Trans activists outraged over major study questioning the benefits of gender-affirming care

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Trans activists outraged over major study questioning the benefits of gender-affirming care
The Cass Review flies in the face of most American medical guidance, and activists are terrified of the repercussions.
By Daniel Villarreal Thursday, April 11, 2024
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Transgender advocates are incensed over an independent 400-page review of medical research on gender-affirming care for youth that claims there is not enough data to conclude gender-affirming care is good for trans kids.

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Transgender advocate Julia Serano wrote that the Cass review excluded over 100 medical studies and literature reviews that show gender-affirming care to be effective.

Trans activist Allison Chapman, along with many others, accused the review of excluding studies on hormone replacement therapy and puberty blockers “solely because” the studies weren’t “blind” — that is, they informed researchers which participants were receiving both treatments rather than letting them evaluate the outcomes without that knowledge. Excluding those studies is “bad science and transphobic,” Chapman wrote.

Reed also noted that Cass dismissed the studies for using standards “that are unattainable and not required of most other pediatric medicine.”

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Chapman slammed Cass for a statement to The Guardian pushing the above “social contagion” theory, in which Cass said social media may be causing more kids to think they’re trans. “Absolutely absurd statement that is not backed in facts, or studies,” Chapman said. “This is clearly a biased review that was driven by transphobic opinions and not facts.”

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“The focus on the use of puberty blockers for managing gender-related distress has overshadowed the possibility that other evidence-based treatments may be more effective,” the review said, noting that other interventions are not the same as “conversion therapy” that seeks to change people’s gender identity from trans to cisgender.

“The intent of psychosocial intervention is not to change the person’s perception of who they are, but to work with them to explore their concerns and experiences and help alleviate their distress regardless of whether or not the young person subsequently proceeds on a medical pathway,” the review stated, recommending “a much more holistic offer of care.”

Activist Adi Aliza called these recommendations “terrifying.”

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https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/04/trans-activists-outraged-over-major-study-questioning-the-benefits-of-gender-affirming-care/

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