Traditional initiation is a rite of passage into manhood for young males that is practiced by various ethnic groups in Africa, including parts of South Africa. Among them are the Xhosa, Ndebele, Sotho and Venda communities.
So at 16 they shouldn’t be able to choose what they do with their own dicks? How would this apply if they were trans and wanted bottom surgery? How does it apply to getting one’s ears pierced?
Trans people go through long processes and professional oversight to arrive at medical intervention in professional settings. Bottom surgery is not taken lightly in the same way that later in life circumcision should be and should be consented to. Ear piercings are largely inconsequential although I strongly disagree with piercing unwilling children.
So at 16 they shouldn’t be able to choose what they do with their own dicks? How would this apply if they were trans and wanted bottom surgery? How does it apply to getting one’s ears pierced?
Trans people go through long processes and professional oversight to arrive at medical intervention in professional settings. Bottom surgery is not taken lightly in the same way that later in life circumcision should be and should be consented to. Ear piercings are largely inconsequential although I strongly disagree with piercing unwilling children.