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Category: science

  • No, Trans Hormone Therapy Does Not “Increase Heart Disease By 95%”

    Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, October 7, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary No, Trans Hormone Therapy Does Not “Increase Heart Disease By 95%” On Saturday, a flurry of inaccurate headlines and social media posts proliferated across the internet, alleging that “trans women taking hormones” have a 95% increased…

  • How sports are handling transgender women in competition – DW – 10/01/2023

    Rating: Transneutral, Deutsche Welle, October 1, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary How sports are handling transgender women in competition – DW – 10/01/2023 Discussions about transgender rights and sports have been ongoing among athletes and sports federations for years. In a recent development, an upcoming World Aquatics Swimming…

  • “Startling Increase of 582 Percent”: Rebuttal to Liberty Counsel Action

    Rating: Transsupportive, Gender Menace, September 21, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Debunking Misinformation: The Truth About Transgender Regret and Identity Awareness In a recent missive from Liberty Counsel Action, titled “Startling Increase of 582 Percent,” concerns were raised about transgender individuals regretting their gender-affirming care and the suggestion that a dramatic…

  • Parents Must Stand Up Against Gender Surgeries Performed on Minors | Opinion

    Rating: Transphobic, Newsweek, September 19, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary OPINION Parents Must Stand Up Against Gender Surgeries Performed on Minors | Opinion KIMBERLY FLETCHER, PRESIDENT AND CEO, MOMS FOR AMERICA ON 9/19/23 AT 9:38 AM EDT  Woman Blames Social Media Influence For Her Transgender Surgery It is déjà…

  • Americans Don’t Want Politicians Focusing on Transgender Issues, Survey Finds

    Rating: Transsupportive, Advocate.com, September 18, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Americans Don’t Want Politicians Focusing on Transgender Issues, Survey Finds Most Americans are not concerned with legislation around transgender issues and harbor doubts about whether lawmakers are informed enough on matters related to trans lives to create fair policies…

  • Transgender Interventions Harm Children: Rebuttal to American College of Pediatricians

    Rating: Transsupportive, Gender Menace, September 9, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) An article entitled “Transgender Interventions Harm Children” on the website of the anti-transgender, pseudo-scientific American College of Pediatricians contains several claims that are either misleading or unsupported by the current scientific consensus. Let’s address each claim with specific rebuttals and citations to reputable sources:…

  • New Randomized Trial Shows Trans Care Lowers Suicidality

    For the first time, a randomized controlled trial has been completed on gender affirming care and the results are stunning: 55% of those on care saw reduction of suicidality vs 5% of control. Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, September 7, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary New Randomized Trial…

  • Fast access to hormone therapy in transgender adults ‘lifesaving’, study finds

    Rating: Transsupportive, The Guardian, September 7, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Fast access to hormone therapy in transgender adults ‘lifesaving’, study finds Fast access to testosterone therapy for transgender adults is “life-saving”, leading to a significantly reduced risk of depression and suicide, a clinical trial led by…

  • Three states’ polls show why Republicans are all-in on transgender legislation

    Rating: Transphobic, The Hill, September 1, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Three states’ polls show why Republicans are all-in on transgender legislation Republicans in many states have advocated for, introduced and passed a wide range of restrictive legislation related to transgender individuals during recent legislative sessions. Survey data from…

  • Months ago, Riverside County school board quietly rejected transgender policy – Press Enterprise

    Rating: Transneutral, The Press-Enterprise, September 3, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Months ago, Riverside County school board quietly rejected transgender policy – Press Enterprise This summer, several Southern California school boards have approved or discussed policies to notify parents if their children identify as transgender. But months before the…