Category: anxiety
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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…
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Hormone Therapy, Mental Health, and Quality of Life Among Transgender People: A Systematic Review
Hormone therapy was associated with increased quality of life, decreased depression, and decreased anxiety. Rating: Transsupportive, Journal of the Endocrine Society, February 2, 2021 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) Content Summary J Endocr Soc. 2021 Apr 1; 5(4): bvab011. Published online 2021 Feb 2. doi: 10.1210/jendso/bvab011 PMCID: PMC7894249 PMID: 33644622 Hormone Therapy, Mental Health, and Quality of Life Among Transgender People:…
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Right-wing and evangelical media helped land anti-trans parent group the Kelsey Coalition in USA Today
The Kelsey Coalition has been promoting harmful junk science in the media and to policymakers. Rating: Transsupportive, Media Matters, August 16, 2019 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)
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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)