In a time when you're called an ignorant bigot if you discuss the pros & cons of pediatric transition, it's crucial to be accurate in your claims. Example: Some say puberty blockers sterilize kids. No, they do not. Blockers followed directly by cross-sex hormones sterilize.
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Thanks for explaining. Do you have other tips? Allying with homophobic bigots on legislation like like South Dakota HB 1057 banning pediatric transition make these allegations of anti LGBT bigotry stick. The US needs an
@AllianceLGB chapter to unify about med trans of kids.1 reply 0 retweets 9 likes -
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Absolutely. A few new orgs are on the scene in the US working on a nuanced approach:
@officialGCCAN and@genderhq, and@PiqueResProject is creating multimedia content. Expect all three would appreciate hearing from others who would like to help in their efforts.1 reply 0 retweets 7 likes -
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Thanks so much for the heads up. I am looking and all three now carefully, including their web pages.
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@officialGCCAN has a terrific website. It's an outfit in the US composed of people who have or had received transgender medicine, including both#detrans and trans. I hope they can extend their meetups and support groups to Canada!1 reply 2 retweets 6 likes -
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About the website, under "how can I help?" https://www.gccan.org/faq at the end, it's not clear if only recipients of gender care medicine can help, other than donating and providing grass roots support. Also
@officialGCCAN do not take a position on pediatric transition.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
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Amplifying their existence/messages is a way to help too. @officialGCCAN board members have tweeted (in personal capacity) about underage transition, but in a calm and nuanced way. That's what's needed in the current climate. Example:
https://twitter.com/corinna_cohn/status/1226640123024093185 …
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