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13. JK Rowling has a documented history of making inflammatory, insensitive trans exclusionary comments.

Fri Oct 9, 2020, 02:35 PM

Oct 2020

Urging caution with these medical procedures is reasonable. Her history of insensitive comments is not.

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High Court Weighs Up Treatment Consent in Children with Gender Dysphoria [View all] janterry Oct 2020 OP

Urging caution with aggressive medical treatment rusty fender Oct 2020 #1

I think this will shift janterry Oct 2020 #4

It's such a complex issue. I can't really form an opinion on it. MineralMan Oct 2020 #2

The affirmation model janterry Oct 2020 #3

Nothing else is known to "cause" gender dysphoria Proud Liberal Dem Oct 2020 #6

How would you care for Kiera janterry Oct 2020 #8

No system of care is perfect Proud Liberal Dem Oct 2020 #10

There are hundreds in the UK janterry Oct 2020 #12

But out of how many other people who transition without regret? Proud Liberal Dem Oct 2020 #15

I don't think we know janterry Oct 2020 #18

Well, I'm not in any position to make any sort of decision at all. MineralMan Oct 2020 #9

If you're referring to children Proud Liberal Dem Oct 2020 #11

I am. And it's a good thing that children are being closely supervised. MineralMan Oct 2020 #14

True Proud Liberal Dem Oct 2020 #16

Thanks for your additional information. MineralMan Oct 2020 #17

I don't know a lot about the UK and Transgender Care Proud Liberal Dem Oct 2020 #5