1. THREAD: Under-18 SRS. In posts provided by our source in the affirmative FB group, parents claim young teens are undergoing “bottom” surgery & early cross-sex hormones with (according to the posts) the approval of Dr. Johanna Olson-Kennedy of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
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3. More broadly, under-18 SRS is openly discussed in this 2017 Journal of Sexual Medicine paper by US surgeons (some of whom have serious ethical concerns) https://www.jsm.jsexmed.org/article/S1743-6095(17)30108-X/pdf …pic.twitter.com/qPhjnCbXzr
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4. Other providers quoted in the "Age is Just a Number" paper think it’s a good idea for high schoolers to get SRS, since their “busy schedules” in college might cause them to mess up their dilation schedule.pic.twitter.com/8qIKyi0fGE
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5. Returning to the leaked posts, in this thread from 2014, a parent excitedly discusses upcoming “MTF bottom surgery” for her 15-yr-old. Commenters seem to all be on board, praising the “pioneer” MD.pic.twitter.com/PNOJbDiCEI
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6. It’s “awesome” that insurance is covering the surgery. Therapist didn’t know much about gender, more interested in trauma and attachment issues. “Blockers by 11, cross hormones by 13, surgery by 15—that’s progress.”pic.twitter.com/lCw9m0Vfpk
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7. There’s a substantial, enthusiastic market for these services. Again, we want to emphasize: These parents are merely following the advice and recommendations of licensed professionals. If gender docs/psychs weren’t on board with this, would parents be?pic.twitter.com/cHh2YLo08f
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If your male body part never matures, how can you know whether or not you may have really liked having the matured one? How can can you make a fully-informed decision to give up what you never really had?
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This is terrifying. Bad enough that blockers get used... gateway treatment.
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