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OK, I'm in, let's talk about improving healthcare for all dysphoric patients.https://twitter.com/saturnalea/status/1371257514558373888 …
We have a condition with one known, effective treatment. We estimate that treatment is effective, conservatively, in 97-99% of patients. The condition is also highly stigmatized, so many patients who need it don't access it or stop treatment due to stigma.
In this situation, what would improve healthcare for these patients? A) Destigmatizing the condition and treatment so more patients who need it get it. B) Focus attention on 1-3% for whom the treatment is not effective, try to reduce the number to zero.
It's A, guys. It's A. I know how tough it must be for detransitioners to have hope for a medical treatment and be in the number of people for whom it didn't work. But, this is very normal, in medicine. It's disappointing. It's tough. These folks deserve support, and empathy.
However, they should not be allowed to harm patients who need this effective and highly stigmatized treatment. That's not evidence based medicine. That's transphobic stigma and moral panic.
When the evidence changes doctors opinions will change. So will mine. If a wave of AFAB detransitioners ever finally materializes IN THE DATA, we'll listen. But there is no current support for the belief that a main issue in trans medical care is too much ineffective treatment.
I want to end with an acknowledgment that I take a very medical approach to the issue of transition. It's a mode I'm comfortable in, and I hope I can add something to the discussion, while continuing to learn from folks who resist the over-medicalization of trans lives & bodies.
Everytime I've had an argument with these people about alternatives it always comes down to therapy to not make someone trans aka conversion therapy. We're not gonna ban something that works for the overwhelming majority. We'd ban everything. Transition has the lowest regret too.
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