subtract 25 cents from your account for not understanding human nature.  in american tradition, the right of a parent to make every decision for their minor child trumps all other things. so of course no child should be transitioned without the consent of the parent, because nothing should happen involving the child that the parent doesn't know about and consent to. you think you're clever because you're seeing it as 'he will allow transitions if the parents apply'; but you only see it this way because you totally missed the main point.,
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