@jk_rowling: .@wesstreeting, the UK's new Health Secretary, has indicated that he plans to make the temporary ban on puberty blockers permanent. This has made the usual suspects very angry. Streeting, they say, will...…
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.@wesstreeting, the UK's new Health Secretary, has indicated that he plans to make the temporary ban on puberty blockers permanent. This has made the usual suspects very angry. Streeting, they say, will have 'blood on his hands.' He will 'kill trans kids.' 1/10
The usual lies are being trotted out by trans activists. 'Puberty blockers have been used for years and are proven to be entirely safe!'
But this is untrue. 'Thousands of women claim Lupron ruined their lives or left them crippled.' 2/10
Drug used to halt puberty in children may cause lasting health problemsA number of women attribute their chronic health problems — including brittle bones and faulty joints — to use of Lupron while they were children.https://www.statnews.com/2017/02/02/lupron-puberty-children-health-problems/
Whistleblowers have been speaking out for years: '[Gender clinics are] risking a “live experiment” by sending hundreds for life-changing medical intervention without sufficient evidence of its long-term effects, experts have warned.' 3/10
Calls to end transgender ‘experiment on children’The only NHS gender clinic for children is risking a “live experiment” by sending hundreds for life-changing medical intervention without sufficient evidence of its long-term effects, experts have war…https://www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/article/calls-to-end-transgender-experiment-on-children-k792rfj7d
Tavistock Clinic whistleblower, Dr David Bell, wrote of 'irreversible bodily damage brought about by puberty blockers and opposite sex hormones' and of young people being left 'sterile and lifelong patients, many facing catastrophic complications.' 4/10
Dr David Bell on the risks to children and young people of a “conversion practices” banDr David Bell, retired consultant psychiatrist, former staff governor and Tavistock GIDS whistleblower writes of his concerns about the conversion practices bill.https://can-sg.org/dr-david-bell/
A recent study by the Mayo clinic found that 'puberty blockers can lead to fertility problems, withering testicles, and even cancer among children who take them.'
5/10
New Mayo Clinic Study suggests puberty blocker damage may be permanent - GriptFertility problems, withering testicles, and cancerhttps://gript.ie/new-mayo-clinic-study-suggests-puberty-blocker-damage-may-be-permanent/
The Cass Review is clear: 'The rationale for early puberty suppression remains unclear, with weak evidence regarding the impact on gender dysphoria, mental or psychosocial health. The effect on cognitive and psychosexual development remains unknown.'
6/10
https://cass.independent-review.uk/home/publications/final-report/
Increased concern about the known and potential harms of puberty blockers has seen 'Europeans adopting a more cautious approach to care for gender incongruent minors [while basing] their decisions on evidence-based medicine rather than politics.' 7/10
Europe And U.S. Diverge Sharply On Treatment Of Gender Incongruence In MinorsIn line with precautionary principle, introduction of treatments whose effects are either disputed or unknown should be carefully reviewed before being routinely adopted.https://www.forbes.com/sites/joshuacohen/2023/12/02/europe-and-us-diverge-on-treatment-of-gender-incongruence-in-minors/
But none of this matters to the true zealots. There's a huge amount of money invested in keeping the transition gravy train running, and public profiles have been built and bolstered by enthusiastic embrace of gender identity ideology. 8/10
Telling gender confused kids they'll kill themselves if denied irreversible drugs and surgeries is appallingly irresponsible, but some of those doing it have very personal reasons for insisting puberty blockers are harmless, as @HJoyceGender says. 9/10
https://www.tiktok.com/@peterboghossian/video/7252427901528771883
@HJoyceGender I've said it before: a dreadful reckoning is coming for those who've bullied whistleblowers, sought to suppress or deny medical evidence and cheered on irreversible harm to very vulnerable kids. So here's to @wesstreeting for doing the right, rather than the easy thing. 10/X
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