Having read the linked 2006 piece by Dutch researchers, what stands out is how careful & lengthy process was to assess & approve adolescents for medical intervention. Now w/informed consent, & many clinicians fast-tracking youth, safeguards have been removed. Potential for...
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...what the authors call "false positives" (i.e., youth who will later regret) is greatly increased now. To their credit, van de Waal & Cohen-Kettinis acknowledged importance of minimizing such regretters. Contemporary gender docs tend to dismiss concerns about regretters. And...
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..the authors also emphasize that early intervention matters most to MTFs who, after experiencing male puberty, will never "pass" as adults. This is not the case w/ FTMs, so what is the rationale for early medical transition of female children? Especially since, according to...
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...research conducted by Dutch, ALL persisters were same-sex attracted? Given that lesbians (according to several studies) often don't fully accept & integrate their sexual orientation until early 20s, what justification is there ...
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...for irreversible interventions for young teen girls, many of whom are same-sex attracted but too young to accept this in themselves? See this article for more on the research in this area. Testosterone is powerful in both sexes. Why would... https://4thwavenow.com/2016/01/25/the-surgical-suite-modern-day-closet-for-todays-teen-lesbian/ …pic.twitter.com/69SsK2ZYSW
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...any clinician think it wise to short-circuit the sexual development of females? The truth is that adult transition results in satisfactory "passing" in females. It's difficult to understand why gender clinicians, faced w/ the massive increase in mostly GIRLS presenting...
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...for medical intervention, aren't more cautious. There is a growing community of female detransitioners, many of whom (in their 20s & older) realize they are lesbians, not trans men. Why don't gender clinicians care about these young women & see them as a reason to slow down?
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For reference, this is 2006 article by van de Waal and Cohen-Kettenis.https://www.researchgate.net/publication/237939431_Clinical_Management_of_Gender_Identity_Disorder_in_Adolescents_A_Protocol_on_Psychological_and_Paediatric_Endocrinology_Aspects …
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This is 2011 article by Steensma et al. 100% of persisting girls were same-sex attracted. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/49738851_Desisting_and_persisting_gender_dysphoria_after_childhood_a_qualitative_follow-up_study_Clin_Child_Psychol_Psychiatry …
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Puberty blockers are not without consequences, which is why they are only prescribed for children well below eight who start puberty too early. Read the article mentioned above why for transchildren it is only prescribed in rare certain cases. The Dutch were careful.
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