I have a very liberal co-worker and we get along (we never discuss politics) and she went on a rant about about trans rights and the ban on the transing of children in Texas and gave the usual screed about old white men and then she kept going on about how she couldn't believe anyone would be stupid enough to vote for Gov. Abbott. That was when I told her that I had voted for him and she was shocked and said she thought I was more progressive. I then asked her if a kid can tell you that he/she is the opposite sex and we have to take that as the gospel truth, then why can't a 10 year old tell me that he wants beer for him and his friends at his birthday party because he is mature enough to make such a decision. Heck, why have any restrictions for kids?
She told me it wasn't the same thing and walked away. I remember about 20 years ago someone told me that the end game for the lgbt activists (not the ones who truly want to be left alone of course) was pedophilia and I told him that he was being paranoid. Now, I fear that the day is common with the mainstream media will openly defend pedophilia once they can "normalize" a kid changing their sex.
I REALLY think we should look at the age laws on a lot of things, like 18 is too young to vote we need to up that to 25 minimum while to work with conditions I'd say 14 is fine as if you prefer to drop out of education and work and get a diploma from online courses that should be an option.
The reason for this disconnect is the left NEVER left childhood, they refuse to accept full responsibility for their actions wanting something, usually government, to care for their needs but they still want to enjoy all the things that come with adulthood. It's why they want to remove the barriers to childhood so they can still escape adulthood responsibility, just because kids get sucked into a world they aren't mature enough to understand is of little consequence to them.
18 would be too young to vote if voting had any effect.
But you're never too young to suck on a pacifier.