Does anyone have tips on how to convince my parents to start T as a teenager?
I'm 15ftm and I recently came out to my parents. They're SUPER supportive and they're trying their best to make me feel the most comfortable I can. The main issue though is that my parents are conservative and they've spoken before about how much they're against hormones and gender affirming surgeries, but I really want to start T. I'm super dysphoric about my body, specifically my voice and my crazy wide hips. Another problem is that in my state it's legal for people under the age of 18 to start hormones, but it's CRAZY hard to fit the qualifications. I'd need to get professionally diagnosed with gender dysphoria, have my doctor give a prescription, and both of my parents would have to consent. I know that doesn't sound very hard but with the current state of the US, it's harder to do. Also it's crazy expensive and it would be hard to actually convince my parents since money has been tight recently. I'm gonna try explaining it to them since I've done a lot of research on the topic and would like to say I'm pretty educated, but if anyone has any tips to either make the process easier or give more info that could possibly better convince my parents please do tell! I'm lowkey desperate over here😭