#transkidsdeservebetter — Public Fediverse posts

Anne Health -- a non-for-profit gender-affirming healthcare company, co-founded by ex-Mermaids CEO Susie Green -- has created a guide entitled:

Families of Trans Children Are Being Reported to Social Services: What to Do If It Happens to You

We highly recommend reading the entire article, but if you want some of the key takeaways, here are some key takeaways they've created on a social media post elsewhere:

1. Don't panic, it's not a crime.
   Supporting your child with gender-affirming care (even private or international) is lawful. NHS guidance is not legally binding.

   1. Ask for everything in writing.You're entitled to request all notes, communications, and records related to any referral or investigation.
   2. Cooperate reasonably, but know your rights.You can provide evidence and be transparent, but you're not obligated to comply with disproportionate or biased enquiries.

2. Read the legal guide from Good Law Project.
   It confirms: social workers must act proportionately, puberty blockers do not meet the legal threshold for harm, and informed parental care is respected by courts.

3. Remember your rights — and that you're not alone.
   In every supported case so far, social services took no further action. Legal care decisions made by loving parents are not abuse.

This is the Good Law Project legal guide they link to:

Navigating intervention by Children’s Social Work Services

#trans #transgender #TransRights #TransRightsAreHumanRights
#UK #GenderAffirmingCare #TransKidsDeserveBetter #TransYouthDeserveToGrowUp #TransYouthDeserveToThrive #LeaveTransKidsAlone #LetTransKidsLive #AnneHealth

After first banning new prescriptions of GnRH agonists (one category of puberty blockers) to trans kids, the bigots are now gunning to prevent estradiol and testosterone being given to trans kids :PleadingFace: :BlobCatCry:

https://archive.is/6rwed

Rest assured that the bigots won't stop here. They'll be coming after gay marriage, contraception, abortion rights, women's rights, migrant rights, POC, anti-dicrimination laws, adult trans rights and healthcare, and anything else that they object to.

They don't just want a return to the 1950s: they want us to go back to the 1930s.

This is not a drill or alarmism, people. Fascism is back and it's coming for all of us.

We for one will not be sitting idle whilst this happens ✊

Boosts are welcome :BoostsOKPrideSymbol: Please share this far and wide, and start prepping and planning for the worst.

#TransKidsDeserveBetter #TransKidsDeserveToGrowUp #TransKidsDeserveToThrive #TransYouthAreLoved #transphobia #transmisia #bigotry #FuckYouWesStreeting #FuckTheUK #DeathBeforeDetransition #queer #LGBTQ+ #LGBTQIA+ #WeAreStrongerTogether #FirstTheyCame #BoostsWelcome

Hey folks

Needed to get this vent out of our system too, as it's been really bugging us lately.

Right now, the vast majority of the medical community, even those who consider themselves trans-supportive, are incredibly gatekeeping when it comes to giving trans youth any form of care, even puberty blockers like GnRH agonists.

In an ideal world, the following would happen:

• A trans kid says they're trans.
• If they've started or will soon start puberty, the trans kid goes to their GP or doctor with a parent or guardian.
  • If they can demonstrate Gillick competence, this can be without a parent or guardian.
• The GP or doctor offers the following options to the trans kid:
  • A puberty blocker (GnRH agonist or antagonist).
  • Monotherapy GAHT (i.e., maintaining a high enough estradiol or testosterone level to block gonadal hormone production).
  • A lower level of GAHT alongside a puberty blocker.

In the real-world, this sadly isn't the case. At the very best, trans kids:

• Won't be offered a puberty blocker unless they've at least reached stage 2 on the Tanner scale!
• Won't be offered HRT until 14 at the very, very earliest!

In practice, it's even worse than this in many places now. Even in many countries that consider themselves to be "progressive" on trans healthcare, trans youth will need to:

• Have been on a puberty blocker for 6-12 months before GAHT will be considered.
• Be at least 16 before GAHT will be offered.

In the worst places, there's no healthcare for trans youth whatsoever. In the UK, there's currently a permanent ban on new prescriptions of puberty blockers to any trans person under the age of 18. There are workarounds in place by private companies for this, but they're out of the price range for most people. Getting GAHT before the age of 18 will also require going private.

This forms the basis of the "wait and see" approach, which is conversion therapy by another name. Its nefarious aim is to reduce the number of people transitioning and to reduce the number of trans people overall, as many trans kids will not reach adulthood by being actively denied the right to transition medically.

