We actually don’t know much’: the scientists trying to close the knowledge gap in trans healthcare.
Artigo original publicado no The Guardian Por Nicolas Davis Researchers are running trials on how hormone therapies affect trans people that will also benefit healthcare for the wider population When Cameron Whitley was diagnosed with kidney failure seven years ago, the news came as a shock. But the situation was about to get worse. His […]
“Vivimos un boom de jóvenes que dicen ser trans por moda y en realidad no lo son”
Entrevista publicada no site El Mundo Entrevista de Quico Alsedo publicada em 08/10/22 El jefe de Psiquiatría Juvenil del Gregorio Marañón: “Vivimos un boom de jóvenes que dicen ser trans por moda y en realidad no lo son” Celso Arango, uno de los psiquiatras más reputados de España, sostiene que la cifra de adolescentes que […]
The impossibility of Informed Consent for transgender interventions: The Risks.
Artigo original publicado no The Public Discourse Por Jane Robbins Dr. Stephen Levine highlights biological, social, and psychological (mental health) risks in medically “transitioning.” Without explaining these risks and determining that the patient fully understands them, a medical practitioner has failed to obtain informed consent—if such consent is even possible. The second of two essays. […]
We Need Balance When It Comes To Gender Dysphoric Kids. I Would Know.
Artigo original publicado na Newsweek Por Scott Newgent I am a 48-year-old transgender man. I was thrilled when the medical community told me six years ago that I could change from a woman to a man. I was informed about all the wonderful things that would happen due to medical transition, but all the negatives […]
An English Ruling on Transgender Teens Could Have Global Repercussions
Artigo original publicado no Economist Este artigo foi publicado na seção Internacional da edição impressa sob o título “Meninos e meninas” Worries grow over treatments that can leave children sterile In 2018 Andrea Davidson’s 12-year-old daughter, Meghan, announced she was “definitely a boy”. Ms Davidson says her child was never a tomboy but the family […]
Why Chloe Cole Deserves the Jazz Jennings Treatment-and More
Artigo de opinião publicado no Independent Woman’s Forum Autor: Kelsey Bolar Chloe Cole is perhaps the most well-known detransitioner in America. Yet, despite a growing presence in conservative media, her public profile hardly compares to transgender activists such as reality TV personality Jazz Jennings. Unlike Jennings, you won’t find Chloe’s story featured on the cover […]
“As Kids, They Thought They Were Trans. They No Longer Do”
Artigo de opinião publicado no New York Times Autor: Pamela Paul Grace Powell was 12 or 13 when she discovered she could be a boy. Growing up in a relatively conservative community in Grand Rapids, Mich., Powell, like many teenagers, didn’t feel comfortable in her own skin. She was unpopular and frequently bullied. Puberty made […]
Gaslighting the Concerned Parents of Trans Children-A Psychotherapist’s View.
Artigo original publicado no site Quillette Por Stella O’Malley I first met Jo and Carol in Manchester two years ago, when I spoke as a clinician on a panel at what is believed to be the first conference dedicated to the issue of detransitioners (people who once presented themselves as transgender, but then decided to live in […]
No One Is Born in “The Wrong Body”
Artigo original publicado no Le Figaro Por William J. Malone, Colin M. Wright, and Julia D. Robertson The fact is, no child is actually born in the wrong body. The idea that all people have an innate “gender identity” recently has been endorsed by many health-care professionals and mainstream medical organizations. This term commonly is defined to […]