Category: science feature
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Survey of trans youth reports high satisfaction with gender-affirming care
Rating: Transsupportive, Washington Post, October 21, 2024 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Survey of trans youth reports high satisfaction with gender-affirming care Trans youth survey by Princeton indicates those who received puberty blockers, hormones or other gender-affirming medical care largely did not regret receiving treatment. 5 min By Lizette Ortega October…
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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…
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Ask Ethan: What is a woman?
If you think you know what sex, gender, and “the right thing to do” for trans youth and adults are, be sure it agrees with actual science. Rating: Transsupportive, BigThink, June 9, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) Content Summary STARTS WITH A BANG — JUNE 9, 2023 Ask Ethan: What is a woman? If you…
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What the Science on Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Kids Really Shows
Laws that ban gender-affirming treatment ignore the wealth of research demonstrating its benefits for trans people’s health Rating: Transsupportive, Scientific American, May 12, 2022 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) Content Summary What the Science on Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Kids Really Shows Laws that ban gender-affirming treatment ignore the wealth of research demonstrating its…