@LesbianLabour@LabWomenDec A lot of these girls & young women will be NHS funded in private Nuffield Health Hospitals, who call breast removal 'chest wall surgery for gender dysphoria'. Nuffield Brighton has four consultants who perform this, & several other Nuffield hospitals have at least one.
@LeorSapir@berylperrol Here in Scotland our government funds research by 'activist groups', consisting of former government staff, in order to find that 'the people of Scotland' support whatever the govt. wants to do & here's some data. Discourse is almost entirely circular & self-reinforcing.
@HighwaterEllen@thespiralquirk@dsairambulance Would a professional removing a woman's upper clothing to save her life say, 'now we're going to dare to bare'? This crass language sexualises breasts & worsens the patient dignity problem that it is supposed to be helping.
@sharrond62 It's just like the debate on criminalising rape within marriage in the 90s, with MPs opposed saying, 'do you want CCTV cameras in every marital bedroom?'
@iproposethis@Dragonpanties Intersex is an obsolete term for Differences of Sex Development. All humans are male or female & require male or female specific health care.
@glosswitch@sprolliehouse 'Getting sued if you get it wrong' is usually an empty threat. If you show that you are working within the law & responding to complaints, any authorities you are reported to likely won't take it further, & it will be difficult for an individual to find a robust basis to sue.
@iproposethis@Dragonpanties If youth gender medicine never happens, why would banning it be an issue? Those suing for teen breast removal can't all be lying. In the UK, where I am, the NHS has paused hormones for under 18s because of lack of evidence of benefit, & we have banned blockers.
@iproposethis@Dragonpanties This figure has been extensively debunked. The true figure for people w Differences of Sex Development (DSDs) who have ambigious genitalia is more like 0.02% of the population, & it has nothing to do w gender dysphoria. Check out @zaelefty.
@Dragonpanties@iproposethis We cannot prevent lawful surgeries being available. If gender surgeries on under 18s become unlawful, then they will be unavailable, except perhaps for the odd Neil Hopper, & he's in prison.
@iproposethis@Dragonpanties If you told me you were having your dominant hand removed because you don't like it, I'd feel obliged to try to stop you because it's not in your best interest to lose your dominant hand. I would also want the surgeon who agreed to do it stopped from removing people's hands.
@iproposethis@Dragonpanties Body Dysmorphic Disorder patients often crave plastic surgery but it is contraindicated because evidence says it doesn't work. The advert you posted is unethical because it doesn't mention this. Elective plastic surgery should only be carried out on mentally well people.
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@jucojames@LovecraftLoyal 'Pivot in strategy' implies the Rangers have a strategy other than, 'They don't seem to like young coaches from other leagues in Scotland & the coaches don't like the pressure. Let's try a Scottish football man & Rangers fan'.
@CelticEnded2iar@Record_Sport The clear transfer vision: sign huge hammer throwers to batter opponents & kick endless long balls in the hope of hitting Shankland.
@wesyang A moderate position is that transition for adults can work, but care provided to minors should follow the evidence, & trans people should avoid using opposite sex facilities if at all possible. Wu's position is not moderate.
@myo_claire@Lfromthenorth Estrogen builds up in the gut & can cause cramps & bloating. This plus a strong mental wish to be female leads to gut symptoms beimg misidentified as a kind of period.
@90MinuteCynic Do the Ranger fans really want the man whom O'Neill outmanoevered in the most important match of his career w a simple 'rope a dope' strategy?
@LesbianPersist@SistersACG In Germany self identification changes sex for all purposes except military service requirements for males. In the UK the Gender Recognition Act doesn't apply to hereditary peerages. Almost as if you can identify when where people might claim to be female or male for gain.