Editorial | We must be advocates for gender-affirming care

As tensions rise on the topic of gender-affirming care in Iowa, it is important to remember that limiting access to this type of care isnโ€™t going to solve problems.  While this is clear to major medical associations who oppose bans on gender-affirming care, many people who have detransitioned advocate for the end of care to...

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#Detransitioners are often weaponized by #organizedreligion, #farright #hategroups , and #conservative #politicians as a means to advance their #hateful #agendas. This #focus is amplified by #fawning #stories in #rightwing #mediaoutlets, despite multiple #studies indicating that #detransitioning due to #regret is exceptionally rare. (1/2)

Consequently, the same few #weaponized #detransitioners are given a vastly #oversized #platform, allowing them to far #overshadow the #stories of tens of thousands of #transgender #people who have positively #benefited from their #transition.

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