Have you seen this? I'm afraid this will make it even more difficult for trans people to receive gender affirming health care.

https://www.lawlegalhub.com/fox-varian-lawsuit/

#trans #detransitioning

Fox Varian Lawsuit: How a Detransitioner Took Medical Providers to Court and Won - Law Legal Hub

Over the past few weeks, a case involving Fox Varian — a young woman from Westchester...

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@Sci_Fi_FanGirl Argh... Gender affirming health care has very low regret rates, detransitioning is extremely rare. But - yes, this case will make it harder for everyone. As if the political landscape wasn't bad enough as it is for transgender people. And it plays right into the TERF argument "but they are minors, how could they possibly know?"

It's worth noting that this was a jury decision, so this is very likely the result of the current political climate in the US. I assume that this legal fight will go to the next instance but whether it will change anything is an open question...

@Sci_Fi_FanGirl And of course her autism and ADHD diagnoses are being thrown into the mix for why she couldn't possibly make that decision. 🤢