Thread by @hogotheforsaken

Guardian spreading the misinformation and propagaganda again.
Terrible trans activist puff piece:
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

"It all started with the launch of some leaflets that are headed to public schools with the sole intention of demonising trans and gender duverse kids."

Utter bollox. @Transgendertrd are trying to save kids from gay conversion therapy and unethical medical experimentation.

"It progressed to a rage-fest about new guidelines that will make the world a bit friendlier for sporty trans people."

The rage is about making sports a no-go zone for female people. Trans are welcome to compete with their own sex class or to set up separate trans categories.

"This campaign ...questions whether people like me should even exist, be able to access healthcare."
More lies.

We dispute trans activist ideology. We don't dispute your existence.
All human beings deserve access to healthcare.

I don't understand this: "The backlash against achieving marriage equality was always going to turn on trans people."

Opposite sex trans couples have always had right to marry. Only same-sex trans couples faced marriage discrimination - because homosexual, not trans.

"This so-called “reporting” on the health of trans and gender-diverse people promulgates misinformation, fear and inaccuracies."

So why then does the author promulgate misinformation, fear and inaccuracies? Stick to facts please. Not conjecture and unsubstantiated smears.

"Trans and gender-diverse people have always existed."
Define your terms!
If by "trans" you mean eg Native American 2 Spirit, such groups never claimed to actually BE the opposite sex, and were never treated as such.
And we're ALL "gender diverse" - as gender = social construct.

"Trans and gender-diverse adults are nearly 11 times more likely to attempt suicide than the general population."

This statistic has been debunked so many times it's scandalous that it's still being repeated.
It is also dangerous for trans people as encourages suicidal ideation.

It's true trans people suffer increased prevalence of depression, anxiety, ADHD, and ASD higher than the general population.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

The solution is not unquestioning affirmation + fasttrack hormones/surgery, but professional assessment + mental health treatment.

Parents "decided they’d prefer a trans kid to a dead kid – it’s really that simple."

This is a DISGRACEFUL misinterpretation which places parents in an impossible situation.

Puberty blockers actually INCREASE suicidal ideation in trans identifying kids.
bit.ly/2KPDg3n

How can trans activists help trans people?

Not by spreading false info eg false suicide stats that encourage suicidal ideation.
Not by pushing gay conversion and/or drugs/surgery on trans identifying people.
Not by smears/misinformation, or by victim-blaming female people.

Trans activists need to shift their campaign away from invasion and appropriation of female spaces/services/provision, and focus instead on supporting separate trans spaces/services, rigorous research, and professional assessment & mental health care for trans identifying people.

PS @Guardian allowed 40 *Pre-moderated* comments on this piece, "to ensure discussion remains on topics raised by the writer."

Misinformation, supported by censorship.
Well done Guardian. No wonder people are turning to the Times for fact-based information on this issue.