Excellent points! Just a brief note to add to your powerful argument about states trying to ban HRT for trans people under 26 years old:

I joined the military at 17, which is common in the U.S. for 17 year olds who have graduated from high school and who have parental permission. Unlike in the U.K., where 16 and 17 can join but not be deployed to combat theaters, 17 year olds in the U.S. military have no service restrictions.