Trans youth
No, not all trans people “always knew” since childhood
Previously: Timing of identity development and disclosure in LGBT youth (September 2018) New study on trans women’s developmental milestones: Self-awareness…
Once-yearly implanted puberty blockers may last for two years or more
Disclaimer: I am not a medical professional and this is not medical advice. GnRH agonists are a class of medications…
We the Mudbloods: J. K. Rowling and the Trans-Exterminationists (Book 3)
Previously: J. K. Rowling and the Trans-Exterminationists, Book 2 Rowling goes on to cite her own experience with domestic violence…
We the Mudbloods: J. K. Rowling and the Trans-Exterminationists (Book 2)
Previously: J. K. Rowling and the Trans Exterminationists, Book 1 Once again, the reality of trans lives is exactly the…
We the Mudbloods: J. K. Rowling and the Trans-Exterminationists (Book 1)
As a published work by perhaps the most famous author in the world, J. K. Rowling’s muddled, meandering, hastily-assembled essay…
Four recent studies confirm benefits of medical transition for trans adolescents
Puberty-blocking medications are used in gender-dysphoric adolescents as a means of temporarily and reversibly inhibiting an undesired natal puberty. In…
Why gender-questioning youth continue or discontinue puberty blockers
Puberty-blocking medications for trans or gender-questioning adolescents, which reversibly halt the production of sex hormones and prevent the development of…
Large study of trans youth on HRT finds zero incidents of thrombosis
One of the most serious side effects of feminizing hormone therapy can be the development of thrombosis, a blood clot…
Puberty blockers can be beneficial for trans girls even in late adolescence
Guidelines for the treatment of trans adolescents with puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones recommend that puberty blockers should be initiated…
Once more, with peer review: Transitioning is not anti-gay conversion therapy
For years now, anti-trans activists have made the contention that the availability of gender-affirming care for trans youth, including social…