Kelly James

Sociologically inclined. Politically homeless. Writes about gender dysphoria, autism, homophobia, women's rights, etc.

[Kelly James @KellyJamesAus]

Australian detrans history🧵In 2004 the Melbourne based Gender Identity Awareness Association (GIAA) founded 'Gender Menders' a support group for people with gender identity issues. There is an archived copy of their website on @TroveAustralia https://t.co/du6LZTry1I

[Kelly James @KellyJamesAus]

@EJ7281319599168 @DoNoHarm79 Exactly. It worsens the suffering.

[Kelly James @KellyJamesAus]

Is there no sector of the community ACON doesn't touch? Bet they don't talk about how trans-ID people with dementia can and do forget they medically transitioned. I recall one case in the research literature of a man who accused nursing staff of stealing his penis (he had GRS)

[Kelly James @KellyJamesAus]

@statsforgender Fascinating! When I was doing postgrad research on gender dysphoria back in 2004, it was well known that many trans ID males lied about being intersex in order to justify their transition - a deflective mechanism.

[Kelly James @KellyJamesAus]

In 2004 I was postgrad student researching gender dysphoria in childhood. There wasn't a single child gender clinic in the country. Now there is 17. It's easy to refute an "exponential rise" narrative if you use narrow parameters. Overall trajectory tells a different story

[Prof Ada Cheung (she/her) @DrAdaCheungAU]

📉 New paper: Demand for gender affirming care in Victoria is DOWN, not up.
Referrals to all 3 tertiary gender clinics peaked in 2021 (n=1,440) and fell to n=944 by 2024.
The "exponential rise" narrative doesn't match the data. #trans #transhealth 🧵
https://t.co/0hOOOLZI5i

[Kelly James @KellyJamesAus]

That the Australian Sex Discrimination Act was enacted in 1984... is inescapably symbolic. A sign of things to come.

[Lesbian Action Group @ActiveLesbians]

#IStandWithSallGrover

[Kelly James @KellyJamesAus]

@thatazuresea Exactly, I found it very confusing. How could I not have noticed this earlier?

[Kelly James @KellyJamesAus]

@thatazuresea I walked around the Louvre in a bit of a daze... wondering if it was cancer. Fortunately it happened at the very end of a 2 month trip and not the beginning!

[Kelly James @KellyJamesAus]

@thatazuresea I just woke up one morning and was there.. it was about 4cm long. It seemed to appear out if nowhere.

[Kelly James @KellyJamesAus]

Courage calls...

[Jillian Spencer @Jilliantweeting]

Just letting everyone know: we’re okay. A rough 2026 so far but it will get better.

[Kelly James @KellyJamesAus]

@VincentPsychSE A vicious cycle :(

[Kelly James @KellyJamesAus]

@Discourserer If you go to this link, near the end of the page are links to all the reports I have under 'Documents / References': https://t.co/Cvp1sMHWUQ

[Kelly James @KellyJamesAus]

Despite poor standards at the Monash Gender Clinic being exposed in the 2000s, very little has changed in gender medicine since then. A 2008 report on the clinic released under FOI last year reveals 1/3

[Women's Voices Australia @womensvoicesau]

@KellyJamesAus This recommendation is telling "All patients should have documented assessment of level of personality functioning and presence of personality disorder or trauma history, particularly childhood sexual abuse trauma." Thanks for sharing Monash Health's past reform efforts Kelly.

[Kelly James @KellyJamesAus]

@BainisBain The clinic was set up in the late 1980s. It's been running for over 35 yrs. Follow up needs to be 8 yrs to adequately capture regret rate.

[Kelly James @KellyJamesAus]

What would RCH gender clinic team minutes reveal? I do a ridiculously long deep dive into what went down in the 2000s here: https://t.co/Cvp1sMHWUQ 3/3

[Kelly James @KellyJamesAus]

A detail from a review of Monash Gender Clinic in 2004, calls into question the robustness of the multi-disciplinary team approach - which the Royal Children's Hospital touts as ensuring good clinical decisions. A review of Monash team minutes found: 1/3

[Kelly James @KellyJamesAus]

'most Team members seemed generally very positive' (towards recommending gender surgery) and ‘there was no evidence from the notes of any critical discussion’ (p21) - in other words, it appeared that decisions were being made in an echo chamber. 2/3

[Kelly James @KellyJamesAus]

Report can be downloaded here: 'Final Report: Review of Gender Dysphoria Clinic, Southern Health Mental Health Program 2008' (released under FOI September 2025)
https://t.co/aK90rBcFSY 3/3

[Kelly James @KellyJamesAus]

Poor patient follow-up, little attention to differential diagnosis, inadequate response to patient mental health needs, and poor documentation on client suitability for GRS. Sound familiar? Detransitioners know these issues well 2/3