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Teenage boys being forced to take estrogen and seemingly being experimented on in LA

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ImOnTheWrongPlanet · 20/07/2020 11:57

www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-07-15/teenage-boy-was-given-estrogen-developed-breast-tissue-while-in-l-a-county-juvenile-hall-lawsuit-alleges

Apologies if this is a duplicate thread. I've tried searching for it on here but couldn't see anything.

I only found out about this today and wondered if anyone else knew anything about it.

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queenofknives · 20/07/2020 13:03

[quote EricLove123]@queenofknives It's nothing to do with the 'trans debate' as it isn't. It's not a young person identifying as trans, it's a young person being given hormones as treatment for a behavioural disorder by an abusive medic.[/quote]
Of course it's related. Yet more medical experimentation on children with cross sex hormones. The child isn't trans but the hormones are. I totally see why OP felt they are related and don't really understand the piling on/criticising her for bringing it up.

Why is he being given oestrogen to control his behaviour? Is that meant to make him more passive or something?

ItsAllGoingToBeFine · 20/07/2020 12:53

it's a young person being given hormones as treatment for a behavioural disorder by an abusive medic.

So I did read it right. Presumably the estrogen was supposed to make him more docile, like a woman? Has this got any sort of science behind it?

EricLove123 · 20/07/2020 12:50

@queenofknives It's nothing to do with the 'trans debate' as it isn't. It's not a young person identifying as trans, it's a young person being given hormones as treatment for a behavioural disorder by an abusive medic.

queenofknives · 20/07/2020 12:45

It concerns medical treatment with cross sex hormones so of course it's connected to the "trans debate". No one is trying to shoehorn anything in - it's quite an obvious connection to make.

DidoLamenting · 20/07/2020 12:39

@ImOnTheWrongPlanet

Maybe not. I'm not good at this sort of thing. Just thought it might be relevant to the trans debate.
It has nothing to do with trans issues. Does "trans" have to be shoe- horned into everything?

It concerns unauthorised and inappropriate medical treatment.

ItsAllGoingToBeFine · 20/07/2020 12:24

I saw this and was really confused. It sounded almost as if he was given estrogen on an attempt to modify his behaviour - am I wrong on that?

lionheart · 20/07/2020 12:23

I can remember reading about this before. One deranged doctor perhaps but there is also a bigger story here:

'Estrogen is normally stocked at L.A. County juvenile facilities for use as part of hormone therapy for contraception and treatment of gender dysphoria, according to the health services representative.'

Original poster
ImOnTheWrongPlanet · 20/07/2020 12:02

Maybe not. I'm not good at this sort of thing. Just thought it might be relevant to the trans debate.

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Chungus · 20/07/2020 12:00

Is this a feminist issue? It sounds more like a deranged doctor.