It's really hedging it to state that there is any evidence for puberty blockers. Well, any evidence of benefit that is. Quite a bit on the harms though, especially when you take into consideration the nearly automatic flow on effects of cross sex hormones and mutilating surgeries. The whole suicide angle is just a complete diversion from the truth.
And if children/young adults truly have the ability to "know themselves" so correctly then why aren't all the fat anorexics teens left to just get on with starving themselves to death? I mean, if perception is more important than reality shouldn't we be affirming them in their corpulent beliefs?
And what about my dear friend who finally succeeded in killing herself because she had a demon in her head who told her if she didn't, he was going to kill her babies? She KNEW this was true (except for a few moments of lucidity, where she knew she was really unwell). Applying the tenets of gender ideology to her situation would have meant just letting her suicide on her very first attempt.
Personally, my biggest fear of loss around normal puberty is not vested in the stunted development of children's physical bodies and the loss of their future fertility and ongoing poor general health, it's around their lack of normal brain maturation. You know, that bit of us that we adults depend on to negotiate the world. These children will have deficits that won't be able to be overcome and that is truly frightening. https://lucyleader.substack.com/p/time-critical-brain-development
Excellent summary. From other readings I recall the pro argument saying there is a high suicide rate amongst teens diagnosed with gender issues. However anti puberty blocker writers have said there is no evidence of this. The inclusion of brain development in the article is excellent. I totally agree.
The suicide claim has been thoroughly debunked in the Cass Review. Plus, even Chase Strangio, a US trans activist, admitted so in the recent Supreme Court case (US v Skrimetti). Strangio said it was suicidal ideation that was high, not completed suicides, meaning that trans acrivists have been using a false claim as emotional blackmail for years.
It's really hedging it to state that there is any evidence for puberty blockers. Well, any evidence of benefit that is. Quite a bit on the harms though, especially when you take into consideration the nearly automatic flow on effects of cross sex hormones and mutilating surgeries. The whole suicide angle is just a complete diversion from the truth.
And if children/young adults truly have the ability to "know themselves" so correctly then why aren't all the fat anorexics teens left to just get on with starving themselves to death? I mean, if perception is more important than reality shouldn't we be affirming them in their corpulent beliefs?
And what about my dear friend who finally succeeded in killing herself because she had a demon in her head who told her if she didn't, he was going to kill her babies? She KNEW this was true (except for a few moments of lucidity, where she knew she was really unwell). Applying the tenets of gender ideology to her situation would have meant just letting her suicide on her very first attempt.
Personally, my biggest fear of loss around normal puberty is not vested in the stunted development of children's physical bodies and the loss of their future fertility and ongoing poor general health, it's around their lack of normal brain maturation. You know, that bit of us that we adults depend on to negotiate the world. These children will have deficits that won't be able to be overcome and that is truly frightening. https://lucyleader.substack.com/p/time-critical-brain-development
Thanks for the great update.
Have cross posted.
https://dustymasterson.substack.com/p/this-is-the-end
Dusty
Brilliant submission! Here’s hoping it doesn’t fall on deaf ears.
Thank you for this informative piece. Pity it does not get visibility in MSM. Public consultation needs to occur on this and other key policies.
Excellent summary. From other readings I recall the pro argument saying there is a high suicide rate amongst teens diagnosed with gender issues. However anti puberty blocker writers have said there is no evidence of this. The inclusion of brain development in the article is excellent. I totally agree.
The suicide claim has been thoroughly debunked in the Cass Review. Plus, even Chase Strangio, a US trans activist, admitted so in the recent Supreme Court case (US v Skrimetti). Strangio said it was suicidal ideation that was high, not completed suicides, meaning that trans acrivists have been using a false claim as emotional blackmail for years.