LGBTQ Issues: Will We Choose Love and Acceptance or Hate and Oppression? (Part 2)

Fewer than 100 young people in England are currently prescribed puberty blockers by the NHS. They will all able to continue their treatment.

NHS England held a public consultation on their usage and last year introduced an interim policy which stated they should only be given as part of research trials or in "exceptional circumstances".

The BBC understands that the new policy, confirmed on Tuesday, will not allow them to be prescribed "routinely" outside of a research trial, but that individual clinicians can still apply to have the drugs funded for patients on a case-by-case basis.

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The BBC understands NHS England aims to begin its study into the use of puberty blockers by December 2024, and is yet to decide who can take part.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-65860272
That a way to get the point of the article.
 

Kunzel is among those who look at homosexuality’s decadeslong evolution in the DSM and see at least a partial parallel to the more recent effort to depathologize transgender identities.

“Transsexualism” first entered the manual in 1980, enraging many trans activists for, they argued, turning their identity into a sickness. This was replaced in 1994 by “gender identity disorder” — an effort by the APA to mitigate stigma that nevertheless left many trans people unappeased. Then, in 2013, that diagnosis was replaced by the current “gender dysphoria,” which distances the source of distress from the core sense of self and attributes it more to society’s stigma toward gender nonconformity.

Today, there is sustained pressure on the APA to discard the gender dysphoria diagnosis and, just as with gay and lesbian people, totally depathologize trans people in the eyes of psychiatry. However, because receiving hormones and transition-related surgeries is key for many trans people to fully realize their identities, and given that insurance companies require a diagnosis to cover such treatment, a tension remains that may prove irreconcilable.

Levounis, the current APA president, declined to take a position on what should become of the gender dysphoria diagnosis.

“It’s a very active debate within our field,” Levounis said. “Unlike other discussions within the APA of yesteryear, we do involve a lot of lived experience in our work — people who are transgender,” including psychiatrists and nonpsychiatrists alike, “who do help inform us in these discussions.”

Hartmann said the effort to depathologize homosexuality has “a mixed relevance to the present, very lively and argumentative field” of gender identity — one in which he hopes to see further research that will yield clearer insights.
 
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What people do in their own home is their business unless it involves a felony. What people do in public is my business when they flaunt it. You have a permit for a peaceful parade, then go for it. You try to change my pronouns from He, She and Lunatic then you have a fight on your hands. I can be called bigot and hater but I can't call them names. Huh.
 


The results of the investigation are as follows:

  • There is no evidence of inappropriate behavior or malfeasance between any Space Camp staff and student campers.
  • At no time were staff present in campers’ bathrooms. Our policies and our facilities are designed to create spaces where campers may dress, shower, and use the restroom in private.
  • We have received differing accounts on whether an employee spoke to campers on subjects that are prohibited, such as disclosing personal details, religious, or political points of view. We have added a section to our camper and parent evaluations to better capture and address any potential violations quickly.
  • All other policy violations that were the subject of the investigation have been addressed as an internal personnel matter and include transferring the employee in question to another job at the Center.
 

NHS report on transgender treatment for minors and those under 25. Interesting read. Nothing shocking, but nice to see some sanity from across the pond.
 



 
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Several people in Vestavia Hills say they’re outraged and disappointed after a beloved principal was suddenly transferred to a different school without an explanation.

Dozens of parents and community members attended Thursday night’s school board meeting where the official move took place.

Vestavia Hills Superintendent Dr. Todd Freeman declined to answer any questions or provide details on the move, but many speculate the decision to move Cahaba Heights Elementary Principal Lauren Dressback to Vestavia Hills alternative school stems from her sexual orientation.

Several gathered ahead of the meeting in support of Dressback, with many holding signs and chanting support for the LGBTQ plus community.

Many say they believe Dressback was removed from the school after coming out as gay and announcing that she is in a relationship with a woman.
 


Several people in Vestavia Hills say they’re outraged and disappointed after a beloved principal was suddenly transferred to a different school without an explanation.

Dozens of parents and community members attended Thursday night’s school board meeting where the official move took place.

Vestavia Hills Superintendent Dr. Todd Freeman declined to answer any questions or provide details on the move, but many speculate the decision to move Cahaba Heights Elementary Principal Lauren Dressback to Vestavia Hills alternative school stems from her sexual orientation.

Several gathered ahead of the meeting in support of Dressback, with many holding signs and chanting support for the LGBTQ plus community.

Many say they believe Dressback was removed from the school after coming out as gay and announcing that she is in a relationship with a woman.

I know some of the speakers at that meeting. Good people and they vouch for Dressback being a great person and principle.
 
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Individuals who underwent gender-affirming surgery had a 12.12-fold higher suicide attempt risk than those who did not.
 

Compared to whom?

People with pharyngitis and an ER visit?

Or those who had a vasectomy/tubal ligation?

How does it make since to compare to those groups?

I'm barely touching on this study and already it makes no sense.

Which makes me ask what was the point of the study.

It also does not differentiate self harm or PTSD before surgery to after surgery. Everyone who has been diagnosed or self reported into the record was treated the same.

That makes no sense unless you believe that the cause may happen after the effect, which makes no sense.

And it is well known that those with gender dysphoria have higher rates of those problems.

So did gender affirming surgery improve or worsen those outcomes?

This study did not look at that in the least.

I'm sorry you were duped into thinking that this study verified your preconceived thought that gender affirming surgery is harmful. The study did not look for that and could not give any useful information to that end.
 
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Compared to whom?

People with pharyngitis and an ER visit?

Or those who had a vasectomy/tubal ligation?

How does it make since to compare to those groups?

I'm barely touching on this study and already it makes no sense.

Which makes me ask what was the point of the study.

It also does not differentiate self harm or PTSD before surgery to after surgery. Everyone who has been diagnosed or self reported into the record was treated the same.

That makes no sense unless you believe that the cause may happen after the effect, which makes no sense.

And it is well known that those with gender dysphoria have higher rates of those problems.

So did gender affirming surgery improve or worsen those outcomes?

This study did not look at that in the least.

I'm sorry you were duped into thinking that this study verified your preconceived thought that gender affirming surgery is harmful. The study did not look for that and could not give any useful information to that end.
Whatever you need to tell yourself to justify your preconceived bias. Anyone posts anything on this subject and you do everything you can to try and dismiss it. Entire countries in Europe are stopping this nonsense with kids and even that’s not good enough to make some see there is a problem with this stuff, but you do you. History will prove me right. Mark my words.
 
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