Your article is basically saying, “Sure, I poured gasoline everywhere and lit the match, but you didn’t grab the hose fast enough so it’s your fault the house burned down.”
No, Republicans are killing trans kids. Democrats are stuck with trying to push a centrist agenda while the Republicans cry out that they’re being too liberal.
And what’s your solution to the “parent and doctor” system? While imperfect, if you let teens transition without their parents’ consent, you’re opening a not insignificant number of them to violence in the home when the parents figure it out. Getting the parents on board is way safer than trying to cut them out, especially since so many trans people already end up homeless in adulthood, we don’t need to exacerbate the problem for teens.