Dr Jillian Spencer is a psychiatrist at the Queensland Children’s Hospital who takes a cautious approach to the care of young people with transgender ideation.
She is currently suspended from her role amid accusations of ‘transphobia’.
Dr Spencer is a signatory to the National Association of Practising Psychiatrists’ guide to managing gender dysphoria and incongruence in young people, which advocates a cautious approach and comprehensive mental health assessment.
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Senior child psychiatrist stood down after questioning gender medicine. The affirmation model for children with gender dysphoria supports the social transition of children (opposite sex name, clothing, and pronouns), the off-label prescription of ‘puberty blockers’ from Tanner Stage II (age 10 to 12) followed by the off-label prescription of cross-sex hormones. Some surgeries, such as double mastectomy, are occurring in Australia under age 18.
Dr Spencer has subsequently taken issue with ABC ‘Four Corners’ labeling its coverage ‘irresponsible’. The programme framed a suicide as resulting from a lack of access to opposite-sex imitation treatment.
‘I just need to let parents know that the risk of death for children with gender dysphoria is the same as that with children with other mental health problems,’ she said.
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Dr Spencer has called for an independent inquiry into the treatment of children with transgender ideation in Australia.
Join the call for an independent inquiry into the treatment of children with gender dysphoria in Australia
- Text message or WhatsApp message your name, field of practice, the main state where you work (or if retired), and your AHPRA registration number to: 0478251184
- You will receive a reply: ‘Received’ 3. Please then delete your message.
Your AHPRA registration number will be used to confirm that you are a registered health practitioner in Australia. Your message will be deleted. Your details will be recorded on a paper list in a secure location. Your details will not be recorded anywhere electronically. Your identifying details will not form part of any correspondence or communication and will not be revealed to any source. - Joining this call for an independent inquiry does not mean that you hold a particular viewpoint, only that you think that an independent inquiry is necessary to guide Australian doctors in what treatments for children with gender dysphoria are safe to be delivered, at what age, and under what conditions. If you hold concerns about the affirmation model and you wish to be part of ongoing communication regarding this issue, please also send an email address that can be stored electronically and used for this purpose. Your
email address will not be shared.
