Detransitioners Pen Plea To DOJ After Doctors Seek To Silence Critics Of Trans Treatments For Minors

[Ubiquitous]

A group of formerly transgender young adults wrote Attorney General Merrick
Garland to counter top American medical institutions who aim to silence
critics of radical transgender procedures carried out on minors.

The letter from seven so-called “detransitioners” followed one sent Monday by
the American Medical Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, and
Children’s Hospital Association that urged the Department of Justice to
“investigate and prosecute all organizations, individuals, and entities” that
they claimed were “coordinating” and “provoking” outrage in response to those
providing the controversial gender-related treatments.

“The recent letter by these groups calling on the DOJ to put pressure on
social media companies to censor who they portray as ‘high-profile users on
social media’ sharing ‘false and misleading information’ is nothing more than
an attempt to silence the reasonable voices of concerned critics calling for
a more cautious approach to experimental medical practices impacting
vulnerable children,” read the letter, signed by a group led by activist
detransitioner Chloe Cole.

Cole was joined in the letter by Helena Kerschner, Cat Cattison, Sinéad
Watson, Grace Lidinsky-Smith, Prisha Mosley and a detransitioned male who
goes by Ritchie.

They asked Garland to consider their perspectives as former transgender
minors and young adults who were negatively affected by the puberty blocking
drugs, cross-sex hormones and surgeries they received. They noted that they
were young and confused when they transitioned under the guidance of medical
“experts” who prescribed irreversible hormone treatments and surgeries.

“Many of us had extensive histories of mental illness,” the letter stated.
“Many of us had experienced significant childhood trauma. But all of this was
ignored because we uttered the word ‘gender.’”

Side effects of puberty blocking drugs prescribed to children include a
diminished bone density, neurological and psychiatric problems and stunted
genital development. When combined with cross-sex hormones, which also have
permanent side effects, they can cause sterility and irreversibly damaged
sexual function. As part of the “gender affirming” model of care, puberty
blockers and cross-sex hormones may be prescribed at the first signs of
puberty, according to the World Professional Association for Transgender
Health (WPATH). For girls, that is as young as age 9, and for boys 11.

Even more damaging for those who later detransition are surgeries, include
breast amputations, or “top surgeries” and genital surgeries. A recent
investigation by Reuters found that between 2019 and 2021, there were at
least 776 double mastectomies performed on children between the ages of 13
and 17 in the U.S. Genital surgeries are becoming increasingly common as well
for trans-identified minors. Reuters counted 56 genital surgeries on youth
aged 13 to 17 during that three year period.

The medical associations that wrote Garland are strong proponents the “gender
affirmation” model of care, which prevents caregivers from questioning a
child’s self-reported transgender identity or exploring other factors that
may be causing their dysphoria. They claimed that criticism of the
controversial treatment can lead to threats and violence against medical
professionals.

“We condemn all violence, threats of violence, and intimidation directed at
physicians and hospital staff without caveat, and anyone who engages in such
behavior should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” Cole’s group
said. “But we also cannot ignore the harms being carried out against
countless children in the name of ‘gender affirmation’ that constitute much
more than mere threats—we bear the literal scars of this medical violence.”

“Children deserve the best evidence-based medical care available. Silencing
the victims and critics of ‘gender affirming’ practices is not a pathway to
truth and justice, but to ignorance and harm,” the letter ended.

Several of the signatories also formed a support network called Detrans
United, the first advocacy group of its kind “created by detransitioners, for
detransitioners.” According to the website, their goals include helping to
“connect detransitioners with each other, mental health professionals,
medical malpractice lawyers, and others who can provide support.”

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Let's go Brandon!

[Ed Rhodes]

On Mon, 10 Oct 2022 21:05:04 -0400, Ubiquitous <web...@polaris.net>
wrote:

>A group of formerly transgender young adults wrote Attorney General Merrick
>Garland to counter top American medical institutions who aim to silence
>critics of radical transgender procedures carried out on minors.

There ARE no 'transgenders' or 'formerly transgenders'. Nobody has
EVER achieved the complete DNA replacement needed to change the sex
they were assigned at birth. And nobody ever WILL.

Of course the jew quacks and charlatans infesting the 'gender
affirming' (i.e. delusion affirming) treatment centres oppose this,
there's $$$$ involved.

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