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Study Finds that Trans Youth are Unlikely to “Detransition”

According to a new study (prepublication peer-reviewed article) just released by the journal Pediatrics (the Official Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics) (access the article in the blog post), it is unlikely that children who socially transition will have “detransitioned” 5 years after their transitioning.

Justice Department challenges Alabama law criminalizing transgender health care for minors

Originally posted on Kira Moore's Closet:
The agency asked a federal court to issue an order stopping the law from taking effect. Justice Department challenges Alabama law criminalizing transgender health care for minors The?Justice Department?filed a lawsuit Friday challenging a?new Alabama law?that criminalizes certain medical care for transgender children, marking the first time the…

The War on Transgender Kids

Republicans across the country are currently legislating to make various treatments for transgender children illegal, even though those treatments are supported by medical professionals, to include the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Endocrine Society, the Journal of the American Medical Association, the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, the Pediatric Endocrine Society, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,  and the NASW (Simon, 2021; NASW, 2022). Just in the past several years over half of the U.S. state legislatures have considered laws that limit the rights and freedoms of transgender children – even the right to receive medically necessary affirming care.