Beloved children's author Jacqueline Wilson has broached the topic of transgender children during a recent interview with The Daily Telegraph. During the interview Wilson said that transgender children receiving treatment makes her 'very worried'.
'Some people, right from the time that they are toddlers, are aware that something is wrong and they wish that they could be the other sex.' She told the Telegraph. 'But I'm also aware that some children feel strongly for a while and then they change their minds. I think it's a decision that has to be left a while until you are utterly mature and utterly certain you know all the actual consequences.'
Having already spoken about the supposed dangers of children de-transitioning, something that rarely happens with trans people but if often used as a scare tactic against allowing people to transition Wilson then proceeded to spread misinformation used by transphobes. She went on to say that she was concerned about the long term effects of 'drugs, hormones, or whatever' being used on children. Something that is not actually done.
'And the whole idea of having major surgery... if you're a young child is not a question of just having bits of you lopped off,' she continued. 'It's really serious, difficult surgery which can have pretty devastating consequences, I would imagine.'
Children in the UK do not have gender reassignment surgery, and it is illegal to do so. Children in the UK also do not undergo hormone treatment, and only receive puberty blockers after thorough assessments with multiple doctors and have no irreversible or dangerous effects.
Wilson also said that she would not include a transgender character in any of her books, stating 'I wouldn't want people to think I jumped on the bandwagon just because it's current and in the news'.
Whether or not Wilson is actually a transphobe or simply misinformed, her statements are extremely damaging and full of false information.
'If only everybody could be and act exactly the way they want to but not actually try to change themselves physically, I think that would be easier.' She added. 'We still have a strange way of putting girls and boys into different slots... I wish we could come to a stage when anybody who fancied could wear a dress and do so-called 'girly' things or anyone who wanted could wear jeans and tinker with car engines.'
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