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Britain indefinitely bans puberty blockers for children with gender dysphoria
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1 week, 6 days ago

Britain indefinitely bans puberty blockers for children with gender dysphoria

Associated Press  

LONDON — The British government on Wednesday indefinitely banned puberty blockers for children with gender dysphoria after independent experts found there was an unacceptable safety risk in prescribing the medication. The ban does not apply to those already receiving puberty blockers for gender dysphoria, to their use in clinical studies or in treatment of children with precocious puberty, an uncommon …

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There’s Just Not Scientific Evidence That Gender Medicine for Teens Should Be Restricted
2 months, 2 weeks ago

There’s Just Not Scientific Evidence That Gender Medicine for Teens Should Be Restricted

Slate  

The Cass Review into gender identity services in the U.K. has been a topic of much contention. The Cass Review, named for Hillary Cass, the pediatrician who conducted it, was commissioned after a court case raised fears about the gender services—which are clinics run to provide care for transgender and gender-diverse children—in the U.K. People were worried that clinicians were …

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Social media discussion of suicides by trans people ‘insensitive and dangerous’
5 months ago

Social media discussion of suicides by trans people ‘insensitive and dangerous’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The way that this issue …

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Cass Review: A victory for women, children and common sense
8 months ago

Cass Review: A victory for women, children and common sense

Al Jazeera  

Dr Cass’s landmark review into gender care services in England brought us one step closer to throwing the harmful delusion that is gender ideology into the dustbin of history. In England, a landmark independent review into gender care services for young people has exposed one of the biggest medical negligence scandals of recent times and vindicated those who have been …

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‘Most clinical guidelines on gender care did not follow international standards’
8 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Most clinical guidelines on gender care did not follow international standards’

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Dr Hilary Cass said healthcare for people questioning their gender “needs to be improved …

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GPs taken out of day job to work in gender dysphoria clinics
9 months ago

GPs taken out of day job to work in gender dysphoria clinics

The Telegraph  

Family doctors are being put in charge of local NHS gender services, as specialist clinics become overwhelmed. “NHS England has established five new pilot services, testing how gender dysphoria healthcare delivered by gender dysphoria clinics could be delivered in other settings, such as primary care and sexual health clinics.” The document, dated March 2023, warned that 28,000 people are waiting …

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JULIE BINDEL: This gender ideology is nothing less than a crime against a generation
11 months, 3 weeks ago

JULIE BINDEL: This gender ideology is nothing less than a crime against a generation

Daily Mail  

When I was a child in the 1960s and 70s, I wanted to be a boy. The statistics show that the town with the most young people referred for gender dysphoria is not trendy Islington or Brighton, but working-class Blackpool The seaside resort has a lot of social problems, including very high numbers of children in care, shocking teen suicide …

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Gender change through surgery a constitutional right: HC
1 year, 4 months ago

Gender change through surgery a constitutional right: HC

Hindustan Times  

PRAYAGRAJ The Allahabad High Court has reaffirmed an individual’s Constitutional right to undergo gender transition through surgical procedures. The petitioner claimed to be experiencing Gender Dysphoria and expressed a desire for SRS to align her physical appearance with her true male identity. In that landmark case, the Supreme Court had recognised transgender individuals as the ‘third gender’ and accorded them …

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Autism and gender dysphoria are linked, according to a study
2 years, 1 month ago

Autism and gender dysphoria are linked, according to a study

Salon  

At first glance, it may not seem apparent that autism and gender dysphoria would be linked. The authors concluded that there is likely a link between autism and gender dysphoria, one that "warrants the investigation." Related Strangers explain my autism to me "The number of publications on the suggested overlap between ASD and GD/GI has more than doubled in the …

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Court rejects request to rehear gender dysphoria case
2 years, 2 months ago

Court rejects request to rehear gender dysphoria case

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — A federal appeals court on Friday denied a request to rehear a case that found that gender dysphoria is a condition covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act. Circuit Court of Appeals became the first federal appellate court in the country to find that the landmark federal law protects people with gender dysphoria, a condition that causes …

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Medical coding system leaves trans patients struggling to pay for care
2 years, 3 months ago

Medical coding system leaves trans patients struggling to pay for care

LA Times  

Many trans people such as Tim Chevalier, a software developer in Oakland, have trouble getting their health insurers to cover gender-affirming care. Some procedures that trans patients receive can also be excluded from coverage because insurance companies consider them “sex-specific.” For example, a transgender man’s gynecological visit may not be covered because his insurance plan covers those visits only for …

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Gender dysphoria covered by disability law, court rules
2 years, 4 months ago

Gender dysphoria covered by disability law, court rules

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — A federal ruling that gender dysphoria is covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act could help block conservative political efforts to restrict access to gender-affirming care, advocates and experts say. “This decision destigmatized a health condition — gender dysphoria — and it says that what Congress did in 1990 wasn’t OK,” Barry said. The court cited advances …

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EXPLAINER: What medical treatments do transgender youth get?
2 years, 8 months ago

EXPLAINER: What medical treatments do transgender youth get?

Associated Press  

Transgender medical treatment for children and teens is increasingly under attack in many states, labeled child abuse and subject to criminalizing bans. Such care typically begins with a psychological evaluation to determine whether the children have “gender dysphoria,’' or distress caused when gender identity doesn’t match a person’s assigned sex. In girls transitioning to boys, testosterone generally leads to permanent …

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Doctors treating gender dysphoria feel ‘pressured to adopt unquestioning approach’
2 years, 9 months ago

Doctors treating gender dysphoria feel ‘pressured to adopt unquestioning approach’

The Telegraph  

Doctors feel “pressured to adopt an unquestioning approach” when treating children with gender dysphoria, an independent review has found. On Thursday, an interim report was published and found that while the staff working within the specialist service “demonstrate a high level of commitment” to their patients, “the waiting list pressure and lack of consensus development on the clinical approach” - …

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A Guide To Gender Identity Terms
3 years, 6 months ago

A Guide To Gender Identity Terms

NPR  

A Guide To Gender Identity Terms Enlarge this image toggle caption Kaz Fantone for NPR Kaz Fantone for NPR Issues of equality and acceptance of transgender and nonbinary people — along with challenges to their rights — have become a major topic in the headlines. Jump to a term: Sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, cisgender, transgender, nonbinary, agender, gender-expansive, …

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Pentagon to set new transgender policy, ending Trump-era rules
3 years, 8 months ago

Pentagon to set new transgender policy, ending Trump-era rules

Al Jazeera  

The move comes after Biden executive order to end the Trump policy, decried as ‘transphobic’ by LGBTQ advocates. The Pentagon on Wednesday will sweep away Trump-era policies that largely banned transgender people from serving in the military, issuing new rules that pave the way for access to medical care and assistance with gender transition, defence officials told The Associated Press …

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Gender clinic offers 'fairytale' promises to children over transitioning, court hears
4 years, 2 months ago

Gender clinic offers 'fairytale' promises to children over transitioning, court hears

The Telegraph  

A transgender clinic offers "fairytale" promises to children because they are unable to give their consent to the sex-change process, the High Court has heard. He said it was "simply a fairytale" to think children of 13 or under can give informed consent to receive hormone blockers to delay puberty, adding that "a child who can't consent to any sexual …

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