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Category: American College of Pediatricians

Abusive Practices And Conversion Therapy Ties: The Right Latches Onto Finnish Doctor Kaltiala

Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, October 31, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Abusive Practices And Conversion Therapy Ties: The Right Latches Onto Finnish Doctor Kaltiala On Monday, Bari Weiss’ platform, “The Free Press,” published an article by Dr. Riitakerttu Kaltiala, the chief psychiatrist in the department of adolescent…

October 31, 2023
“Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria” Republished In Junk-Science Journal With A Shady Record

Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, October 23, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary “Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria” Republished In Junk-Science Journal With A Shady Record On Monday, several prominent anti-trans accounts announced the republication of a previously retracted paper supporting the notion of “Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria,” a pseudoscientific…

October 23, 2023
Right-Wing “American College Of Pediatricians” Releases Trans Youth Conversion Therapy Site

Rating: Transsupportive, Erin In The Morning, October 20, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Right-Wing “American College Of Pediatricians” Releases Trans Youth Conversion Therapy Site The deceptively titled organization, “The American College of Pediatricians,” has introduced a new website aimed at aiding families in subjecting their transgender children to conversion…

October 20, 2023
18 Republican AGs Sign Letter Citing Anti-Abortion Ruling To Target Trans Adult Care

Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, October 16, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary 18 Republican AGs Sign Letter Citing Anti-Abortion Ruling To Target Trans Adult Care Republican attorneys general and legal representatives from 18 states have submitted an amicus brief in a Florida case, Dekker v. Weida, which currently…

October 16, 2023
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:…

September 9, 2023
Florida veered from norms to strip transgender care from Medicaid, records show

Rating: Transsupportive, Tampa Bay Times, August 2, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Florida veered from norms to strip transgender care from Medicaid, records show Days before a state agency began researching whether transgender medical care for Floridians should be covered by Medicaid, officials started lining up experts known for…

August 2, 2023
American College of Pediatricians: Gender Villain

A fringe, conservative doctors’ group that promotes anti-transgender legislation and pseudo-science.

March 8, 2023
Inside the Secret Working Group That Helped Push Anti-Trans Laws Across the Country

Leaked emails give a glimpse of the religious-right networks behind transgender health care bans. Rating: Transsupportive, Mother Jones, March 8, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive)

March 8, 2023