Category: Gender Science

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Affirmed As Whole Human Beings

Genspect, an international and non-partisan organization representing thousands of parents of gender dysphoric children, adolescents, and young adults, as well as trans people, detransitioners, clinicians, and allied groups has written…

“An Open Letter to the American Academy of Pediatrics”

…asking that our children be affirmed as whole human beings.

Why this letter now? Genspect believes the AAP is suppressing support for something called Resolution 27. 

We have recently become aware that five pediatricians submitted a resolution (#27) to urge the AAP to do a thorough and systematic evaluation of the available evidence and to update the 2018 AAP position paper Ensuring Comprehensive Care and Support for Transgender and Gender Diverse Children and Adolescents, which incorrectly promulgates the notion that “gender affirmative” psychosocial and medical interventions are the only acceptable treatment for gender dysphoric youth. This resolution is timely: thousands of young adults are coming forward on Detrans subreddit and other social media platforms describing their regret. Why is this happening? A recently published peer-reviewed publication warned that the original “Dutch” protocol that is now used to treat dysphoric youth suffers from significant methodological limitations and is not applicable to most of the current cases: namely youth with post-puberty onset of gender dysphoria complicated by mental health or neurocognitive difficulties.

In the Open Letter you will read about Europe’s reconsideration of Affirmative Care. And much, much more.

An Open Letter to the American Academy of Pediatrics

For more information on Gender Ideology claims please read the following posts.

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As a Classic Christian I encourage everyone to “Embrace, Don’t Affirm.”

Individuals with a Gender Identity Disorder (Gender-Dysphoria) need Truth-filled Love. Please read this post for more details.

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Love Refuses to Affirm Confusion

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California Weighs Gender-Transition Bill for Youths Beyond Its Borders

I’ve highlighted Erin Brewer before. If you haven’t heard her story it’s really worth the time. Then come back and get informed about what some California legislators are hoping to do by listening to the 30 minute podcast below.

Always Erin
“Surgery Image 2” by UCDMedicine is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

California is moving ahead with a bill that would offer gender-transition medical treatment not just to in-state children, but also to kids across America. 

Here is Erin Brewer on the conservative podcast, the Daily Signal. She is a great advocate for protecting children. Her personal experience as a former trans-kid is riveting.

You can find the transcript here if you want to read along.

[Standard link disclaimer1Links from this blog to online resources don’t necessarily mean I support everything found there. But as adults we should embrace viewpoint diversity. And make alliances where we can.]

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Fact-Checking the HHS

Two months ago, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued an official document “Gender Affirming Care and Young People.” In a recent blog the Society For Evidence Based Gender Medicine fact-checked this important document and found an alarming number of errors and misrepresentations.

SEGM is an international group of over 100 clinicians and researchers concerned about the lack of quality evidence for the use of hormonal and surgical interventions as first-line treatment for young people with gender dysphoria. They represent expertise from a range of clinical disciplines.

Here are the bullet points of their fact-check:

Inaccurate Claims
  • Misstatements of the effects of social transition
  • Unsupported claim of the reversibility of puberty blockers
  • Inaccurate statement regarding the age eligibility for surgeries
  • Overreaching claims of “proven benefits” of gender transition on adolescent mental health
  • Omission of any discussion of risks
  • Conflation of distinctly different concepts
Insufficient Process
  • Inadequate literature review
  • Biased recommendations that do not acknowledge the low quality of evidence
  • Failure to consult a range of stakeholders with diverse views
  • Lack of identification or acknowledgement of alternatives

Full Fact-Check Report

“Gender crossing” by arboltsef is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.
Show Me The 3rd Gamete, And We Can Talk

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