Trans people with dementia observed forgetting about their gender identity https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1363460719876835 Gender dysphoria is 0% genetic for males in adulthood and barely only 11% genetic for females https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27507021/ Changes in someone with gender dysphoria's social environment can influence their gender related interests and behavior, feelings of gender discomfort and gender identification https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21216800/ Archive Link: https://archive.ph/MoYAp MRI scans indicate that MTF transexuals are either men aroused by the thought of possessing female genitalia or homosexuals who want to seduce straight men https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3180619/ Archive Link: https://archive.ph/Lnwl6 About 75% of MtF transsexuals are autogynephiles - paraphiles who wish to use feminising hormones and sexual reassignment surgeries as vehicles to act out on their deviant sexual fantasies https://web.archive.org/web/20150210085402/http://www.annelawrence.com/autogynephilia,_a_paraphilic_model_of_GID.pdf Findings support transfamily theory: that trans/non-binary parents can influence gender expression in (adopted) children. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36059766/ Case report of trans person with dementia having changes in gender identity https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/19359705.2014.974475?journalCode=wglm20 Between 2009 and 2016, the number of gender dysphoric females in UK increased more than 70 times https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30195563/ "A 13-year-old girl was referred because of sexual identity problems. There was no mental illness or neurological abnormalities. As her twin sister had no sexual identity problems, it appears that transsexualism is not transmitted by a simple genetic mechanism." https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1483176/ More than 60% of transgender prisoners only started transitioning after being jailed https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/scottish-news/10427371/trans-prisoners-transitioning-jailed-scotland/ The largest public school system in Maryland had a 582% increase in number of non-binary students in over just 2 years https://kutv.com/news/nation-world/number-of-non-binary-students-in-maryland-district-soars-by-582-data-shows Archive Link: https://archive.ph/Mhwa3 Non-heterosexuals are more likely to not be gender conforming https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32356086/ Pimozide removed the desire to crossdress and mutilate genitals in a 'gender dysphoric' person (Aust NZ J Psychiatry, June 1996) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8839957 Archive link: http://archive.is/retCg Prozac removed the desire to masturbate with womens' clothes in a 17 year-old 'gender dysphoric' male. (Usmani et al., 2012) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3940015/ Treatment of Transvestic Fetishism with Fluoxetine https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3940015/ Gender Identity Disorder is significantly associated with parental separation https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/The-Association-of-Gender-Identity-Disorder-with-Rekers-Swihart/773db03f0c6b1890695ef358e61e93e2211d206c People who profit don't care about the obvious health risks of transitioning: In 2021 sex reassignment market in US was worth 1.9 billion dollars, expected to reach 6 billion by 2030 https://bioedge.org/gender/transgender/sex-reassignment-surgery-market-in-us-forecast-to-soar-to-us6-billion/ Sex reassignment industry is projected to be worth 30 billion dollars by 2028 https://web.archive.org/web/20230403092156/https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/sex-reassignment-surgery-market-global-trends-market-share-industry-size-growth-opportunities-and-market-forecast-2022-to-2028-2023-02-07 Trans-identifying people with dementia have been observed forgetting their transgender identity and identifying once again with their biological sex, often expressing dismay over their mangled bodies. Meaning that a person's identity as their biological sex is immutable to the point that not even dementia can take it away, whereas transgender identity is fleeting and can easily be forgotten. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1363460719876835 https://sci-hub.se/10.1080/19359705.2014.974475 Archive Links: https://web.archive.org/web/20230804135324/https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10.1177/1363460719876835 "The number of referrals to a specialist gender identity unit in Spain increased 10-fold, from 18 in 2012 to 189 in 2021. The rates of increase over time were significantly more pronounced for adolescents and young adults and significantly greater for those assigned female at birth (AFAB). The age of referrals at first visit decreased, and AFAB individuals were on average younger than individuals assigned male at birth. The assigned sex ratio favoured AFAB patients among adolescents (2.4:1) and young adults (1.75:1)." https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36763946/ Dutch study queried young people six times during their lives from 10 - 26 years old. 78% never had gender discontentment (gender dysphoria). 