It has space for as much talk therapy on identity as a person wants. Affirmation is about meeting a person where they are, about listening to what they need. They are trying to paint affirmation as a bad thing, as something forced. The same people who actually want conversion therapy for trans kids, are trying to create confusion on the meaning of affirmative therapy. It is focused on probing, delaying, questioning and at its heart, problematising trans identities. It is a friendly sounding rebrand of conversion therapy. Those who want to conduct conversion therapy on trans kids hide behind a new favourite term of ‘exploratory therapy’. They talk of ‘unintended consequences, by which some clearly mean, they fear the law would stop them conducting conversion therapy on trans kids. They talk of ‘children suffering from gender confusion or gender distress’, they talk of ‘exploratory therapy. Of course they do not say conversion therapy for trans kids. I’ll link the lovely Olly Alexander linking to a clip of our Health Secretary using Cass to call for conversion therapy for trans kids – see hereĭespite evidence that conversion therapy on trans children is particularly harmful, with research showing “For transgender adults who recalled gender identity conversion efforts before age 10 years, exposure was significantly associated with an increase in the lifetime odds of suicide attempts”.įor days now, MPs and commentators have cited the Cass review, in justification of the need for conversion therapy specifically for trans kids. This morning people who care about trans kids were reacting in utter dismay to hearing the Secretary of State for Health use the Cass interim review to justify the need to exclude trans people from a ban on conversion therapy. Response to a high court judge ruling on gender identity, which resulted in a 7 year old being removed from their mother.10 reasons why the #dontjudgegender verdict makes families of transgender children concerned.Transgender children need Stonewall’s support: SOME CHILDREN ARE TRANS.BBC sponsor vicious attack on transgender children.An Open letter to MPs on the UK Gender Recognition Act.C of E Anti-Bullying Guidance – Send us your reckons!.Girl Guides: How to radicalise hate against trans children in 10 easy steps.Scottish Children’s and Young Person’s Commissioner supports trans children.Transgender trend ‘School resource pack’ – A teacher’s perspective.Gender Recognition for Under 16s – Consultation on the Scottish Gender Recognition Act.TGEU Rapid Response: Europe Failing Trans Children.My Daughter is that ‘Scary Trans Kid’ the BBC warned you about.GPs and trans children – BBC drama ‘Doctors’ and the UK Gender Identity Development Service.Trans Rights are Human Rights – Interview with Ed Miliband.Review: A House For Everyone, interview with author, Jo Hirst.Why does a biological underpinning to gender identity matter?.A plea for better transgender research on the perpetual myth of ‘desistance’ and the ‘harm’ of social transitioning.Diagnostic importance of starting puberty?.Too young to know their Gender? Constancy research in trans children.Offensive, dated, harmful: 2019 research from the UK Children’s Gender Service.An Open Message of Solidarity to Parents of Trans kids in the USA.The Reality behind the Myths about Trans Children: An Interview with Truth & Tails.Australia Presents a Gold Standard of Care for Trans and Gender Diverse Children.Endocrine Society consensus on a ‘durable biological underpinning to gender identity’.Watchfully waiting UK continues to harm transgender children.Dr Jo Olson-Kennedy on puberty, blockers and hormones.New Zealand Healthcare Guidelines Affirm & Support Trans Children.Supporting Trans Children in Schools: Findings and Recommendations.Supporting Trans Children in Schools – Peer Reviewed Education Resource.“We just think of her as one of the girls” – Applying a Trans Inclusion Staged-Model to trans children’s experiences in UK primary and secondary schools.Ten Easy Tips for Trans Inclusive Education on Puberty and Bodies.15 Bad Faith Arguments Against Puberty Blockers.Puberty Blockers – Overview of the research.Evidence-based medicine: What do we mean by ‘low quality’ evidence in Trans Healthcare?. ![]() NHS service specification: A dangerous attack on trans kids. ![]()
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