1/ Hi, Jacki here!

Below is a bunch of information on Transgender people and some of the common misconceptions when it comes to people like myself!

That, and also to give people a list of things to prevent misinformation!

#TransRightsAreHumanRights

2/ Medical Transitioning Works!

80% of individuals reported significant improvement in dysphoria.
78% of individuals reported significant improvement in psychological symptoms.
72% of individuals reported significant improvement in sexual function.

3/ Positive results across the board, even in 15-year followups.
"Wellbeing was similar to or better than same-age young adults from the general population."
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25201798/
Quality of life rises dramatically with 'gender affirming treatment'
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

4/ Long-Term Follow-ups:

Long-Term Follow-Up of Adults with Gender Identity Disorder
link.springer.com/article/10.100…
A Five-Year Follow-Up Study of Swedish Adults with Gender Identity Disorder
link.springer.com/article/10.100…

5/ An Analysis of All Applications for Sex Reassignment Surgery in Sweden, 1960–2010: Prevalence, Incidence, and Regrets
link.springer.com/article/10.100…
Sex reassignment of adolescent transsexuals: a follow-up study
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9031580

6/ Social transition works
"Shown to correlate with improved psychological functioning"
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
"Levels of depression and anxiety which closely match levels reported by cisgender children"
jaacap.org/article/S0890-…

7/ Puberty Blockers are Safe and Reversible
Hormone blockers are the only treatment used on adolescents and are completely reversible.
assets2.hrc.org/files/document…
"Does not support an adverse impact of gender-affirming hormone therapy on cognitive performance"

8/ sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

"Our results suggest there are no detrimental effects of GNRHA on EF"
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
"Relives distress for trans adolescents"
"Is reversible"
academic.oup.com/jcem/article/1…

"Poorer psychological well-being before treatment"
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

9/ "Behavioural and emotion problems and depressive symptoms decreased"
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

10/ Hormone blockers are not new:
"Since the mid 1990's..."
"The royal college of psychiatrists in 1998..."
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

11/ Many more studies:
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111…
jme.bmj.com/content/34/8/5…
eurekalert.org/news-releases/…
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29551430/
ijpeonline.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1…
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
academic.oup.com/jcem/article/9…
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1517382/
europepmc.org/article/med/24…

12/ liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.10…

13/ Puberty Blockers aren't harmful to bone density:
eurekalert.org/news-releases/…
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

14/ Puberty Blockers don't cause osteoporosis or sterility:
academic.oup.com/jcem/article/8…

15/ Transphobia Is Real
fra.europa.eu/sites/default/…
web.archive.org/web/2022051509…
46% felt discriminated against or harassed within the past year for being trans
29% felt discriminated when it came to looking for employment
70% hid being trans during schooling before becoming 18 years old

16/ 55% had an incident of violence within the past year in part of whole because of them being trans

17/ The 40~50% Suicide Rate is Fake
transequality.org/sites/default/…
The suicide rate is undocumented and doesn't exist.
The attempt rate rises for people who...
Lost a job due to bias (55%)
Were harassed/bullied in school (51%)
Had low household income

18/ Were the victim of physical assault (61%)
Were the victim of sexual assault (64%)

19/ Other factors include:
Gender-Based Victimization
Discrimination
Bullying
Violence
Being Rejected by the family, friends and community
Harassment by intimate partner, family members, police and public
Discrimination and ill treatment at health-care system

20/ ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

21/ Many more studies:
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
liebertpub.com/doi/pdf/10.108…
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17135115/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26866637/
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

22/ Social/Familial support helps:
pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/137/3/…
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1…
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
It can decrease the likelihood of a suicide attempt (57% down to 4%)
Chosen name/pronoun use does the same:
jahonline.org/article/S1054-…

23/ 71% drop in severe depression
34% drop in suicidal ideation
65% drop in suicide attempts

24/ Gender and Sex aren't the same! (Believe it or not)
These institutions and organizations say so.

American Psychological Association
American Medical Association
American Psychoanalytic Association
Human Rights Campaign
American Academy of Pediatrics

25/ American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians
Royal College of Psychiatrists
United Nations
United Kingdom's Nations Health Service (NHS)
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
American Academy of Dermatology
American Academy of Family Physicians

26/ American Academy of Nursing
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Academy of Physician Assistants
American College Health Association
American College of Nurse-Midwives
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
American College of Physicians

27/ American Counselling Association
American Heart Association
American Medical Association
American Medical Student Association
American Nurses Association
American Osteopathic Association
American Psychiatric Association
American Psychological Association

28/ American Public Health Association
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Endocrine Society
GLMA
National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health
National Association of Social Workers
National Association on Correctional Heath Care
Pediatric Endocrine Society

29/ Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine
World Medical Association
World Professional Association for Transgender Health
World Health Organization (WHO)
Stanford Medical
American Pediatrics Association
National Institutes of Health
Canadian Institute of Health Research

30/ And finally, Scientific American
Hope this information serves folk well on combating misinformation when it comes to transgender folk!

I hope all of you have a good day, don't listen to people who are only interested in spreading hate.

#TransRightsAreHumanRights🏳️‍⚧️💖

(Also, not necessary, but it would mean the world to me if anyone were to drop a quick donation my way, gals gotta get them HRT funds somewhere, voice comms coming up soon!✨)

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