1. LONG THREAD: Testosterone for nonbinary 13-year-olds, in the latest batch of leaked posts from the affirmative parent group. In several threads, multiple mothers appear to claim that Dr. Olson-Kennedy is prescribing T to middle schoolers, in some cases without blockers first.
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5. As you view the following tweets, bear in mind that “son” refers to female-born. Our usual caveat: We share this info not to attack well-meaning parents. but to highlight the now-normalized practice of certain US gender docs giving cross-sex hormones to young teens.
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6. Mother of 13-year-old plans to consult with Dr. JOK, but expresses some qualms about starting T, since the teen is nonbinary--the “old saw about making life decisions so young” notwithstanding. Notice also the reference to Gender Spectrum.pic.twitter.com/qzlQPHPC80
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7. Gender Spectrum is the US equivalent of UK orgs Mermaids and Gendered Intelligence. The organization hosts conferences, authored a school guidance document with he US National Education Association, and more. See this thread for detail.https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1096134967824928768.html …
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8. Other parents in the FB group chime in about 13-yr-olds on T, some blocked beforehand, some not. There is also discussion about a well known side-effect of testosterone.pic.twitter.com/aORXUxV9tS
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9. A few weeks later, the original poster is in LA and ready to see Dr. Jo, but still voices lingering concerns about her nonbinary 13-yr-old going on T.pic.twitter.com/TPJ1y0VZZH
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10. Parents respond with anecdotes re: their nonbinary kids on hormones. What they say echos the remarks by Dr. Olson-Kennedy herself, discussed in tweets 3 & 4 above (in this thread). Gender Odyssey, another influential US group, is mentioned, along with the "rock star" MD.pic.twitter.com/YnO0O9CwNA
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11. Dresses and heels with binders for some "afabs," the “genderbread person"-- and be sure to go to Gender Spectrum for more resources. Maybe try yoga, mama bear, to understand better.pic.twitter.com/YYdIOhXe3u
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12. More 13 and 14 year olds on T, including one enby who wants to “present masculine but not too masculine,” and T is an important part of that. Still, one mother frets that she is still “questioning everything.”pic.twitter.com/tryoFTsOif
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13. Again, we stress: These well-meaning parents are not out of the mainstream. A “touch of testosterone” is de rigeur nowadays, according to a story last year in the Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/when-kids-come-in-saying-they-are-transgender-or-no-gender-these-doctors-try-to-help/2018/01/19/f635e5fa-dac0-11e7-a841-2066faf731ef_story.html?sw_bypass=true&utm_term=.0bb8e8be6cf9 …pic.twitter.com/AdundMniIr
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14. Of course, the Post article doesn't get into or raise questions about the increasingly younger "afabs" who are seeking these boutique treatments. (You would think the reporters might delve a bit more, but you'd be thinking wrong.)
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15. Back to the leaked posts, a parent reports her ftm child wears a binder by day, and "the most beautiful" bra by night.pic.twitter.com/zufo6TYDbQ
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16. It’s not just kids imbibing stuff on social media. Parents are also evidently relying on YouTube videos by nonbinary youth for guidance. “What a way to mess with a parent’s head…as they try to understand all genders.”pic.twitter.com/IiHs2xblK5
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17. “It’s only confusing if we can’t give up the binary—right?” Why are the MSM evidently so uninterested in investigating the phenom of young "nonbinary" teens (too young to get a tattoo) being prescribed T by celebrity gender doctors? Many of the effects of T are irreversible.pic.twitter.com/mtCoQ4HpEo
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