puberty

In late October, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued a second doctor for providing gender-affirming medical care to minors in the state, where Senate Bill 14 prohibits the prescribing of treatments like puberty blockers and hormones.

This treatment through social transitioning, puberty blockers, or hormone therapy can be lifesaving for children, and more than 30 medical associations have issued policy statements that support its use.

He said it often begins around late elementary to early middle school, dovetailing with the nascent stages of puberty.

But Peralta emphasizes that many of these concerns—a desire to be seen as funny, popular, and in the know by your peers—are often normal of any child entering puberty.

The regulator also asked Mermaids to amend the information it had on its website about puberty blockers to also reflect the findings of the Cass Review, which it has.