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hockeybub89 posted...

So they're going to plug their ears and ignore all the research on puberty blockers, pretend gender-affirming care is brand-new territory with little formal guidance, and diagnose every child as autistic or ADHD.

Fuck this goddamn planet. Tired of everyone but healthcare workers dictating healthcare.

This policy stems from a report carried out by Dr Hilary Cass, President of the Royal College Paediatrics. Basically, the top paediatrician in the country.

A lot of healthcare professionals in the UK have these views. A lot of well-placed people in all walks of life and from all political parties have these views.

That's what makes it so insidious and hard to shift. It's not just right wing nutters and populist politicians screaming 'groomers!' and ranting about God, The Bible, and telling lies about 'mutilation'. It's serious people in positions of power compiling years-long reports. They never mention grooming or God. They talk about 'lack of data' and 'rise in cases' and 'ideological predisposition'.

Just so we are clear, I think they are wrong and that their policies are disastrous for trans people. But they are a very different and even more dangerous foe than most of their US counterparts.