3/ In our own community, several adolescents resolved their dysphoria, with family support & sometimes therapy, and found peace in their own bodies. These desisters are the control group needed. But Spack and the other 3 sites which are recipients of a $5 million NIH grant
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14/ ...in convincing a large swathe of the med profession, media, & government that it's "transphobic" to value desistance over persistence--in kids. How topsy-turvy is that? How can anyone seriously believe that avoidance of lifelong medical treatment is not a better outcome?
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15/ Even if desisters are small minority, their experience matters. In medicine, patients who heal via less drastic treatment are sought & studied. Why? To understand how OTHER patients might benefit. The (very) few HIV+ patients who spontaneously became virus-free are 1 example.
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16/ "Almost no one changes their mind" is the trans-activist mantra. If this is true, are you saying those regretters don't matter? At the very least, STUDY THEM to avoid false positives. We're talking irreversible sterility/removal of body parts, so this should be a no-brainer.
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