In this 6-min segment, Diane Ehrensaft plays the suicide card, says 2 isn't too young to socially transition, & dismisses decades of research evidence that most kids desist and grow up to be gay. At least they had @jackdreschermd on as a voice of reason.https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2019/01/22/young-transgender-children …
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Dr. Drescher touches on detransition, & a study of girls who had a hard time desisting after social transition. Saving face is huge for teens. Ehrensaft's cavalier endorsement of kid transition indicates little concern for either LG youth being wrongly transitioned, or desisters.
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Though the study is not referred to by name, pretty sure it's this 2011 paper by Steensma et al. Who will care about and care for the many more detransitioners/desisters who are appearing almost every day, as affirmative care becomes the norm? https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1359104510378303?journalCode=ccpa …pic.twitter.com/10AUOeCf4c
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Another researcher-clinician who has sounded the alarm about affirmative "care" is Dr. Eric Vilain. https://www.nbcbayarea.com/investigations/New-Medical-Guidelines-Open-Door-for-Transgender-Children-to-Begin-Physically-Transforming-Bodies-at-Earlier-Ages--444259043.html …pic.twitter.com/bU49pu5mEe
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Vilain: "I'm actually wondering what are we trying to accomplish here? Are we trying to reduce the number of gay & lesbian adults?" Clip here: https://www.nbcbayarea.com/templates/nbc_partner_player?cmsID=422810574&videoID=YzCaLmmi88cx&autoplay=false&origin=nbcbayarea.com&sec=news&subsec=local&width=295&height=166&turl=file%3A%2F%2F%2FUsers%2Fnelson206445467%2FDesktop%2FNBCOTS%2F00-projects%2Fbay-transgender-playlist%2Findex.html&ourl=file%3A%2F%2F&lp=1&random=irndta&t=68 …
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Save this thread for the next time the affirmation-only peddlers tell you it's settled science, that the medical community has reached consensus. Share Vilain's comments (in the screen caps), Drescher's cautionary words, and the Vilain video clip.
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Update: It appears that NBC Bay Area removed the video clip showing Dr. Vilain discussing the potential harms to LG youth from early transition. Here it is on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wjObOeXZhA&feature=youtu.be …
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They preserved another part of Vilain's interview (as well as a mom saying she'd rather have a "trans daughter than a dead son"), but removed that crucial bit. Why? Could it be because it might cause viewers to wonder if the LGB + T is an entirely healthy alliance?
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