Thread by @ErinInTheMorn

1. Two years ago, Hillary Cass met with DeSantis picks and collaborated on a trans care ban in Florida.

Now her review targets trans people in England.

It is filled with flawed claims over evidence, toys, and social transition.

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2. On Tuesday evening, Dr. Hillary Cass released a final report commissioned by the NHS widely expected to target trans care.

The report met those expectations, advocating for extensive restrictions on trans people.

Read my article here:

erininthemorning.com/p/cass-met-wit…

3. The report calls for restrictions on gender affirming care, social transition. It calls for blocking adults under 25 from adult care, citing increasing waitlists of the NHS's own design.

It rejects over 100 studies as not sufficiently "high quality."

https://twitter.com/Chican3ry/status/1777724047079477628

4. The 388 page report featured 32 recommendations. It endorses the idea that being transgender may be caused by anxiety, depression, or OCD issues, despite the worlds largest psychological organization rebutting this.

erininthemorning.com/p/worlds-large…

5. The review suggests that being trans can be influenced by other people, a nod to the discredited theory of social contagion and "rapid onset gender dysphoria."

Over 60 psych orgs have rejected this:

archive.is/5fLAt

6. The Cass Review seems heavily influenced by the Florida Review, which employed a similar method used to justify bans on trans care in a process criticized as politically motivated by the Human Rights Campaign.

hrc.org/press-releases…

7. If it seems similar, that's more than just coincidence. In a little reported series of meetings, Dr. Hillary Cass met with DeSantis' handpicked Board of Medicine member Patrick Hunter, a member of the Catholic Medical Organization who was tapped to ban trans care.

8. The meetings and emails, which show collaboration over these targeted and politically motivated bans, was first unearthed by transgender researcher @ZJemptv and have been subject to trial here in the US.

Read more in her article here:

genderanalysis.net/2023/11/new-tr…

9. Notably, Patrick Hunter has been identified as part of a network of anti-trans Christian-Right experts who seek to roll back trans and queer rights by the SPLC.

Both the Florida Review and the Cass Review serve that function, and both collaborated.

splcenter.org/captain/disinf…

10. One of the most controversial sections of the Cass Review calls for restrictions on social transition, spreading fear that social transition could "change" a child's gender permanently and advocating for restrictions.

11. Another controversial section focused on those under 25, stating that trans people under 25 should be barred from adult care populations due to their waitlist time counting towards getting adult care.

There is speculation that this could restrict care under 25 further.

12. Within a day of the publication of the Cass Review, it appears those concerns were well warranted. NHS England has just announced it would launch a new review into adult care over fears of "individuals with undiagnosed conditions"

archive.ph/3HOqP#selectio…

13. Immediately after the release, trans experts worldwide voiced opposition to the findings, including AusPATH and PATHA.

See bits of their statements here:

14. It is important to note that gender affirming care saves lives, and there is plenty of evidence to show for it, such as this review of over 50 articles by Cornell University.

whatweknow.inequality.cornell.edu/topics/lgbt-eq…

15. Likewise, researchers at Yale slammed the Florida Review, and many of their critiques are applicable to the Cass Review as well... not surprising given the collaboration.

medicine.yale.edu/lgbtqi/researc…

16. Lastly, I am a transgender journalist covering this topic worldwide. Please subscribe to support my journalism at , and also give thanks to the many queer and trans journalists whose research helps fight disinformation every day.erininthemorning.com/subscribe