Re: Agreed.

You will argue ( as you did elsewhere ) that they can't consent; and therefore don't understand what they're asking for.

I think the weight of evidence is on the side that they do not understand and are often not mature enough in most ways to appreciate what the very few might want. As a said earler a case might be made for any particular minority so why see an individual as anything other than that - individual experiences. Laws are framed to protect the majority not to give any particular freedom to any particular individual and never will.

You will support the assumed harm and required protections which create an atmosphere poisoning open expression of such desires to the point where each child is an isolated case who is prevented from feeling anything but alone in their desires. And you will dismiss them for their small number since their peers are unlikely to share their feelings in large numbers.

It is an unfortunate consequence of living in a society that we have to restrict freedoms otherwise we might have anarchy and although many might see this as perhaps better most probably would not. Remember I am talking specifically about pre-pubescents so protection will necessarily be always higher on the list of priorities than for those older. As I have commented I can see more freedoms for older children but not for those younger.