19% had gender discontentment, which decreased over time, and only 2% had increasing gender discontentment. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-024-02817-5 In a study of pre-pubertal male and female children with gender dysphoria followed up approximately 10 years later, with only 27% of children with gender dysphoria who remained gender dysphoric at follow-up. Of those individuals who no longer expressed gender dysphoria at follow-up, a significant portion (all female and half the male participants) expressed a non-heterosexual sexual orientation. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4345542 85% of children with gender dysphoria desist https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21216800/ 94% of boys with GID do not have a transsexual outcome as time passes https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2001-00699-005 88% of kids with gender dysphoria desist and grow out of it as they get older https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33854450/ Gender dysphoria in childhood does not inevitably continue into adulthood, and only 6% - 23% of boys and 12% - 27% of girls treated in gender clinics showed persistence of their gender dysphoria into adulthood https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25231780 About 88% of children who have gender dysphoria do not hold those beliefs when they grow older http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90229789 Only 12% of boys who believe they are transsexuals still believe so when they are older http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18194003 Only 2.5% - 20% of all cases of GID (Gender Identity Disorder) in childhood and adolescence are the initial manifestation of long-term transsexualism https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2697020/#!po=45.0000 98% of boys with gender dysphoria grow out of it https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781315864150-11/sissy-boy-syndrome-development-homosexuality-richard-green-new-haven-ct-yale-university-press-1987-robert-kus At follow-up, 12% were judged to have GID or gender dysphoria. Regarding sexual orientation, 32% were classified as bisexual/homosexual in fantasy, and 24% were classified as bisexual/homosexual in behaviour https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18194003/ Brain structures of adolescents with gender dysphoria are in accordance with brains of their natal sex https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25720349/ Transsexuals have higher rates of drug and alcohol abuse, prostitution, incarceration, unemployment, homelessness and suicide attempts than normal people http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/group/gender/transgender/ Transsexuals are 4 times more likely to live in extreme poverty than the general population http://www.transequality.org/sites/default/files/docs/resources/NTDS_Report.pdf#page=8 Transsexuals are twice as likely to be unemployed as the general population http://www.transequality.org/sites/default/files/docs/resources/NTDS_Report.pdf#page=9 The Corrosive Impact of Transgender Ideology, by Joanna Williams https://www.civitas.org.uk/content/files/2454-A-The-Corrosive-Impact-of-TI-ppi-110-WEB.pdf Archive Link: https://web.archive.org/web/20230413070218/https://www.civitas.org.uk/content/files/2454-A-The-Corrosive-Impact-of-TI-ppi-110-WEB.pdf Against the normalisation of gender dysphoria https://thelibertarianrepublic.com/the-case-against-normalizing-gender-dysphoria/ Trans issues and later life https://www.ageuk.org.uk/globalassets/age-uk/documents/factsheets/fs16_trans_issues_and_later_life_fcs.pdf Male to female transgenders, as shown by brain comparisons, have male brains, not female brains https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21467211/ Non-white transsexuals are 4 times as likely to be unemployed as the general population http://www.transequality.org/sites/default/files/docs/resources/NTDS_Report.pdf#page=9 Transsexuals are twice as likely to be homeless as non-trans people http://www.transequality.org/sites/default/files/docs/resources/NTDS_Report.pdf#page=10 1 in 5 transsexuals have been homeless at least once in their lives http://www.transequality.org/sites/default/files/docs/resources/NTDS_Report.pdf#page=10 44% of transsexuals with a job are underemployed https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/transgender-workers-at-greater-risk-for-unemployment-and-poverty Only 21% of transsexuals can successfully pass as the opposite gender (2010) https://web.archive.org/web/20180508101320/http://www.thetaskforce.org:80/static_html/downloads/reports/reports/ntds_report_on_health.pdf 1 in 2 transgender individuals will experience sexual violence https://centerforfamilyjustice.org/community-education/statistics/ 16% of transsexuals have been