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L'AMQG est 1 des 23 signataires de 13 pays d'une lettre ouverte à @EuropeanPATH.
@EuropeanPATH Avec @genspect (int'l) @Transgendertrd (UK) @OurDutyGrp (UK, D, AUS, USA) @GD_Alliance (CA) @GDSNsupport (EU) @post_trans (BE, DE) @CanalCorpoCerto (BR) @IKirjo (FIN) @BayswaterSG @anna_TTSB_GER (DE) GENID (Norway, Sweden)
Parents of ROGD kids (DE, UK, USA), La petite sirène (FR), Canadian Gender Report, Thoughtful Therapists (UK)
I just read Irreversible Damage by @AbigailShrier about the phenomenon of soaring rates of F to M transition in girls and young women. Bravo to her for highlighting this, it should be a subject of societal concern — why is it happening, what are the risks? (Thread)
I found it puzzling however that the book offered a purely sociological theory — that girls are choosing to transition due to social contagion, subtle pressures from professionals, and a desire to alleviate pains of anxiety, depression, isolation. To me, this is dubious.
Sadly, #IrreversibleDamage was strangely devoid of *any* discussion of biological development of gender identity. There are 4 decades of scientific literature showing how gender (the brain's sex) is shaped in early development, sometimes shaped by abnormal hormonal exposures.
