New French guidlines on care for transgender adolescents agrees with US standards and disagrees with Great Britain, Finland andScandanavia
https://bsky.app/profile/birdlady.bsky.social/post/3lcgsthxps22i

#transrightsarehumanrights #affirmativecare

Anne Fausto-Sterling (@birdlady.bsky.social)

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/new-french-guidelines-recommend-trans?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=994764&post_id=152516757&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=false&r=1smcrn&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email #transrights #medsky #transinstem #feministsky

Bluesky Social
1/2 Time to stop vacationing in #Utah. It is not safe there for anyone. This #antitrans #antiaffirmativecare legislation effectively prohibits #affirmativecare up to the age age of 26. The governor made it #EFFECTIVEIMMEDIATELY

Time to stop vacationing in #Utah. It is not safe there for anyone. This #antitrans #antiaffirmativecare legislation effectively prohibits #affirmativecare up to the age age of 26. The governor made it #EFFECTIVEIMMEDIATELY
Utah's "risk category 4 legislation moves into the “worst states for anti-trans legislation” category on my anti-trans legislative risk map. This makes them the 1st state to move up into that category since the creation of the map."

https://erininthemorn.substack.com/p/utah-care-ban-for-trans-youth-takes?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=994764&post_id=99618085&isFreemail=false&utm_medium=email

Utah Care Ban For Trans Youth Takes Effect Immediately, Gov. Cox Signs

Utah becomes the first state in 2023 to ban gender affirming care for trans youth. It takes effect immediately. Utah is the only state with such a law being enforced. Governor Cox has signed the bill.

Erin In The Morning

The #NewYorkTimes published a seemingly balanced article on #bonedensity issues in adolescents receiving #pubertyblockers . Now a reputable group of clinicians has criticized the accuracy of the reporting in this piece. Good #sciencereporting requires good #dataanalysis.
#transgender
#affirmativecare

The NY Times article is at https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/14/health/puberty-blockers-transgender.html

The WPATH Board response is at https://bit.ly/3U3Rsar

Puberty Blockers Can Help Transgender Youth. Is There a Cost?

Puberty blockers can ease transgender youths’ anguish and buy time to weigh options. But concerns are growing about long-term physical effects and other consequences.

The New York Times