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 … Continue reading Australia: Call for Independent Inquiry
Current Concerns About Gender-Affirming Therapy in Adolescents
Stephen B. Levine & E. Abbruzzese Current Sexual Health Reports (2023) Cite this article Abstract Purpose of Review Results of long-term studies of adult transgender populations failed to demonstrate convincing improvements in mental health, and some studies suggest that there are treatment-associated harms. The purpose of this review is to clarify concerns about the rapid proliferation of hormonal … Continue reading Current Concerns About Gender-Affirming Therapy in Adolescents
Systematic Review of Evidence from Sweden
Hormone treatment is one of the interventions that has been used to address so-called 'gender dysphoria' in children, but there is a need for more evidence-based guidance on the safety and efficacy of such treatments. A recent systematic review by Ludvigsson et al. (2023) aimed to evaluate the current evidence on hormone treatment for children … Continue reading Systematic Review of Evidence from Sweden
ROGD: New Study based on Parent Reports
Professor Michael Bailey along with Suzanna Diaz (pseudonym) have published a new paper. This article is a reproduction of a Twitter thread by Professor Bailey. We have also produced an 'Accessible Synopsis' of the paper here. Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria: Parent Reports on 1655 Possible Cases Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria: Parent Reports on 1655 Possible … Continue reading ROGD: New Study based on Parent Reports
What’s Your Endgame?
By Sara Hertz What do you think you are doing? To those of you clinicians and researchers claiming that gender identity is biologically based, not malleable, that people should be affirmed or they will be harmed, that medicalization has been found to be reliably safe, effective, and prevents harm, that almost no one who embarks … Continue reading What’s Your Endgame?
SEGM issues Rebuttal to AusPATH
The Society for Evidence-based Gender Medicine (SEGM) has issued a paper refuting the claims made by The Australian Professional Association for Trans Health (AusPATH) in its recent paper. On 26th June 2021 AusPATH renewed its commitment to what it calls 'gender affirming care', and what is really Opposite Sex Imitation Medicine (OSIM). This announcement was seized upon by … Continue reading SEGM issues Rebuttal to AusPATH
Lost Boys
About one third of adolescents falling into the trap of transgenderism are boys. In the Spring of 2021 the parents of these boys coordinated the telling of their stories.
Lost Boys – The Survey
In a series of articles for Quillette, Angus Fox describes in detail the experiences of families with boys who think they are transgender. The link to the quantitative survey mentioned in the final essay can be found at the bottom of this page. Introduction When Sons Become Daughters: Parents of Transitioning Boys Speak Out on … Continue reading Lost Boys – The Survey
Dutch call for More Research
More research is urgently needed into transgender care for young people: 'Where does the large flow of children come from?' Thomas Steensma, Dutch researcher into gender treatments and one of the co-authers of the so-called 'Dutch Protocol' has expressed concerns that existing research is an insufficient basis upon which current pathways used to treat adolescents … Continue reading Dutch call for More Research
Challenging Ideas
Introduction Parents of a child who thinks they are transgender often have difficulty challenging the ideas that lie behind their child’s outlook. In the first instance, any challenge to the child’s world view is seen by them as confrontational and is likely to result in ‘push back’. Even parents who have a good relationship with … Continue reading Challenging Ideas