Transgender kids: What is the right way to deal with the growing number of children exploring their gender identity?

[RedToothBrush]

www.itv.com/news/2018-02-22/transgender-kids-what-is-the-right-way-to-deal-with-the-growing-number-of-children-exploring-their-gender-identity/

Is it safe to click or will it be rage inducing?

At least they didn't put mermaids at the bottom - or perhaps they should?

I've read a couple of articles now where gender critical women; intelligent, educated adults, are referred to as a group of mums. And why not dads? Why are they not speaking to a group of dads?

That really irks me.

twitter.com/itvnews/status/966660022167056385

Twitter response

I like the way they have advertised Childline and not Mermaids. It looks like it might be at least neutral?

Have you read the Childline advice page? I would hazard a guess that it was written by Mermaids.

A quote from Childine:
"A trans person is not 'dressing up' as another gender or cross-dressing. They're expressing their true gender".

This is a proper thoughtful analysis of the issues, which highlights how the current protocols have very little basic in evidence:
www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/growing-pains

"A trans person is not 'dressing up' as another gender or cross-dressing. They're expressing their true gender."

Bollocks.

They're exploring alternatives to the socially-condition gendered behaviour expected of them.

"A trans person is not 'dressing up' as another gender or cross-dressing. They're expressing their true gender"

Fuck off with this absolute shit.

They are wearing what appeals to them!

It's everyone who subscribes to an ideology who is telling them it's indicative of something hugely significant.

It just isn't.

Going to watch this later and get a feel for the overall tone I think...

Glad the twitter tide seems to be turning, people appear to nit be eating up the bullshit quite so readily.

49% increase in referrals in the past year though? You KNOW something is very very wrong when the increase is so huge and so fast.

There was one tweet saying the response should be to investigate and research the reasons behind the increased numbers of trans identifying children.
This is absolutely crucial. Why won't they do this? The whole thing is a time bomb.

Anyone watching?

I'm hoping to see it through the eyes of MN rather than watching myself

I'm assuming that as Paris Lees is on it it will be very pro-transgender otherwise they would have refused to appear.

Someone should link her podcast interview with nick Robinson. She kept quiet about it so they might no have heard it ....