kids who change their names or hairstyles to affirm their chosen gender identity. The group said children are more likely to have better physical and mental health with such support. The policy describes interventions including hormones to suppress puberty and even surgery for teens on a case-by-case basis. It calls for advocacy in favor of laws protecting transgender youth from discrimination. The recommendations, published in the journal Pediatrics, come at a time when the Trump administration has...