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UK’s National Health Service has ordered the closure of a controversial gender clinic for children over a report revealing that some health staff felt pressured to take “an unquestioning affirmative approach” to children experiencing gender dysphoria.
The Tavistock Centre, in north London, is known as the Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS). Tavistock was founded in 1920 and originally focused on helping WWI shellshock victims. Since then it has grown to encompass a variety of services under the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust banner, with GIDS focusing on child gender issues. Since 1989 GIDS has treated 19,000 children with gender dysphoria (the feeling that one’s true identity is the opposite gender of their physical body).
The external report expressed concerns, among them the lack of knowledge about the effects of puberty blockers. Dr. Hilary Cass, the head of the review, wrote a letter to the head of NHS England on July 19:
…the most significant knowledge gaps are in relation to treatment with puberty blockers, and the lack of clarity about whether the rationale for prescription is as an initial part of a transition pathway or as a ‘pause’ to allow more time for decision making.
We do not fully understand the role of adolescent sex hormones in driving the development of both sexuality and gender identity through the early teen years, so by extension we cannot be sure about the impact of stopping these hormone surges on psychosexual and gender maturation. We therefore have no way of knowing whether, rather than buying time to make a decision, puberty blockers may disrupt that decision-making process.
It’s interesting to read a professional admitting that they do not know everything about gender dysphoria and transition because every time I hear an “expert” they sound as if there are no unanswered questions and that we have a full understanding of the effects of hormone blockers and surgery. If you want to see people who are completely sure of their realities, check out Matt Walsh’s documentary, What is a Woman, read Bonchie’s piece on it, or just read below:
Pediatrician tells Matt Walsh 'your sperm don't make you male,' 'wonderful' puberty blockers are 'completely reversible' in 'What Is a Woman?' documentary https://t.co/umKVYPgmbT
https://www.theblaze.com/news/walsh-what-is-a-woman
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/tavistock-gender-clinic-lawyers-latest-b2143006.html
(Score: 2) by janrinok on Sunday August 14 2022, @06:33PM (5 children)
You mean- you don't know what action we have taken because we haven't informed you personally? That is exactly the way it should be.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 14 2022, @06:54PM (4 children)
You told us all about banning Aristarchus on the front page! Now why don't you ban Ethanol-fueled and Runaway1956 and post about that in a front page story as well, to exonerate SoylentNews from responsibility for harboring antisemitism and the other execrable content posted by those two users?
Your inaction casts a shadow over every user of this site.
(Score: 2) by janrinok on Sunday August 14 2022, @07:08PM (3 children)
Aristarchus chose to make his temporary ban for sock-puppeting public - not us.
Only 1 person has ever been permanently banned from our community. We used a Meta story to explain our reasoning and decision. He then refused to accept his temporary ban and continued to disrupt other discussions. He was warned of the potential consequences but he also chose to ignore those warning too.
We do not publicise temporary bans.
You do not know what action - or inaction - we have taken or will take in the future.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 14 2022, @07:42PM
Well runaway and ef are not banned so what was all that typing for? To explain the obvious? To make a pointless response as usual where you ignore the content of a post, trying to maintain the illusion this community is not actively protecting white supremacists.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 14 2022, @11:13PM
Oh, that naughty aristarchus! Refusing to accept his ban! Disrupting discussions by saying things janrinok does not like! Ignoring warnings! And now, he's got AC's purged and banned as well. Bad, wicked, naughty aristarchus! (Channeling Zoot, from Monty Python Holly Grale)
Yes, quite so, jolly good! That way you do not have to admit that there are none on the antisemites. Keep Clam, and Alt-right on!
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 16 2022, @06:25AM
You think that Runaway would not publically and loudly complain about being mod-banned, or posting-banned, or any other kind of ban? My Gawd, the poor little bastard immediately complains to admin on IRC if anyone throws him a deserved spam mod! No, we know that janrinok protects Runaway, keeps him from excessive (community) down-modding, and allows his harem of up-modding sockpuppets. So regrettable, that SoylentNews would be brought down, by such an ignorant moran.