They are doing it on Monday and Tuesday to talk about the transsexuality of children and young people that I am. The International Congress.The congress is organized by the Association of Families of Transsexual Minors (Asociación de Familias de Menores Transexuales) to "understand the reality of transsexuality in children and young people, in order to offer the best possible accompaniment". Bea Sever, representative of the association, opened the congress in the Bizkaia Aretoa of the University of the Basque Country in Bilbao. In turn, Imanol Pradales has made an institutional start. After these, Ángel Mayor, professor at the UPV/EHU and founder of Nadea, takes the witness and talks about the motto of the conference: "Understand so I can help you."

Mayor points out that fifteen years ago, transsexuality was "invisible and unthinkable," but today's trans children are the first generation to have their sexual identity "respected and accepted." She recalls that it is essential to understand that "being one thing and having the other", so that sexual identity has to do with cognitive processes and is conditioned "completely" by culture. He also talks about the consequences of children being "denied" their sexual identity, noting that while those who give up on hormonal treatments are "minimal" (2%), not accepting their identity can cause them "sadness, depression, anguish, and the desire to die." It also specifies that adolescents who have passed puberty have a "greater degree of suffering".

He ended his intervention by warning of the lack of professionals, recalling as an example that there is no trans specialization in universities. Along the same lines, he regrets that “serious steps back” are being taken in recent times, leading to an “increase” in hate crimes and school bullying.

The Multilateral Congress

According to ETB figures, there have been 400 experts in I. At the International Congress. They have worked on multiple sides and perspectives to talk about transsexuality in children and young people throughout the congress. Naiz has highlighted on his social networks some important phrases made by the experts of the first day. Some quotes have been received about the intervention of Josebe Iturrioz, a transfeminist activist: "Trans realities come to dynamite the patriarchal cis-hetero capitalist system," or "the most important thing for trans people is to have the tools to fight the cis-hetero rule system, not so much hormonal."

Likewise, Nago points out that beyond the statements received, "this type of academic space often causes him to fear being studied", because trans people are treated "as objects of research". As a result, he cautions against looking at the issue from a clinical perspective and that binarism should be problematized, leaving "the naturalization of the identities of men and women".

According to the statements received by Nago, regarding the participation of the psychologist Jiska Ristori, they have received: "It is important to say that before puberty there is no medical intervention, which has not been reported by the media." Around Rosa Almirall, founder of the Transit service, on the other hand: "Professionals should have a very open look and training on sexual diversity."

"Overcoming Reductionist Approaches"

The President of the Basque Government, Imanol Pradales, was also present. He has talked about the trans issue and the formation of "integral" primary care for them. It states that “reductionist approaches must be overcome and every person’s right to be as he or she is must be guaranteed.” Pradales denounces that he has been educated in a society that said "boy with penis" and "girl with vulva", but we have seen that "this reductionist approach was totally wrong". The responsibility of the public is also added to the table: "Society will fail if every child or adolescent fails to develop in freedom with the support and love of their community."

On the other hand, he talks about the updates that will be made for trans people in primary care. Just a month ago, Osakidetza announced the launch of the Primary Care Services for trans people (tLMAZ). Pradales says that "the reductionist approach must be overcome"; but in the case of tLMAZ, the trans are still limited to the medical approach by the Basque Government, as reported by several trans collectives, Lorduz Lotu, Multiplicat and Lumagorri HAT. They also warned that it “deprives the trans collective of the right to decide” and “creates a contradiction with the main principles enshrined in the Trans Law”.