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Scottish gender clinic pauses prescribing puberty blockers to under-18s (www.theguardian.com)
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Glasgow-based Sandyford clinic issues update after Cass review found ‘weak evidence’ for use to treat gender incongruence

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[-] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago

I always wonder when people transition very young, I'm 40 now and I have felt many different ways throughout my life, and it changes every 10 years. I would be scared to make such a big decision at that age. Good for them if they know what they want for life but 20 year old me was convinced he was gay, but I'm not and know that I'm 40 I have zero attraction to men when I was very bisexual in my be 30s. Anyways. Humans are weird that way.

[-] Ender2k@kbin.social 18 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

That’s the sad thing here—puberty blockers give kids, their families, and their healthcare provider time to figure things out before the permanent changes of a dysphoric puberty.

And puberty blockers have been used for decades for cis-kids without any controversy—but for trans kids—apparently that’s a bridge too far.

The Cass report found exactly what it was commissioned to find, and misrepresents the research.

The science is clear, gender-affirming care saves lives.

https://www.apa.org/about/policy/transgender-nonbinary-inclusive-care.pdf

https://www.psychiatry.org/File%20Library/About-APA/Organization-Documents-Policies/Policies/Position-Transgender-Gender-Diverse-Youth.pdf

https://publications.aap.org/aapnews/news/19021/AAP-continues-to-support-care-of-transgender

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