The worst thing about this isn't the transphobia and transmisia from outside the trans community, but from within it :PleadingFace:

We've seen people agree with the age gatekeeping and the need for medical diagnoses of being trans (ICD-11 - gender incongruence of childhood or gender incongruence of adolescence or adulthood), as if they don't trust trans kids to know that they're trans.

If we're going to use that logic, then clearly no-one should be allowed to go through puberty until they're legally an adult, as clearly all kids can't be trusted, right? Oh, and we should distrust all kids about sexuality too and prevent relationships of any kind until they're 18, yes?

The false logic quickly falls apart there. It's not based on not trusting kids: it's based on not trusting trans kids. It's the same nonsense that leads people to assume that all kids are heterosexual by default ("heteronormativity") and to distrust that anyone under 18 could recognise this about themselves.

The only reason it took us so long to realise that we were trans and bi wasn't because we weren't both of these things all along, but due to external pressures (Section 28; transphobia and homophobia) that made us suppress and repress these feelings. If we had felt able to be ourselves, we'd have realised we weren't a boy in our early teens, and that we were bi not much later.

In the UK, estrogenic puberty typically starts anywhere from age 8 to 13 and androgenic puberty from 9 to 14. There's simply no reasonable argument for delaying puberty in trans kids until they're 16 or even older. The "appropriate" age to start GAHT is whenever they've met the minimum puberty start age (8 or 9), when their peers are starting, and when they feel ready to start.

So yeah, we fully support trans youth starting GAHT at 11-12 or possibly even earlier in some cases.

Puberty blockers are meant to be a short-term stop-gap only to delay puberty. Once puberty has started, they can be used alongside GAHT in order to provide an age-appropriate ramp up, but in most cases it would simply be safer and cheaper to go with GAHT monotherapy. With monotherapy, trans kids get the added emotional, physical, and psychological benefits that come with a slightly-higher sex hormone level. (Just think how shitty it feels to have a low estradiol or testosterone level.)

Anyways, that's enough venting for now. We'll probably come back to correct typos, make minor amendments, or add further thoughts later. Right now though, we need to head up to bed.

#trans #transgender #transition #PubertyBlockers #TransYouthAreLoved #TransKidsAreLoved #TransKidsDeserveBetter #TransYouthDeserveBetter #TransKidsDeserveToThrive #TransYouthDeserveToThrive #TransKidsDeserveToGrowUp #TransYouthDeserveToGrowUp #LGBTQ+ #LGBTQIA+ #queer #GAHT #HRT #TransRights #TransRightsAreHumanRights #TransLiberation #TransLiberationNow #InformedConsent #GillickCompetence

Hey folks :FediverseSymbol:

For those considering fleeing the US to Europe in light of the 2024 US election results, we recommend that you check out these resources:

• The Trans Health Map 2024 by TGEU (Trans Europe and Central Asia).
  • You can view it in map or raw data format.
  • It is a good starting point to help you determine whether you could even get care there for yourselves, and it highlights where having a disability, being neurodivergent, and/or struggling with mental health may hinder your access to healthcare.
• The 2024 Rainbow Map produced by ILGA-Europe.
  • This is particularly useful for seeing how poor LGBTQIA+ rights are in many countries, against what the common perception might be from a US viewpoint.

There are lots of other considerations you will need to take into account, but we wanted to make you all aware of these resources to help you along 🇪🇺

Boosts welcome to spread the info to others :BoostsOKPrideSymbol:

Edit: Here is some additional relevant context, as pointed out by a lovely comment :PinkHeart:

These maps are essentially display the legal situation, which does not necessarily reflect how things are done by hospitals, doctors, federal officials etc.

These maps also do not, by themselves, show how many extra hurdles there can be to obtaining healthcare, especially trans+ healthcare, as a migrant, and especially if you do not speak a native language fluently.

Please also note that some countries might have healthcare monopolies or a figurative geographical lottery on healthcare.

Basically, you really need to do your research before moving, including asking other migrants what their experiences have been.

