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• Medical transition works

• ⁠80% of individuals reported significant improvement in dysphoria

Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19473181/

• ⁠78% of individuals reported significant improvement in psychological symptoms

Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19473181/

• ⁠72% of individuals reported significant improvement in sexual function

Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19473181/

• ⁠Positive results across the board, even in 15-year followups

Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19473181/

• ⁠"Wellbeing was similar to or better than same-age young adults from the general population."

Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25201798/

• ⁠Quality of life rises dramatically with 'gender-affirming treatment

Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6223813/

• ⁠Long-term follow-ups:

https://www.jsm.jsexmed.org/article/S1743-6095(15)32422-X/fulltext

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-014-0453-5

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-009-9551-1

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-014-0300-8

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9031580/

• ⁠"Shown to correlate with improved psychological functioning"

Source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1054139X1630146X

• ⁠Levels of depression and anxiety which closely matched levels reported by cisgender children

Source: https://www.jaacap.org/article/S0890-8567%2816%2931941-4/fulltext

• ⁠Puberty blockers are safe and reversible

• ⁠Hormone blockers are the only treatment used on adolescents and are completely reversible.

Source: https://assets2.hrc.org/files/documents/SupportingCaringforTransChildren.pdf

• ⁠"Does not support an adverse impact of gender-affirming hormone therapy on cognitive performance"

Source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306453020301402?via%3Dihub

• ⁠"Our results suggest there are no detrimental effects of GNRHA on EF"

Source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0306453015000943

• ⁠"Relives [sic] distress for trans adolescents" "Is reversible"

Source: https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/102/11/3869/4157558

• ⁠"Poorer psychological well-being before treatment"

Source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1054139X20300276

• ⁠"Behavioral and emotional problems and depressive symptoms decreased"

Source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1743609515336171

• ⁠Hormones blockers are not new: "Since the mid 1990s..." "The Royal College of Psychiatrists, in 1998..."

Source: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/26895269.2020.1747768

• ⁠Many more studies:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7073269/

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jsm.13034

https://jme.bmj.com/content/34/8/580

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/842073

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29551430/

https://ijpeonline.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1155/2010/398639.pdf

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0303720706001766

https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/95/1/109/2835177

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1517382/

https://europepmc.org/article/med/24719967

https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/trgh.2015.0008

• ⁠Puberty blockers aren't harmful to bone density

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/842073

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6469959/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6616494/

• ⁠Puberty blockers don't cause osteoporosis or sterility

https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/84/12/4583/2864749

• ⁠Transphobia is real

https://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/eu-lgbt-survey-results-at-a-glance_en.pdf

https://www.totaljobs.com/advice/wp-content/uploads/Transgender-employee-experiences-survey-report-2016_Totaljobs.pdf

• ⁠46% felt discriminated against or harassed within the past year for being trans

• ⁠29% felt discriminated against when it came to looking for employment

• ⁠70% hid being trans during schooling before becoming 18 years old

• ⁠55% had an incident of violence within the past year in part or whole because of them being trans

• ⁠The ~40-50% suicide rate is fake, it's the attempt rate

https://transequality.org/sites/default/files/docs/resources/NTDS_Report.pdf

• ⁠The suicide rate is undocumented.

• ⁠Discrimination is harmful

• ⁠The attempt rate rises for people who:

⁠• ⁠Lost a job due to bias (55%)

⁠• ⁠Were harassed/bullied in school (51%)

⁠• ⁠Had low household income

⁠• ⁠Were the victim of physical assault (61%)

⁠• ⁠Were the victim of sexual assault (64%)

https://transequality.org/sites/default/files/docs/resources/NTDS_Report.pdf

• ⁠Other factors include:

⁠• ⁠Gender-based victimization

⁠• ⁠Discrimination

⁠• ⁠Bullying

⁠• ⁠Violence

⁠• ⁠Being rejected by the family, friends, and the community

⁠• ⁠Harassment by intimate partner, family members, police and public

⁠• ⁠Discrimination and ill-treatment at health-care system

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5178031/

• ⁠Many more studies

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5905855/

https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/suicidality-transgender-adults/

https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/Suicidality-Transgender-Sep-2019.pdf

https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/pdf/10.1089/lgbt.2015.0111

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6798808/

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00918369.2011.534038

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4808281/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17135115/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26866637/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4716648/

• ⁠Social/familial support helps: it can decrease the likelihood of a suicide attempt 57% -> 4%

https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/137/3/e20153223

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5996383/

https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s12889-015-1867-2.pdf

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1743609516301734

• ⁠Chosen name/pronoun use does the same:

https://www.jahonline.org/article/S1054-139X(18)30085-5/fulltext#intraref0010a

⁠• ⁠71% drop in severe depression

⁠• ⁠34% drop [sic] suicidal ideation

⁠• ⁠65% drop in suicide attempts

• ⁠These institutions and organizations back these results:

⁠• ⁠American Psychological Association

⁠• ⁠American Medical Association

⁠• ⁠American Psychoanalytic Association

⁠• ⁠Humans Rights Campaign

⁠• ⁠American Academy of Pediatrics

⁠• ⁠American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians

⁠• ⁠Royal College of Psychiatrists

⁠• ⁠United Nations

⁠• ⁠United Kingdom's National Health Service (NHS)

⁠• ⁠American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

⁠• ⁠American Academy of Dermatology

⁠• ⁠American Academy of Family Physicians

⁠• ⁠American Academy of Nursing

⁠• ⁠American Academy of Pediatrics

⁠• ⁠American Academy of Physician Assistants

⁠• ⁠American College Health Association

⁠• ⁠American College of Nurse-Midwives

⁠• ⁠American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

⁠• ⁠American College of Physicians

⁠• ⁠American Counseling Association

⁠• ⁠American Heart Association

⁠• ⁠American Medical Association

⁠• ⁠American Medical Student Association

⁠• ⁠American Nurses Association

⁠• ⁠American Osteopathic Association

⁠• ⁠American Psychiatric Association

⁠• ⁠American Psychological Association

⁠• ⁠American Public Health Association

⁠• ⁠American Society of Plastic Surgeons

⁠• ⁠Endocrine Society

⁠• ⁠GLMA

⁠• ⁠National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health

⁠• ⁠National Association of Social Workers

⁠• ⁠National Commission on Correctional Healthcare

⁠• ⁠Pediatric Endocrine Society

⁠• ⁠Society for Adolescent Help and Medecine

⁠• ⁠World Medical Association

⁠• ⁠World Professional Association for Transgender Health

⁠• ⁠World Health Organization (WHO)

⁠• ⁠Stanford Medical

⁠• ⁠American Pediatrics Association

⁠• ⁠National Institutes of Health

⁠• ⁠Canadian Institute of Health Research

⁠• ⁠Scientific American

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