NYT article: therapy before hormones

[AgathaMystery]

An excellent article from NYT. Some utter nonsense but as always it’s the comments that are the real gems. Filter by ‘readers picks’ for the really good ones.

www.nytimes.com/2022/01/13/health/transgender-teens-hormones.html?referringSource=articleShare

Just finished reading the article. Amazed and heartened by the comments.

“These issues of inadequate assessment and what I sometimes called hasty or sloppy care have resulted in potential harm,” said Erica Anderson, a clinical psychologist'

No shit.

Good article. Can't read comments on the archived version, sadly.

I hadn't seen the phrase 'chest masculinization' before, I don't think.

Is that for people who identify as masculine, or those who identify as men? Surely the term discriminates against feminine men (including trans men)?

I read the comments, and you will be happy to know they are BLISTERING. Apparently the readership of the NYT is far more tervacious than the editors of that venerable publication.

Whenever a major news outlet invites comments on this issue, they are always against the nonsense spouted by TRAs.

@PrincessNutella

I read the comments, and you will be happy to know they are BLISTERING. Apparently the readership of the NYT is far more tervacious than the editors of that venerable publication.

Great. Great to hear.

Interesting article. Can't see any comments.