THREAD: #ConversionTherapy is still around, but in the 21st century, it’s being rebranded as progressive. Today, Lesbians United is delving into the rampant medical abuse of #lesbian and #gay youth in the US. (1/10) 
The science is clear: girls who are attracted to other girls are being targeted for medicalization. This is #ConversionTherapy, plain and simple. Src: archive.is/ycDme #lesbianrights #SaveTheTomboys (2/10)
How are young lesbians being targeted? Through a DSM-V entry that treats non-conformity to stereotypes as a symptom of mental illness. Young #lesbians often fit this description. #SaveTheTomboys (3/10)
Research shows that tomboys tend to grow up lesbian. Src: archive.is/AWWPp
The US medical establishment is trying to “cure” them with drugs and surgery. #SaveTheTomboys #LeaveThoseKidsAlone (4/10)
The US medical establishment is trying to “cure” them with drugs and surgery. #SaveTheTomboys #LeaveThoseKidsAlone (4/10)
Some tomboys do experience confusion or distress over their biological sex. But it’s extremely likely that they’ll get over those feelings on their own, and grow up to be comfortable with themselves. No need to medicalize them. #mentalhealth #SaveTheTomboys (5/10)
That goes for boys, too: gay boys are less likely than straight boys to fit "macho" stereotypes, and thus more likely to be diagnosed with #genderdysphoria. Src: archive.is/sQi1M #EndGayEugenics (6/10)
Straight from the mermaid’s mouth: kids who show early signs of homosexuality are being targeted for medicalization in the name of #progress. Src: tinyurl.com/2p9fa5mz #mermaids #EndGayEugenics (7/10)
Doctors who put children on the path to “transition” are making the lesbian community smaller, sicker, and more economically disadvantaged. #SaveTheTomboys #conversiontherapy #bigmed #bigpharma (8/10)
It’s sold as “affirmation,” but Lesbians United can see it for what it is: #woke conversion therapy. 300+ U.S. clinics are putting young lesbians through dangerous and experimental medical procedures to make them fit social norms. Src: archive.md/DFE5X (9/10)
Where have all the #tomboys gone? Where are the young #butch #lesbians? The US medical establishment is making them disappear. (10/10)
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