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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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