For years, your site has been the go-to for takedowns of quackery & pseudoscience. But by studiously ignoring the flood of detransitioners, particularly women who regret adolescent transition, you allowed @ScienceBasedMed to fall prey to confirmation bias. Disappointing.https://twitter.com/gorskon/status/1410219346748715010 …
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@gorskon should stop with snarky comments like an immature teenage boy, about a subject he knows little. And if you think the backlash against underage medicalization is just some right-wing nonsense, you have truly not been paying attention.https://twitter.com/lacroicsz/status/1407045022655057924?s=20 …Show this thread -
Even a number of trans people are calling attention to the phenomenon--start with
@Aaron_GDAC@elegationvain . They and others can point you to research & professionals who understand the risks inherent in minors undergoing medical transition.Show this thread -
Don't be just another outlet refusing to address the gray areas on this issue. You're better than that--or you were.https://spectatorworld.com/topic/media-wrong-gender-reassignment-transgender/ …
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@stevennovella. Follow up your unbalanced and confirmation-bias-tainted article with something true to the legacy of@ScienceBasedMed . Apply your well-honed skepticism to the sacred cow of pediatric gender medicine which relies on the flimsiest of low-quality evidence.Show this thread -
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@Newsweek has covered the topic with nuance. By the way, Grace is another voice you ought to listen to. She's not "anti-trans" but speaks eloquently about why she believes she would have benefited from more careful assessment before transitioning.https://twitter.com/HormoneHangover/status/1408454341015617538 …Show this thread -
Also, there's a major fallacy in your article, a mistake many make: There is NO WAY to know how many people actually regret transition, because most never return to the clinic where they received services. There is also high "lost to followup" in all studies. Look it up.
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@gorskon &@stevennovella are interested in hearing from young people who did not benefit from transition — and you should be interested, in the name of science — you could start with this interview with@detransgayguy conducted yesterday.https://youtu.be/6-ryJegz7noShow this thread -
You two seem most interested in making sure young people get access to gender affirmation treatment. What would you say to Garrett, who received an orchiectomy & believes he was affirmed too quickly? Don’t you owe your readers coverage of experiences like his? If not, why not?
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