#USPol #USPolitics #politics #LGBTQ+ #LGBTQIA+ #queer #trans #transgender #TransRights #TransRightsAreHumanRights #ILGAEurope #TGEU #TransHealthcare #TransHealthMap #TransKidsDeserveBetter #TransKidsDeserveToGrowUp #TransKidsDeserveToThrive #TransYouthAreLoved #MentalHealth #disability #neurodivergent #neurodivergence #EU #EuropeanUnion #Europe #OvertonWindow

Hey folks :FediverseSymbol:

For those considering fleeing the US to Europe in light of the 2024 US election results, we recommend that you check out these resources:

• The Trans Health Map 2024 by TGEU (Trans Europe and Central Asia).
  • You can view it in map or raw data format.
  • It is a good starting point to help you determine whether you could even get care there for yourselves, and it highlights where having a disability, being neurodivergent, and/or struggling with mental health may hinder your access to healthcare.
• The 2024 Rainbow Map produced by ILGA-Europe.
  • This is particularly useful for seeing how poor LGBTQIA+ rights are in many countries, against what the common perception might be from a US viewpoint.

There are lots of other considerations you will need to take into account, but we wanted to make you all aware of these resources to help you along 🇪🇺

Boosts welcome to spread the info to others :BoostsOKPrideSymbol:

Edit: Here is some additional relevant context, as pointed out by a lovely comment :PinkHeart:

These maps are essentially display the legal situation, which does not necessarily reflect how things are done by hospitals, doctors, federal officials etc.

These maps also do not, by themselves, show how many extra hurdles there can be to obtaining healthcare, especially trans+ healthcare, as a migrant, and especially if you do not speak a native language fluently.

Please also note that some countries might have healthcare monopolies or a figurative geographical lottery on healthcare.

Basically, you really need to do your research before moving, including asking other migrants what their experiences have been.

#USPol #USPolitics #politics #LGBTQ+ #LGBTQIA+ #queer #trans #transgender #TransRights #TransRightsAreHumanRights #ILGAEurope #TGEU #TransHealthcare #TransHealthMap #TransKidsDeserveBetter #TransKidsDeserveToGrowUp #TransKidsDeserveToThrive #TransYouthAreLoved #MentalHealth #disability #neurodivergent #neurodivergence #EU #EuropeanUnion #Europe #OvertonWindow

Hey folks :FediverseSymbol:

For those considering fleeing the US to Europe in light of the 2024 US election results, we recommend that you check out these resources:

• The Trans Health Map 2024 by TGEU (Trans Europe and Central Asia).
  • You can view it in map or raw data format.
  • It is a good starting point to help you determine whether you could even get care there for yourselves, and it highlights where having a disability, being neurodivergent, and/or struggling with mental health may hinder your access to healthcare.
• The 2024 Rainbow Map produced by ILGA-Europe.
  • This is particularly useful for seeing how poor LGBTQIA+ rights are in many countries, against what the common perception might be from a US viewpoint.

There are lots of other considerations you will need to take into account, but we wanted to make you all aware of these resources to help you along 🇪🇺

Boosts welcome to spread the info to others :BoostsOKPrideSymbol:

Edit: Here is some additional relevant context, as pointed out by a lovely comment :PinkHeart:

These maps are essentially display the legal situation, which does not necessarily reflect how things are done by hospitals, doctors, federal officials etc.

These maps also do not, by themselves, show how many extra hurdles there can be to obtaining healthcare, especially trans+ healthcare, as a migrant, and especially if you do not speak a native language fluently.

Please also note that some countries might have healthcare monopolies or a figurative geographical lottery on healthcare.

Basically, you really need to do your research before moving, including asking other migrants what their experiences have been.

#USPol #USPolitics #politics #LGBTQ+ #LGBTQIA+ #queer #trans #transgender #TransRights #TransRightsAreHumanRights #ILGAEurope #TGEU #TransHealthcare #TransHealthMap #TransKidsDeserveBetter #TransKidsDeserveToGrowUp #TransKidsDeserveToThrive #TransYouthAreLoved #MentalHealth #disability #neurodivergent #neurodivergence #EU #EuropeanUnion #Europe #OvertonWindow

Hey folks :FediverseSymbol:

For those considering fleeing the US to Europe in light of the 2024 US election results, we recommend that you check out these resources:

• The Trans Health Map 2024 by TGEU (Trans Europe and Central Asia).
  • You can view it in map or raw data format.
  • It is a good starting point to help you determine whether you could even get care there for yourselves, and it highlights where having a disability, being neurodivergent, and/or struggling with mental health may hinder your access to healthcare.
• The 2024 Rainbow Map produced by ILGA-Europe.
  • This is particularly useful for seeing how poor LGBTQIA+ rights are in many countries, against what the common perception might be from a US viewpoint.

