And apparently it isn’t just having an MD be the prescriber. The new Florida law requires that patients sign a specific informed consent form provided by the government, and the form isn’t available yet even though the law has already gone into effect.
Ugh, that stayed in? I thought that it had been removed. That form will never ever come out.
Yes, I just looked at the signed version of the bill. Consent form for those under 18 who get to keep their medication has to come out within 60 days of bill signing, no deadline exists for adult form.
Puberty blockers are, however, still available, prescribed privately ‘off-label’ by some medics at non-NHS-based gender clinics.
Given the waitlist to get an HRT appointment is 5-10 years in many places in the UK, it’s probably a moot point, but it’s just another evil attack meant to make sure trans kids don’t become trans adults.
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I’m pretty sure I read the primary source on this.
The ruling is to go straight to hormone treatment. This is because every single child who went on puberty blockers ended up getting hormone treatment anyway.
And there is extra risk to delaying puberty. That risk isn’t worth it if nobody changes their mind.
This means many conservative web sites are reporting on it in a misleading way. They use it to imply that evidence does not support children being allowed to transition their gender when this is not true at all.
I’m pretty terrified about that case, as SCOTUS could really harm trans kids. A lot of people I know are optimistic because if the justices vote the same way that they have previously, there are at least 5 votes for trans rights. But I find it hard to be optimistic about consistency with this court.
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On a more heartwarming note:
The Skrmetti case could be about a lot more than trans rights
Happy news.
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A disturbing trend lately is the attempts to falsely label school shooters as trans.
Published in JAMA Pediatrics: Frequency of medical transitions. For reference, the low end estimate of 0.5% for the trans population is 500 per 100,000, so the vast majority of 17 year olds who are trans are not on meds.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/article-abstract/2828427
The all time best selling British author, by volumes sold, is now wholesome children’s book author Julia Donaldson (the Gruffalo, Room on the Broom, etc.)
She’s great, definitely recommend the books
The British TV adaptations of them are also really well done.
Traditional cishet culture displays the father as a non-interested and incompetent buffoon
What? No it doesn’t. Did the author grow up in the 1950’s?
I was actively involved in raising my kids, and when they were young contributed 50% to household chores.
My son in law is actively involved in raising my granddaughter.
Neither of these are exceptional.
The article is Le gay click bait.
I dunno, my husband was a stay at home dad for many years, and i think he was often the only man at events full of moms. Although i don’t think society praised him especially for showing up.