A must read. People rage at importing chlorinated chicken but importing Ferring Pharmaceuticals' puberty blockers to be used on young children is met with silence. Apparently since 2013 they have donated £1.4m to the Lib Dems. I hope Labour hasn't taken any money.
@DetransAdNet@maitlis@jamesfreespeech @TaviAndPort @charlie_sci Finally, we asked some questions:
Why are you harming our children when there is no evidence to justify the pathway?
You are experimenting on our children, how is this ethical?
We await a response.
/END
This is important. The quality of 'evidence' to justify the use of puberty-blocking drugs is so low but the evidence that they lock children into a medical pathway is pretty conclusive.
@will_malone@4th_WaveNow That fits with my kid’s story. So why do other doctors and psychologists see this? Why are hormones and surgery pushed so hard?
Julia: "I'm not a CIS woman, I'm a woman. I'm not going to have that BBC claptrap on my show. If you say that I'm going to ask you to leave my studio."
@JuliaHB1 | @mrstevenallen | @VanessaLPlatt | @RichardJGarside | https://t.co/sv3MZUm41c
My child desisted two years ago. Kids & parents alike have messaged me saying the fact that I told my story helped them. People are silenced by fear of liars and bullies. Is it any wonder? https://t.co/0ofx2OEAVj
Accusing gender critical women of being hateful, nazis, homophobes & fascists is absurd. We want to break down stereotypes! Those who are frightened of that show it by threatening & insulting us & they make themselves look ridiculous in the process.
Littman’s findings raise important epidemiological questions not extensively observed & studied before... rising rates of: 1) natal females expressing a wish to transition; 2) adolescents who wish to transition w/out ... early signs of gender dysphoria.
https://t.co/th5mJRXUl0
Well, @SandyDrawsBadly as long as you have learned your lesson about respecting these WOMEN I am sure that Twitter will take you off their watch-list. You may even get a prize for sharing your new-found respect with others. Well done!
"...the rise of rapid-onset gender dysphoria, which seems to predominantly involve natal females, points to a complex web of social pressures, changing cultural norms, and new modes of distress and coping that warrant further investigation." https://t.co/s5y1JaCqKp
At least 22 male prisoners are in female prisons. That's 1 in 200 inmates in women's prisoner are now male. Prison rules need urgent review.
https://t.co/a96ggRS4Zc
This is a thread from @porridgehead2 on the use of puberty blockers. Tavistock study shows 100% of children who took blockers persisted. 90.3% of children who didn't take blockers desisted. https://t.co/jnCbIXaUvG
@BobWithers52 Thank you Bob - parent of young adult autistic person whose difficult life is going to be much harder because her identity difficulties are only being treated with cross sex hormones and surgery.
Thread.
I totally agree, many are urging US mainstream media to delve into the science, consider that trans-IDing young people may be at risk of over-treatment, & avoid framing as a civil rights movement or left vs. right politics.
Littman: "...I have received emails from clinicians all over the globe telling me that this is what they are seeing in their practices, that these patient presentations are very different than what they have seen in the past, & they thank me for starting to research this topic."
"Gender identity does not cancel out sex. Women’s oppression by men has a physical basis, and to deny the relevance of biology when considering sexual inequality is a mistake."
The Guardian's View.
https://t.co/55grWanNUO
The consultation doc is almost incomprehensible, designed to discourage the public finishing it. When @fairplaywomen raise awareness, explain what's happening and get mass response, government orgs start pushing @stonewalluk advice on filling it.