Plus: Genital surgery on US teens; Dutch Health Council rebuked; the incoherence of gender identity; Brazil's cancel culture; sterilisation v German law; tomboys lost to trans; medical misinfo in Oz
I'm heartened to see touches of awareness to the full depth of this issue, as well as reading strong, sound statements from learned, experienced voices.
Thorough, comprehensive review of what’s going on in the world of “gender”, with particular focus on the Netherlands where it all began (for children in particular). Both worrying and encouraging in equal measure - the most important part for me is there seems to be open questioning of the underlying diagnosis.
Thanks Louise. It's striking that people internationally, and presumably independently, are fixing on similar conceptual and ethical problems affecting the gender-affirming model.
The following is wide of the current GCN topic but I believe it merits posting:
HIV PREVALENCE OF THE TRANSGENDER POPULATION IN THE US
….Long-term US post transition studies indicate that HIV prevalence is approximately 20% for trans transwomen and 2.6% for trans men
This translates as:
• HIV prevalence in Trans women is near 70 times that in the general population
• HIV prevalence in Trans men is near a mere 9 times that of the general population
This reality conflicts with the fact that are constantly reassured that the gender-affirming model is evidence-based healthcare that significantly improves the mental health and emotional wellbeing of those thus treated.
Thanks again for your thoroughness.
I'm heartened to see touches of awareness to the full depth of this issue, as well as reading strong, sound statements from learned, experienced voices.
There is some reason for optimism. It's interesting to see practitioners in various countries raising similar concerns.
Thorough, comprehensive review of what’s going on in the world of “gender”, with particular focus on the Netherlands where it all began (for children in particular). Both worrying and encouraging in equal measure - the most important part for me is there seems to be open questioning of the underlying diagnosis.
Thanks Louise. It's striking that people internationally, and presumably independently, are fixing on similar conceptual and ethical problems affecting the gender-affirming model.
The following is wide of the current GCN topic but I believe it merits posting:
HIV PREVALENCE OF THE TRANSGENDER POPULATION IN THE US
….Long-term US post transition studies indicate that HIV prevalence is approximately 20% for trans transwomen and 2.6% for trans men
This translates as:
• HIV prevalence in Trans women is near 70 times that in the general population
• HIV prevalence in Trans men is near a mere 9 times that of the general population
This reality conflicts with the fact that are constantly reassured that the gender-affirming model is evidence-based healthcare that significantly improves the mental health and emotional wellbeing of those thus treated.