#Trans Health Experts Push Back on Youth Care Opposition in #SouthAfrica

by Malaika Delport, Feb 17, 2026

"The Professional Association for Transgender Health South Africa (#PATHSA) has published an important response to discriminatory and harmful arguments that question the legitimacy of gender-affirming care for #transgender and #NonBinary youth.

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"PATHSA reiterates that being transgender is not a disorder and does not require diagnostic criteria. Gender dysphoria, however, is a recognised clinical condition involving significant distress related to gender incongruence.

"The organisation affirms that SASOP’s paper aligns with standards developed by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, which recommend comprehensive assessment and, where appropriate, access to puberty blockers or hormone therapy."

Read more:
https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/02/17/trans-health-experts-push-back-on-youth-care-opposition-in-south-africa/

#Africa #LGBTQ #GBLTQ #TransYouth #TransYouthCare #TransRightsAreHumanRights #RejectColonialism

#African #Queer Youth Initiative

"Our History

A group of young #LGBTQI+ activists founded the African Queer Youth Initiative during the 5th Changing Faces and Changing Spaces Conference in Nairobi, #Kenya, in June 2015.

Our founding members recognised the need to elevate the needs and aspirations of young people within the larger LGBTQI+ movement and to create a space where they could be seen as equal partners in the struggle for equality. Since then, #AQYI has become a vibrant network of African youth activists united by our shared commitment to building a more #inclusive and #equitable society.

Since our inception, we have grown exponentially; our members come from southern, northern, eastern, and western Africa, as well as the African Islands, representing a diverse and vibrant community of young queer people. We continue to work with African LGBTQI+ youths to develop innovative and youth-led strategies for empowering LGBTQI+ youths across Africa, as well as platforms that allow them to engage actively and have an authentic voice in the fight for their freedom."

https://aqyi.org/about-us/

#LGBTQ #GBLTQ #QueerYouth #TransYouth #NonBinary #GenderQueer #Africa #RejectColonialism

NHS England has announced that it is pausing new prescriptions of gender-affirming hormones for those aged under 18 years old.

Read the full explainer here: https://tinyurl.com/under18sGAHpause

We will continue to campaign against this attempt to strip people of their human right to bodily autonomy – please look out for further statements and information in the coming weeks.

Please also help us to continue this work by donating: https://tinyurl.com/DonateTransActual

#TransYouth #NHS #GAHT #TransHealthcare

RE: https://masto.ai/@transworld/116214084445475075

More of this, please. #TransYouth #ProtectTransKids

Trump Urges Passage of the SAVE America Act — With New Provisions

https://murica.website/2026/03/trump-urges-passage-of-the-save-america-act-with-new-provisions/

These moms are risking arrest to protect gender-affirming care for trans youth

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/moms-protesting-for-trans-kids

@alexadeswift

Does anyone have a source to NHS England or government statement on this? I can only find news articles.

My thoughts can't be shared on what I'd like to do to #Starmer and #Streeting for the harm they're causing to #TransYouth as I would be liable to a prison sentence.

Please give hugs to any #trans kids you know, and let them know there's many of us fighting for to overturn these deadly policies

Texas AG Ken Paxton says ban on gender-affirming care for trans kids also applies to talk therapy

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/trans-mental-health-ken-paxton

Virginia school board settles lawsuit with students accused of harassing trans classmate

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/news/education/virginia-settles-loudoun-transgender-case

Texas AG Maligns Therapy That Affirms Trans Youths’ Identities as “Child Abuse”

https://murica.website/2026/03/texas-ag-maligns-therapy-that-affirms-trans-youths-identities-as-child-abuse/