Jeremy Shaw, MD

“Between good and evil, there is no safe space to stand. There is no neutral void from which a physician can escape his ethical duties.” - AKF

[Jeremy Shaw, MD @JeremyShawMD]

During the 1960s and 1970s, the psychiatric-survivors movement emerged with the aim of “liberating” the mentally ill. The activists found a sense of purpose as they saw themselves as heroic figures fighting against oppression within the psychiatric institution. However, their perspective evolved over time into an ideology that rejected the concept of mental illness altogether. They believed they were simply “different” rather than “abnormal”, asserting that their perception of the world held equal, if not greater, validity than that of the “sane” society.

The movement actively sought to influence the management of individuals with mental illness and exerted significant power through their advocacy groups. They were able to effectively halt funding for hospitals that did not adhere to their demands.

Ultimately, their efforts led to the deinstitutionalization of the severely mentally ill, amongst other consequences. This transition left many “liberated” patients without sufficient support. As a result, many of them faced homelessness, resorted to crime, and their families bore the burdens of their challenges.

A psychiatric issue was essentially framed as a social justice issue, and although the activists accomplished their “cause”, it was the patients genuinely in need of mental health support who suffered for it.

Today, Gender Dysphoria, a psychiatric condition, is being framed by activists as a social justice issue. Activist organizations are actively influencing how Gender Dysphoria is evaluated and managed. The genuine therapeutic needs of vulnerable individuals (children and young adults) are being compromised in favor of ideological goals.

It is unfortunate that the very institution of Psychiatry, which ideally should resist this trend and facilitate an objective resolution of this issue, is instead complicit in promoting this activism.

[Jeremy Shaw, MD @JeremyShawMD]

@BLFactsRule You cited the paper I critiqued and the particular assertion I challenged as proof that “debunks” my claim that puberty blockers were not generally prescribed for gender dysphoria in the US until after 2009?

I’ll be muting you now. Farewell.

[Wesley Yang @wesyang]

There is no simpler test of moral and intellectual integrity: did you buy into this astroturfed pseudo-reality either out of gullibility, an excess of misdirected compassion unchecked by reason, opportunism, or mere conformity?

Any answer is disqualifying.

[Jeremy Shaw, MD @JeremyShawMD]

@womanofcourse 🤫. It’s a taboo to talk about that.

[Jeremy Shaw, MD @JeremyShawMD]

@ovenjoybread Haha. That's exactly what they would say.

[Jeremy Shaw, MD @JeremyShawMD]

@JennyFitz2000 I provided evidence that the vast majority of kids who identify as trans are gay, meaning that it is very common for effeminate boys (and their parents who provide consent) to pursue a “transition”.

[Jeremy Shaw, MD @JeremyShawMD]

@ovenjoybread Unfortunately, yes.

[Jeremy Shaw, MD @JeremyShawMD]

@citizen_yul @Evil_Beagle @KateMinor2 Was the Amsterdam clinic comprised of youth or adults?

I’ll repeat one more time:

“Suicide amongst YOUTH who identify as trans is extremely rare.”

That is the premise of the post. Farewell.

[Jeremy Shaw, MD @JeremyShawMD]

Other samples?

There is only ONE other published study that has documented suicide fatalities among transgender adolescents. This study, conducted at Belgium’s pediatric gender clinic, had a sample size of 177. How does this compare to a much larger sample of 15,032 cases spanning 11 years? Which is the better data?

[Jeremy Shaw, MD @JeremyShawMD]

You didn't offer a correction. You just don’t know how to read. I made a post about suicide being extremely rare amongst trans youth. You misinterpreted it to mean that trans youth are not at a higher risk of suicide than their non transgender peers, which wasn’t the premise of the post. If you did your due diligence and searched through my page, you’d find that I have discussed the subject extensively.

If you’re interpreting the statistic below to mean that 30-50% don’t outgrow it, it appears there might be a misunderstanding of basic math as well. Farewell.

[Jeremy Shaw, MD @JeremyShawMD]

@o_wn145 I don’t need your concession lol. You don’t know what you are talking about. I’m not trying to convince you. I’m trying to prevent you from misleading others.

[Jeremy Shaw, MD @JeremyShawMD]

@o_wn145 I will not do all the work for you. You can google and find the link yourself.

See the fourth panel of this post for a photo from the hard copy.

[Stephanie Winn, LMFT | ROGD Repair @sometherapist]

TFW @KnownHeretic asks you to send pics of “Gender Dysphoria” in the DSM-5, and you keep forgetting to, but when you finally do, you remember that one time you made all those notes and never turned them into an article, and so you think, to heck with it, post your unrefined scribbles for the world to see…

[Jeremy Shaw, MD @JeremyShawMD]

@o_wn145 @SaveTheBasin @ARealPretender @Serena_Partrick @EllieGAnders https://t.co/A9SeqM3Jl7

[Jeremy Shaw, MD @JeremyShawMD]

@SwipeWright https://t.co/PNPx0sNG3o

[Jeremy Shaw, MD @JeremyShawMD]

@SwipeWright Here is Oprah in 2021 talking about “trans joy”.

[Jeremy Shaw, MD @JeremyShawMD]

@freedomtrail69 gender identity conversion efforts I.e. conversion therapy, which was essentially defined in the survey as any non-affirmative encounter

[Jeremy Shaw, MD @JeremyShawMD]

https://t.co/nIfjoGTUVY

[Jeremy Shaw, MD @JeremyShawMD]

Due to the ideological capture of our institutions, the search for studies based on sound methodology on topics related to Gender Affirming Care can be futile. Many of these flawed studies have also been challenged & discredited. I’ll link some resources in this 🧵. Pls save.

[David R @TheRealDHR]

@ColdCathodeMan @wesyang Do the search. Lots of titles indicating that gender affirming care saves lives (ACLU, Medical Societies, Scientific American, etc) .
Where exactly is the hard refutation?

[Jeremy Shaw, MD @JeremyShawMD]

https://t.co/Cz8Rx1xzrA

[Jeremy Shaw, MD @JeremyShawMD]

@o_wn145 Oh, now it’s you “thought”?

I agree that youth who identify as trans have been shown to be at a higher risk of suicide than their non-transgender counterparts.

[Jeremy Shaw, MD @JeremyShawMD]

@Evil_Beagle @KateMinor2 “Suicide amongst youth who identify as trans is extremely rare.”

That is the premise of the OP.

[Jeremy Shaw, MD @JeremyShawMD]

@KateMinor2 Suicidality ≠ Suicide