Thread by @amy_adhd

Many European countries that were ahead of the US in treating kids with GD have reversed course in last year (UK, France, Finland, Sweden) bc there isn't enough evidence that these treatments have benefits worth the risks. 1/9

https://twitter.com/massago/status/1559972837829525510

The risks of using puberty blockers on children are not being openly discussed in the US as of yet. Recently, gender specialists, some trans themselves, started blowing the whistle. 2/9

Gender affirming' surgeon admits children who undergo transition before puberty NEVER attain sexual satisfaction.

👉 Can a child consent to give up, for their entire life, an experience they’re too young to even understand?

archive.today/Gd0an 3/9

Dr. Erica Anderson believes “some children identifying as trans are falling under the influence of their peers and social media & that some clinicians are failing to subject minors to rigorous mental health evaluations...” 👇
archive.today/7oIe2 4/9

This isn’t Right-wing propaganda. The call's coming from inside the house. Clinicians are starting to blow the whistle & you can take it seriously or face the lawsuits. 5/9 #PrimumNonNocere theconversation.com/tavistock-clin…

Op-Ed by Dr. Anderson & Laura Edwards-Leeper, the founding psychologist of the first pediatric transgender clinic in the U.S. 👇
archive.ph/FYN2d 6/9

It's time for buckle up #BigGender #BigPharma because the truth is out there about the weak foundations underpinning youth transition. European countries that lead the world in this care have stepped back after a careful analysis of The Science. 7/9 lisaselindavis.substack.com/p/letter-from-…

Additional links: 👇
segm.org
@pittparents
rethinkime.org
gender-a-wider-lens.captivate.fm
8/9

In the UK 1/3 of children w/ GD were diagnosed w/ASD and/or ADHD, & also many of these kids will grow up to realize they are gay/lesbian. Is pushing this cohort to be sterilized, undergo irreversible surgeries, & be on synthetic sex hormones really the right side of history? 9/9

Last point re: European countries slowing down youth transition. If anyone thinks this makes Sweden & Finland, of all places, fascist monsters— they need to get their heads checked. The Swedish govt officially declared itself a feminist govt, ffs. sweden.se/life/equality/…

Quite impressive, Sweden. // Anyways, if countries w/o profit-motivated healthcare are taking a step back on youth transition after reviewing the data — clinicians & medical orgs in the US owe it to children w/ GD & their parents to “first do no harm.”