Article from the American College of Pediatricians about gender dysphoria

[Triliteration]

This is a damning review about the current trend towards medicalisation of gender dysphoria in children.

www.acpeds.org/the-college-speaks/position-statements/gender-dysphoria-in-children

A review of the current literature suggests that this protocol is founded upon an unscientific gender ideology, lacks an evidence base, and violates the long-standing ethical principle of “First do no harm.”

Fascinating!

[rb67]

There are counter arguments to the trans rhetoric but not quite as "sexy" for the media.

[BlindYeo]

This is FANTASTIC. An actual body of paediatricians saying this. Thanks Triliteration

[Ouchbirthhurted]

When I googled this organisation I got a proper google link to it at the top of the main search bit.

But also this rather confusing paid link that says a VERY similar sounding organisation is anti-LGBT. Hmmmm

www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.psychologytoday.com/blog/political-minds/201705/the-american-college-pediatricians-is-anti-lgbt-group%3famp

[Ouchbirthhurted]

I then get this on wikipedia that suggests the actual organisation mentioned in the OP is anti LGBT but have no idea of its validity.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_College_of_Pediatricians

[Ouchbirthhurted]

And there is yet another very similar sounding org linked to in the top linked paid advert bit on the original google search:

www.aap.org/en-us/Pages/Default.aspx

No idea which is what.

[Ouchbirthhurted]

And even snopes has come up on the search with a view on it all which seems a bit odd. Whose narrative to trust?

www.snopes.com/americas-pediatricians-gender-kids/

[BlindYeo]

OK, sounds like it is a small group of physicians who have formed their own body. Very right wing?

www.acpeds.org/acpeds-responds-to-libelous-attack-in-psychology-today

But I have no doubt Feminism Chat is currently described as an anti-LGBT hate group too.

[BoreOfWhabylon]

American College of Pediatricians is a small, right-wing, socially conservative, anti-abortion, antiLGBT, anti-gay-adoption outfit.

Very different from the American Academy of Pediatrics, which is a major professional association of pediatricians with around 66,000 members.

[SenecaFalls]

To echo what some others have said, the American College of Pediatricians are a right-wing organization that is definitely anti-gay. They are also pro-corporal punishment of children and have a piece on their website called "Guidelines for Disciplinary Spanking."

They have an anti-children, anti-woman agenda and are populated by people with a fundamentalist, religious right orientation.

[rb67]

The trans activists seem anti children, anti women and anti gay just from a different perspective.

[Emerencealwayshopeful]

Even nazis sometimes make sense. Or at least seem to. These are pro-life (except when it’s lives of actual people) anti everything else right wing bastards.

Unfortunately there isn’t research on any ‘side’ of this issue.

[Triliteration]

Bummer! Thought I’d stumbled on a gold mine. I should have checked first. Apologies.

[rb67]

It is well referenced, so that will be a slog to read through.

journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0016885

has a hyper link and looks like a good one.

[littlebillie]

Do no harm is a good sentiment

[Triliteration]

That is a good article, thanks rb67. It concludes what I suspected was the case: that the medical profession are rushing into potentially damaging treatment of a disorder that is not well-defined or understood without significant evidence to demonstrate whether this is the best treatment path.

The fact that simultaneously, it has reached the public consciousness and that there is a sudden surge in young people being presented to doctors, means there is potential for great harm.

This is such a difficult topic. It may be that all this will go ahead and it will be accepted eventually that those who pushed ahead got it right. But there are already some indications that suggest it could go the other way. It seems likely to me that the effects will likely be worse in the US than in the U.K. But if the NHS does go ahead, the risk of future lawsuits is enormous.

[ChesterBelloc]

"Even nazis sometimes make sense. Or at least seem to. These are pro-life (except when it’s lives of actual people) anti everything else right wing bastards."

Emerence - are you really calling those who are anti-abortion 'Nazis'? If so, have a word with yourself. In any other context, that would be called out as hate speech.

[TheGoalIsToStayOutOfTheHole]

Yeah, this group are apparently anti LGBT. Mind, anyone who speaks out about transing kids is considered anti LGBT, even though being anti transing kids is very pro-LGB ...as 'transing away the gay' is obviously homophobic. And if left alone to develop properly, most transkids turn out to simply be gay..where if shoved onto blockers and such, they very nearly ALL go onto cross sex hormones.

[TheGoalIsToStayOutOfTheHole]

In addition to preventing the development of secondary sex characteristics, GnRH agonists arrest bone growth, decrease bone accretion, prevent the sex-steroid dependent organization and maturation of the adolescent brain, and inhibit fertility by preventing the development of gonadal tissue and mature gametes for the duration of treatment.

Prevent maturation of the adolescent brain

Is something I have been very worried about since discovering puberty blockers actually. Surely, if all other puberty related stuff is halted, the vital brain development that goes on during puberty is also halted. Which would definitely explain how near all kids on blockers do not change their minds, where those who are not on blockers do most of the time. The ones on blockers are stuck in a childlike state, both in body and in mind.

[MrGHardy]

"As an example, Dr. Kenneth Zucker, long acknowledged as a foremost authority on gender identity issues in children, has also been a lifelong advocate for gay and transgender rights. However, much to the consternation of adult transgender activists, Zucker believes that gender-dysphoric pre-pubertal children are best served by helping them align their gender identity with their anatomic sex. This view ultimately cost him his 30-year directorship of the Child Youth and Family Gender Identity Clinic (GIC) at the Center for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto."

Absolutely chilling. A pioneer in his field is ousted because people think their personal beliefs matter more.

[Debbie803]

Other respected sexologist on this matter include: Ray Blanchard, Alice Dreger and James Cantor.