WHO will not be making any recommendations for trans identifying children & adolescents due to lack of evidence

'Ashley - whose pronouns are they/them/that b*h'

'Ashley did not publicly acknowledge the WHO’s updated list of panelists or their reason for dropping out, but said on X: ‘Tough time to be a troll.’'

'Reem Alsalem, a Jordanian human rights advocate at the UN, slammed the WHO for including more activists than medical experts.
She said: 'Stakeholders whose views differ from those held by transgender activist organisations do not appear to have been invited.
'Such stakeholders include experts from European public health authorities who have taken the lead on developing an evidence-based and consequently cautious approach to youth gender transitions (eg England, Sweden and Finland).'
Eleven members do not have a medical background but are a mixture of activists, social justice advocates, human rights lawyers, STD researchers, and policy advisors.
Seven are trans themselves, ten have a medical background and of those, eight are doctors.
The panel also includes members of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), a nonprofit dedicated to promoting medical treatments for gender dysphoria, which has been accused of being too pro-medication.'

From the DM article.

I think it would be optimistic to think that there was only one TRA on the panel.

But I wonder if this is a wee wedge that got chucked into a door just before it slammed shut. Now the door is open, and hopefully will remain so.

I wonder if, once they removed the TRA from the panel, enough of the others breathed a sigh of relief and at a TEAMS call and voted to ditch mutilating and sterilising children?

Possibly related:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12969191/Win-DM-com-World-Health-Organization-quietly-removes-transgender-extremist-panel-gender-dysphoria-story.html

'Of note, these new technical guidelines on the health of trans and gender diverse people will not consider surgical interventions.'

Edit: From the FAQ section on the WHO page linked above.

This is significant. However it does shine a huge light on the fact that they released guidance that lacked evidence in the first place. It was only because of pushback that they had to make this concession.

These organisations fucking have to face the fact that having a group or committee that is purely based on ideologically driven and not based on strong evidence people is always going to be an issue.

https://www.who.int/news/item/15-01-2024-extended-deadline-for-feedback-on-who-development-of-a-guideline-on-the-health-of-trans-and-gender-diverse-people

'The World Health Organization (WHO) Departments of Gender, Rights and Equity (GRE), Global HIV, Hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Infections Programmes (HHS), and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research (SRH) are in the process of developing a guideline on the health of trans and gender diverse people, specifically adults.

A Guideline Development Group (GDG) has been established in line with standard procedures and the proposed composition of the GDG and related biographies were posted on the WHO website for general feedback on 28 June and 18 December 2023.

WHO received a wide-ranging set of feedback from communities and stakeholders and appreciates the engagement seen to date. Acknowledging the need for more time for feedback, WHO is extending the deadline for submissions until 2 February 2024. All comments should be sent to [email protected].

The guideline under development aims to address specific health challenges that negatively impact the rights of trans and gender diverse people to access quality health services, undermining their quality of life and life expectancy.

The scope of the guideline was based on requests of some WHO Member States and on the outcomes of a stakeholder consultation held in May 2022 with experts in transgender health and representatives from the affected communities from all WHO regions. The proposed guideline is guided by WHO’s vision of a world in which all people attain the highest possible level of health and well-being, leaving no one behind.

This new guideline will focus on 5 areas: provision of gender-affirming care, including hormones relating to adults; health worker education on and training for the provision of gender-inclusive care; provision of health care for trans and gender diverse people who have suffered interpersonal violence, based on their needs; health policies that support gender-inclusive care; and legal recognition of self-determined gender identity for adults.

The GDG members include researchers with relevant technical expertise; end-users (e.g. programme managers and health workers); and representatives of trans and gender diverse community organizations, among others.

The members come from all six WHO regions, will act in their individual capacity (not representing any organization with which they are affiliated), and will not receive any financial compensation as per standard procedures.

Following the completion of the extended public feedback period, the final list of GDG members is expected to be announced and the group will begin its work. The overall process for development of the guideline could take up to 2 years, with further opportunities for external expert review and comments. '

https://segm.org/world-health-organization-transgender-guidelines

Whoah!