There are lots of other considerations you will need to take into account, but we wanted to make you all aware of these resources to help you along 🇪🇺

Boosts welcome to spread the info to others :BoostsOKPrideSymbol:

Edit: Here is some additional relevant context, as pointed out by a lovely comment :PinkHeart:

These maps are essentially display the legal situation, which does not necessarily reflect how things are done by hospitals, doctors, federal officials etc.

These maps also do not, by themselves, show how many extra hurdles there can be to obtaining healthcare, especially trans+ healthcare, as a migrant, and especially if you do not speak a native language fluently.

Please also note that some countries might have healthcare monopolies or a figurative geographical lottery on healthcare.

Basically, you really need to do your research before moving, including asking other migrants what their experiences have been.

#USPol #USPolitics #politics #LGBTQ+ #LGBTQIA+ #queer #trans #transgender #TransRights #TransRightsAreHumanRights #ILGAEurope #TGEU #TransHealthcare #TransHealthMap #TransKidsDeserveBetter #TransKidsDeserveToGrowUp #TransKidsDeserveToThrive #TransYouthAreLoved #MentalHealth #disability #neurodivergent #neurodivergence #EU #EuropeanUnion #Europe #OvertonWindow

Hey folks :FediverseSymbol:

For those considering fleeing the US to Europe in light of the 2024 US election results, we recommend that you check out these resources:

• The Trans Health Map 2024 by TGEU (Trans Europe and Central Asia).
  • You can view it in map or raw data format.
  • It is a good starting point to help you determine whether you could even get care there for yourselves, and it highlights where having a disability, being neurodivergent, and/or struggling with mental health may hinder your access to healthcare.
• The 2024 Rainbow Map produced by ILGA-Europe.
  • This is particularly useful for seeing how poor LGBTQIA+ rights are in many countries, against what the common perception might be from a US viewpoint.

There are lots of other considerations you will need to take into account, but we wanted to make you all aware of these resources to help you along 🇪🇺

Boosts welcome to spread the info to others :BoostsOKPrideSymbol:

Edit: Here is some additional relevant context, as pointed out by a lovely comment :PinkHeart:

These maps are essentially display the legal situation, which does not necessarily reflect how things are done by hospitals, doctors, federal officials etc.

These maps also do not, by themselves, show how many extra hurdles there can be to obtaining healthcare, especially trans+ healthcare, as a migrant, and especially if you do not speak a native language fluently.

Please also note that some countries might have healthcare monopolies or a figurative geographical lottery on healthcare.

Basically, you really need to do your research before moving, including asking other migrants what their experiences have been.

#USPol #USPolitics #politics #LGBTQ+ #LGBTQIA+ #queer #trans #transgender #TransRights #TransRightsAreHumanRights #ILGAEurope #TGEU #TransHealthcare #TransHealthMap #TransKidsDeserveBetter #TransKidsDeserveToGrowUp #TransKidsDeserveToThrive #TransYouthAreLoved #MentalHealth #disability #neurodivergent #neurodivergence #EU #EuropeanUnion #Europe #OvertonWindow

Wasn't quite expecting this from the BMA (British Medical Association), but they have come out fighting against the Cass Review :TransHeart:

https://www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-centre/bma-to-undertake-an-evaluation-of-the-cass-review-on-gender-identity-services-for-children-and-young-people

Here are some highlights for those who don't want to follow the link:

Members of the BMA's Council recently voted in favour of a motion which asked the Association to 'publicly critique the Cass Review', after doctors and academics in several countries, including the UK, voiced concern about weaknesses in the methodologies used in the Review and problems arising from the implementation of some of the recommendations.

This is followed by:

The BMA is calling for a pause to the implementation of the Cass Review's recommendations whilst the task and finish group carries out its work. It is expected to be completed towards the end of this year. In the meantime, the BMA believes transgender and gender-diverse patients should continue to receive specialist healthcare, regardless of their age.

And then by:

The BMA has been critical of proposals to ban the prescribing of puberty blockers to children and young people with gender dysphoria, calling instead for more research to help form a solid evidence base for children's care – not just in gender dysphoria but more widely in paediatric treatments. The Association believes clinicians, patients and families should make decisions about treatment on the best available evidence, not politicians.

This feels like a real middle finger up to Wes Streeting🖕 who recently proposed making the ban permanent as the new UK Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.

#BMA #PressRelease #trans #transgender #UK #UKPol #UKPolitics #CassReview #PubertyBlockers #TransYouthAreLoved #TransKidsDeserveToThrive #TransKidsDeserveBetter #TransKidsDeserveToGrowUp #WesStreeting