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Replying to @ImWatson91 @mimmymum and

The problem is that it's being pushed prominently by Kiera Bell and transgender trend. If they weren't in on it it would be really different. I'm glad detransition helped you.

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Watson‏ @ImWatson91 Mar 12

Replying to @karamantha @mimmymum and

Keira bell is a detransitioned woman, why wouldn't she be in on #DetransAwarenessDay ?

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Kara ‏ @karamantha Mar 12

Replying to @ImWatson91 @mimmymum and

Of course she should be. But she is also fighting to increase gatekeeping for trans people in the UK and I can see why that gives the wrong impression

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Kara ‏ @karamantha Mar 12

Replying to @karamantha @ImWatson91 and

Kara Retweeted Λrden

Here's someone whose endocrine system is being controlled against her will by the GIC. Kiera Bell is part of a movement to hand even more power to these systems, and to the courts too. This is a problem for trans people and detransitioners alikehttps://twitter.com/MediocreDruid/status/1370367061478813696 …

Kara added,

Λrden @MediocreDruid

I told them, "I am a woman and I regret my transition" and they told me that I was not female anymore. They said I could prove my "female identity" by dressing femininely and wearing wigs. My gender non-conformity was used against me as some sort of "gotcha". 4/6

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Kara ‏ @karamantha Mar 12

Replying to @karamantha @ImWatson91 and

I firmly believe that people should be able to change gender presentation, hormones, pronouns, names etc as many times in their life or as frequently as they want to. The gender clinics need to have an affirming, not gatekeeping role for this to happen.

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Watson‏ @ImWatson91 Mar 12

Replying to @karamantha @mimmymum and

The Keira Bell case focused on children receiving puberty blockers. Finding it's highly unlikely that young children would be competent enough to give consent to being given blockers or understand the long-term risks and consequences of treatment. It was to protect children.

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Kara ‏ @karamantha Mar 12

Replying to @ImWatson91 @mimmymum and

Kiera Bell wasn't a child when she made the decision to go on testosterone. The blockers are mostly reversable (may have some side effects) and it's important to empower young people to decide when they're older. Why would you not want to give people time?

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Kara ‏ @karamantha Mar 12

Replying to @karamantha @ImWatson91 and

I'm sure that you have unwanted body changes that result from testosterone -- I do too. The purpose of puberty blockers is to make sure that nobody has to live with those changes. Why would you not support that?

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Watson‏ @ImWatson91 Mar 12

Replying to @karamantha @mimmymum and

Because the NHS state "Little is known about the long-term side effects of puberty blockers in children...It's also not known whether hormone blockers affect the development of the teenage brain or children's bones." I don't want to turn children into guinea pigs.

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Kara ‏ @karamantha Mar 12

Replying to @ImWatson91 @mimmymum and

I think there can be some risks from a medication and it still be better than unwanted testosterone/estrogen. Frankly the argument here should be for better data, not for an outright ban. Why did Kiera not go to court to force them to fund a study into long term side effects?

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Watson‏ @ImWatson91 Mar 12

Replying to @karamantha @mimmymum and

Keira (and other detransitioners like myself) do call for more studies/research into long-term effects. Until that happens and we know for certain that blockers are safe, we shouldn't be using them on kids - it's experimental and I don't think we should gamble with kids health.

7:22 AM - 12 Mar 2021