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1 Dec, 4 tweets, 1 min read
UPDATE: Of course GIDS have interpreted the judgement in the worst possible way. No under 16s will get blockers without a court order. Updated GIDS service specifications here. More to follow: england.nhs.uk/wp-content/upl…
Trans kids already receiving blockers via GIDS will either a) go through a court process to continue the current regime if their clinician thinks they will pass the higher standard of consent or b) their current blockers will be withdrawn & they will be forced through puberty.
What they are proposing is beyond cruel. Of course some trans kids are fine with endogenous puberty. But for some it is the end of the world. Some have dreaded it for years, with puberty blockers as a lifeline. These kids go through hell to jump through GIDS assessment hoops.
Some kids and families have had to fight for access to timely blockers. GIDs are going to cut these kids off from puberty blockers with no support. It is insanely cruel. Kids who had finally felt safe will have their safety net pulled out from under them.

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1 Dec
Feeling super sick and scared. Has anyone got any details? How the fuck can I keep my daughter safe in this transphobic trash fire of a country. #ProtectTransKids
Seems to suggest that informed consent for blockers (already a thing) also requires the child to convince that they not only understand the blocker, but also understand the impact of HRT & of any surgery they may choose to have at age 18 on fertility & sexual function.
Trans masc kids may start puberty at age 8, especially children of colour. So we want cis psychoanalysts talking to trans 8 year olds about potential impact of surgery they may or may not choose to have a decade in the future, in order to consent to a reversible and safe blocker?
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21 Jun
Today my copy of "Gender Explorers: Our Stories of Growing Up Trans and Changing the World" by Juno Roche @JustJuno1 arrived. I sat down and didn’t stop reading until the end. Here’s a short review. 1/10
I've chatted with Juno at a Mermaids residential. They are lovely. Yet I still opened the book with some trepidation. Books about trans children can be heavily impacted by an author's own agenda, & tend to pathologise either the children or the parents (or both). 2/10
This book is so different. Juno has very cleverly stepped back and allowed the voices of trans children & adolescents to take centre stage. And their voices shine. 3/10
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20 Jun
@KatyMontgomerie Summarised in this blog growinguptransgender.com/2017/03/04/a-p…
@KatyMontgomerie The majority of the studies from which the 80% average is calculated were published prior to 1988, namely Bakwin 1968; Lebowitz 1972; Zuber 1984; Money and Russo 1979; Green 1987 etc. These papers were based on data from even earlier (50’s, 60’s, 70’s).
@KatyMontgomerie They didn't bother to distinguish between trans girls and feminine boys as both were considered equally pathological. The author of some of the above studies literally had a study called "The Sissy Boy" study.
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12 Jun
As parent of a young trans child I hugely welcome this statement from the Royal College of Paediatric and Child Health @RCPCHtweets. Short thread. 1/6
They state clearly the need to:

"Understand that gender questioning and gender diversity are common, not pathological and frequently begin in early childhood". 2/6
Health professionals need to:

"Help parents, schools & other agencies to adopt a supportive, flexible and responsive attitude to affirm a child’s expressed sexuality and gender, whilst being sensitive to change over time. This will involve making appropriate adjustments." 3/6
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16 Feb
Let me tell you a story about a man called Bram. It's a story you need to hear if you care about trans youth.

Bram was born in 1975, in the Netherlands. He was assigned female at birth. 1/?
In 1988, at the age of 13, Bram received puberty blockers. His progression was followed up in 1995,at age 20. He was doing great. 2/?
In 2010, at age 35, he was again followed up - 22 years after starting puberty blockers. Bram was doing great. 3/?
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3 Dec 19
Dear clever twitter, I want to collate my understanding of the countries where trans kids already have full right to get all legal identity documents updated (birth cert, ID, passport. And countries where this is being debated. Grateful if people could post info and links 1/
Spain - all documents can be updated once a child has maturity, expected at about 12-14 chrysallis.org.es/tramites-en-re…
Mexico - legal rights for trans children was recently granted, but hit challenges, will link to details here later
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