Trans psychologist warns against law letting minors legally change gender: 'Unexpected consequences'

A transgender objective scientist raised concerns astir imaginable "unexpected consequences" from a measure precocious passed successful Spain that allows individuals arsenic young arsenic 12 to legally alteration their gender.

Spanish lawmakers precocious passed a rule that permits minors betwixt 12 and 14 to alteration their ineligible gender pinch a judge's authorization, while those betwixt nan ages of 14 and 16 tin do truthful without psychological aliases different aesculapian evaluation, but still request parental consent.

Anyone complete nan property of 16 tin legally alteration their gender sloppy of parental consent nether nan caller law.

"That's beautiful young," Dr. Erica Anderson, who practices objective psychology successful Berkeley, California, told Fox News Digital.

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Spanish lawmakers passed a rule precocious that permits minors betwixt 12 and 14 to alteration their ineligible gender pinch a judge's authorization. (David Crespo via Getty Images)

Anderson, who identifies arsenic a transgender woman, has 40 years of objective acquisition and served arsenic a committee personnel for nan World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) from 2019 to 2021.

"I'm concerned that galore young group are benignant of caught up successful nan excitement astir intersexual and gender number labels and mightiness beryllium adopting ideas astir themselves that whitethorn not last," said Anderson. 

She worries young group are "going to usage specified labels to make decisions for themselves."

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Dr. Erica Anderson, who identifies arsenic a transgender woman, warned a caller Spanish rule allowing group complete nan property of 16 to legally alteration their gender could lead to unexpected consequences. (Dr. Erica Anderson)

Anderson drew parallels betwixt nan Spanish rule and a akin rule successful Scotland that nan U.K. Parliament blocked past month. The contentious disagreement surrounding transgender issues was a contributing facet to this month's abrupt departure of Scotland's first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, according to The Guardian.

Despite advocating for nan legislation, Sturgeon became embroiled successful a conflict regarding transgender women being allowed into female prisons pursuing a rape lawsuit that stoked wide outrage.

"I deliberation Spain is trying to beryllium progressive and region barriers for gender-variant people," said Anderson. She explained that while she supports their efforts "in principle," she believes they are mounting nan property limit excessively low, which she warned could lead to "some unexpected consequences."

Activists observe successful beforehand of nan Spanish Congress successful Madrid Feb. 16, 2023, pursuing nan transition of a transgender bill. (Oscar Del Pozo via Getty Images)

"I haven't talked to anybody successful Spain, truthful I don't cognize what their anticipation is, whether this is going to beryllium very easy to instrumentality and location won't beryllium immoderate controversies," Anderson said. "But I'd beryllium very amazed if it didn't origin immoderate different challenges that possibly they haven't contemplated."

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Anderson has been outspoken astir her concerns that children are being pushed excessively early into a transgender identity. She filed an amicus brief successful November against nan schoolhouse territory successful Montgomery County, Maryland, complete its argumentation that permits teachers to hide a student's gender personality from parents.