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- The Dangers of Detrans TERF Entryism: Lessons for Organizers from OH HB 68
- “Still dreaming of running over the trans activists”: Sharon Beck, leader of anti-trans parent group Cardinal Support Network and wife of SEGM’s cofounder, “guided” Ohio Rep. Gary Click on his trans care ban
- Counterpoint: Ohio trans youth care ban veto was a victory for a gatekeeping surveillance state targeting trans adults
- New trial exhibits in Doe v. Ladapo: DOH worked with Genspect leaders Stella O’Malley and Joe Burgo in July 2022; Hilary Cass met SEGM’s Patrick Hunter to discuss Florida’s anti-trans report; Jamie Reed’s attorney Vernadette Broyles chose the lineup of detransitioners speaking at the Board of Medicine
- The Observer gets it wrong: Anti-gay and anti-trans conversion practices have always appealed to “fluidity” of both sexual orientation and gender identity
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Archives
Tag Archives: medicine
On our radar: Textured breast implants linked to anaplastic large-cell lymphoma
Breast augmentation is a procedure sought by a substantial number of trans women who medically transition: 11% of trans women respondents to the 2015 U.S. Trans Survey report undergoing the procedure, while another 40% state that they want it some … Continue reading
Posted in Breast, Health care, Oncology, Surgery, Transgender medicine
Tagged medicine
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Your mileage may vary: Trans women and erectile function
One common question asked by trans women considering hormone therapy is how this may affect their ability to have penetrative sex. Antiandrogens and estrogen can impair erectile function, reducing spontaneous erections, responsiveness to sexual arousal, and nocturnal erections — an … Continue reading
Posted in Biology of transition, Endocrinology, Sexuality
Tagged HRT, medicine, sex, transition
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Cyproterone acetate and meningioma risk in trans women
Disclaimer: I am not a doctor, and this is not medical advice. Do not take any medication without appropriate medical supervision. Cyproterone acetate (CPA) is a hormonal medication commonly used as an antiandrogen for trans women, as well as in … Continue reading
Posted in Endocrinology, Health care, Oncology, Progestogens, Transgender medicine
Tagged HRT, medicine, science, transition
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5 things to know about transgender depersonalization
“…I was a dispassionate observer of my own life. The person who went through the motions wasn’t the observer-me. Whenever the acting-me felt any emotions, the observer-me recognized the emotions but didn’t feel them herself.” 1. Chronic depersonalization is a … Continue reading
Bicalutamide, a new anti-androgen for trans women and girls
Disclaimer: I am not a doctor, and this is not medical advice. Do not take any medication without appropriate medical supervision. Previously I’ve looked at low-cost alternatives to GnRH analogue puberty blockers for trans adolescents, including medroxyprogesterone acetate, spironolactone, cyproterone … Continue reading
Posted in Breast, Endocrinology, Trans youth, Transgender medicine
Tagged HRT, medicine, puberty blockers, youth transition
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