Serious official criticism of Butterfly

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Charliethefeminist · 14/10/2018 04:13

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I have an issue with my login so good luck with the link. You might only get the headline.

This is serious journalism by Andrew Gilligan.

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lucasthecat · 14/10/2018 06:06

Thingybob - In the article the 1% figure is given context - it is the same risk for the same age group - referred for any mental health support - clearly 1% is not To be ignored - but neither is it the ridiculously made up 48% - we now have a reference backed with figures and context for the suicide risk for young people - and it is No higher for trans people than other young people who require support from outside agencies

Thingybob · 14/10/2018 05:54

Maybe not great news as even 1% makes these young people a very high risk group.

TLMJJ · 14/10/2018 05:46

This is incredibly significant. Susie Green of Mermaids claims that 48% of transgender children attempt suicide because they are not being treated properly by the NHS’s Gender Identity Service, but GIDs has released figures showing that the actual rate is less than 1%. That’s quite a difference, and is great news for worried parents.

VickyEadie · 14/10/2018 05:38

It mentions the taking of a child abroad for surgery. I thought that was an offence.

EmpressAdultHumanFemale · 14/10/2018 05:31

Here's a sharetoken link from my login if that helps. www.thetimes.co.uk/article/teen-transgender-drama-butterfly-inflates-suicide-risk-9ng3z22mv?shareToken=66b3126bd1f7f339bbe37a439158daaf

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