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What's wrong with medical transition for kids? I need sources!

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shesellsseacats · 01/08/2021 22:02

I'm preparing a letter for DS's school on medical transition for children. The school are currently referring children on a charity that practices affirmation, apparently without any clue what it is they're promoting.

I'd like to explain:

a. what happens to children who are referred on for being trans
b. what are the side effects and dangers of blockers, hormones and surgery
c. what the affirmation model is
d. what detransitioners are saying about all this

Can anyone point me to some good sources to help me explain this?
And - sorry, this makes it a challenge - ideally not from organisations that they'll dismiss as transphobic hate groups. (I know, I know).

Articles or any format would be good, video would be brilliant.

So far I've got articles about all the Tavistock whistleblowers and also this brilliant video from David Bell.

www.channel4.com/news/children-have-been-very-seriously-damaged-by-nhs-gender-clinic-says-former-tavistock-staff-governor

Can anyone recommend anything?

Thanks :)

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shesellsseacats · 01/08/2021 22:13

I can't send either of them :(

They're both great, the work Transgender Trand have done going back years is outstanding.

But, I'm looking for stuff that's from mainstream sources at this point. I suspect they may dismiss TT and SSA as transphobic organisations.

So, I'm looking for articles in the press, or interviews on video, or studies etc. Or perhaps NHS guidance.

e.g. the BBC reporting on the Quality Care Commission having reviewed GIDS at the beginning of this and found many concerns:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-55723250

And, the recent NICE review of both puberty blockers and cross sex hormones where they found the evidence for them to be poor quality. segm.org/NICE_gender_medicine_systematic_review_finds_poor_quality_evidence

Stuff like that.

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AfternoonToffee · 01/08/2021 22:11

Someone is busy tonight, surely there must be something more exciting to do then monitoring Mumsnet.

AfternoonToffee · 01/08/2021 22:07

I think transgendertrend.com is often recommended as well as safeschoolsalliance.

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shesellsseacats · 01/08/2021 22:07

Gah! I shared my links in case they were useful and Mumsnet have hidden it!

They're links to articles on all the whistleblowers, basically.

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shesellsseacats · 01/08/2021 22:06

In case it's helpful for anyone else, here are the other links I have on the whistleblowers.

  • Kirsty Entwhistle (GIDS Clinical Psychologist) & her letter of resignation:
medium.com/*@kirstyentwistle*/an-open-letter-to-dr-polly-carmichael-from-a-former-gids-clinician-53c541276b8d
  • Dr David Bell, (ex Consultant psychiatrist & staff governor at the Tavistock)
www.theguardian.com/society/2021/may/02/tavistock-trust-whistleblower-david-bell-transgender-children-gids
  • Susan Evans, ex Psychotherapist & nurse at GIDS - who went to court with Keira Bell
www.crowdjustice.com/case/protect-children/
  • Five anonymous clinicians at GIDS who resigned and went to the press:
www.thetimes.co.uk/article/calls-to-end-transgender-experiment-on-children-k792rfj7d
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