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I disagree with your claim that it's a right. And would you look at that? So does the UN.
I would agree that gaiting information from a child isn't abusive, but like many things it's not without nuance.
Generally I think it just comes down to under preparing them for life. It's not abusive, but intense cases of it could start approaching neglect. The Wikipedia page for child neglect does mention this:
Unless your child ends up struggling with it gender identity. Then your child is at risk of suicide, like many before then, because they have to hide who they are every day and feel hated.
People are so scared and ignorant about the topic of gender identity. You can't read a book and turn gay. What you can do is let your child know you accept and love them no matter what, and if they happen to be trans you should realize that they're still your child. Nothing changes. You're just telling your child that trans is bad and if you feel that way you're wrong.
People love their children in every country and culture. The counterexamples to this are very rare. The concern that people are abusing their children by neglecting to follow gender ideology is extremely naive.
The fundamental issue with gender/trans ideology is this:
If your male child tells you that he feels like a girl, what do you do?
a. Stop loving him and tell him he is wrong.
b. Tell him he is actually a girl in a boys body, and that he should change his body irreversibly and force other people to also tell him he's a girl, even when they can clearly see that he's not.
c. Continue loving him but insist that he's a boy, and should appreciate the way he was born. He may be an effeminate boy, or a gay boy (he might find out later), but at the end of the day still a boy.
Let me assert that (a) never happens. What do you think is better for the boy in the long run? Having everyone maintain his delusions or learning early on to accept reality?