Category: substance abuse

  • Alcohol Use Among Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth

    Alcohol Use Among Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth

    Rating: Transsupportive, Psychology Today, August 30, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Alcohol Use Among Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth Alcohol Use Among Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth Drinking to cope may do more harm than good. Posted August 30, 2023 |  Reviewed by Gary Drevitch KEY POINTS Source: pexels/free use/RDNE Stock project Transgender and gender…

  • The Transgender Movement’s House of Cards Is Falling

    The Transgender Movement’s House of Cards Is Falling

    Rating: Transphobic, Public Discourse, August 2, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) Content Summary The Transgender Movement’s House of Cards Is Falling This week, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is holding its annual leadership conference at its headquarters in Itasca, Illinois. One issue that won’t be on the agenda but will be on the minds of many members is how to treat gender…

  • Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People, Version 8

    The overall goal of SOC-8 is to provide health care professionals (HCPs) with clinical guidance to assist TGD people in accessing safe and effective pathways to achieving lasting personal comfort with their gendered selves with the aim of optimizing their overall physical health, psychological well-being, and self-fulfillment. Rating: Transsupportive, World Professional Association of Transgender Health via International Journal…

  • CMDA Ethics Statement Transgender Identification

    CMDA Ethics Statement Transgender Identification

    A novel way of thinking about one’s body has entered into popular culture. “Transgender” individuals refer to their “gender” as a sexual identity that may be male or female, something in between, or neither. This self-identification differs from, and takes priority over, their biological sex as recognized in their chromosomal DNA and innate physical sexual…

  • What California Gets that England Doesn’t

    What California Gets that England Doesn’t

    But what I want, no, need, to talk about today is the difference between my privileged transition from female to male in California, and what I discovered when I returned to England. Rating: Transsupportive, GenderGP, October 18, 2018 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)