Thread by @KatKarena

@samanthamaiden is ignorant, lets start with LGB Kids. Childhood gender dysphoria is strongly associated with gay, lesbian, or bisexual outcomes, and most children resolve dysphoria during maturation
( indefenceofchildren.org/gender-dysphor… ) /1.

https://twitter.com/samanthamaiden/status/1515858968081432576

A review of 10 studies by Ristori and Steensma found that 61% - 98% of children diagnosed with gender dysphoria (GD) desisted (did not continue to experience dysphoria at follow-up): tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.31… 2/

@samanthamaiden In the era before transgender identities, children who gravitated towards toys and activities typical of the opposite sex were far more likely to grow up to be gay or lesbian (e.g. Rieger et al. 2008).doi.apa.org/doiLanding?doi… #KatherineDevesIsRight

@samanthamaiden This was demonstrated in a large-scale longitudinal study of children born in 1991-92 (Li, Kung, and Hines 2017). Looking at the link between gender non conformity and LGB kids doi.apa.org/doiLanding?doi… /4
#KatherineDevesIsRight

Moreover a longitudinal study of boys presenting to a gender clinic during the era of ‘watchful waiting’, which shows only 12.2% persisted with gender dysphoria, 87.8% desisted and 63.6% grew up to be gay (Singh 2021). bit.ly/3jRVtPm
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@samanthamaiden UK research showing 66% of girls presenting with gender dysphoria were lesbian, 21% bisexual, and only 8.5% heterosexual. Of the boys, only 19% were heterosexual (Holt 2014). bit.ly/3uPWnCx Ask yourself why LGB youth are marked as 'trans children'?

@samanthamaiden young LGB kids are so vulnerable. A study that shows homophobic bullying preceding adolescents identifying as trans (DeLay 2018). bit.ly/3MavCON And that's GREAT for business #KatherineDevesIsRight

@samanthamaiden The markers I repeat are gender non conformity that is most prevalent in LGB the biggest cohort, second to that is Autistic kids. Gender Health Query: Anti-gay/lesbian/bisexual, tomboy and female attitudes can fuel trans identification genderhq.org/trans-nature-v…

@samanthamaiden Why Kath Deves might be interested in this is because labelling LGB kids as TRANS sets them up for "gender affirming care" aka Puberty blockers, these disrupt the resolution of gender dysphoria, and this consequential for our young proto- LGB youth & are HARMFUL

@samanthamaiden Brik et al, report Trajectories of Adolescents Treated with Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Analogues for Gender Dysphoria, 2020. The ‘vast majority’ of children on puberty blockers went on to cross-sex hormones. These sterilize LGB people. bit.ly/3ryO3ot

@samanthamaiden Carmichael et al, Short-term outcomes of pubertal suppression in a selected cohort of 12 to 15 year old young people with persistent gender dysphoria in the UK, 2021 ….98% of children on puberty blockers went on to cross-sex hormones. bit.ly/3EuKTrd

Essentially what I'm trying to get through to you @samanthamaiden and I'm sympathetic that most have been sold on 'protect trans children' but cross-sex hormones, puberty blockers etc CAUSE harm and in effect is the new conversion therapy for LGB kids! #KatherineDevesIsRIGHT

Along with a number of psychoanalysts, psychiatrists and psychologists we put the EVIDENCE together on for a report to give to APS as their gender affirming care policy HURTS LGB kids. I suggest your RESEARCH, starts here: indefenceofchildren.org/genderguidelin… #KatherineDevesIsRight

@samanthamaiden and I suggest after you've done some research, and I assume you're not inherently homophobic, such that the sterilization of LGB kids isn't seen as a good thing (?) You talk to people like Dr Phillip Morris who has excellent guidelines on this topic...

@samanthamaiden Here are the National Associaton of practising psychiatrists guidelines napp.org.au/2022/03/managi…