sent to jail or prison, compared to 2.7% of the general population https://web.archive.org/web/20170117112828/http://www.avp.org/storage/documents/Training%20and%20TA%20Center/FORGE_Trans_People_Police_Incarceration_Facts.pdf 20% - 40% of homeless children are transsexuals https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/lgbt/news/2010/06/21/7980/gay-and-transgender-youth-homelessness-by-the-numbers/ Transgenders are 2.5 times more likely to use cocaine or meth https://www.addictioncenter.com/addiction/lgbtq/ Health STDs According to the CDC, overall 42% of transgenders have HIV currently according to research done in 7 large US cities (2019-2020) http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/group/gender/transgender/ Overall 28% of transgenders have HIV according to a systematic review of literature https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10461-007-9299-3 Transgenders are much more likely to have HIV. Male to female transgenders in South America are up to 95 times more likely to have HIV than the general population. Female to male transgenders are up to 7 times more likely to have HIV globally. https://www.aidsmap.com/news/mar-2013/meta-analysis-shows-massive-global-burden-hiv-among-transgender-women https://www.aidsmap.com/news/mar-2022/trans-women-66-times-more-likely-have-hiv-trans-men-nearly-7-times-more-likely-global https://www.aidsmap.com/news/mar-2020/unique-transgender-vulnerabilities-require-tailored-and-specific-interventions One literature review one found that: 47% of transgenders report binge drinking within the past 3 months For comparison, binge-drinking within the general US population is only around 17.1%. 34.9% of transgender adults report the current use of cigarettes despite only 22.4% of non-trans adults reporting the same. transgender individuals are more than 4 times as likely to use e-cigarettes than non-trans individuals Transgender individuals are more than twice as likely to report lifetime prevalence of marijuana addiction than non-trans individuals https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34444595/ According to the American Heart Association (2019), trans FTMs are up to four times more likely to suffer from myocardial infarctions, also known as heart attacks, than men. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30950651/ Transsexuals are four times more likely than the average person to be infected with HIV (2010) https://web.archive.org/web/20140310021000/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/40279043/ns/health-health_care/ Rates of associated psychopathology in children with GID are comparable with those in children with other psychiatric disorders https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9204664/ 29.6% of transgenders have dissociative identity disorder (formerly multiple personality disorder) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25656174/ A report on a British transgender centre found that about 33% (1 in 3) of the kids referred to the transgender centre had autism https://cass.independent-review.uk/publications/interim-report/ Transsexuals are more likely to have autism than the general population http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00787-005-0469-4 23.7% of all transgenders have diagnosed autism, and transgenders are over 6 times more likely to have autism than general population https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-17794-1 22.5% of transgenders have been diagnosed with autism https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320197131_Trans_Pathways_the_mental_health_experiences_and_care_pathways_of_trans_young_people_Summary_of_results 1 in 4 transgenders have been diagnosed with autism https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30392631/ 26% of transgenders have been diagnosed with autism https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31732891/ Transgenders are more likely to have autism https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25744543/ High levels of narcissistic rage are present in non-homosexual, autogynephilic MtF transsexuals - this explains why transgenders often furiously lash out at those who criticise their fetish or refuse to coddle them in their delusions http://www.annelawrence.com/shame_&_narcissistic_rage.pdf 53% of mothers of transsexual children have Borderline Personality Disorder, compared to only 6% of mothers of normal children http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2016237 In Finland, 75% of kids in clinic for gender dysphoria suffer from a psychopathology separate of gender dysphoria https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25873995/ In Finnish clinics, among kids with gender dysphoria, 26% have autism, 55% have depression and 53% have anxiety https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25873995/ Transsexuals are several times more likely than normal people to have schizophrenia http://www.hindawi.com/journals/schizort/2014/463757/ 42% percent of the patients treated for GID were diagnosed with one or more personality disorders https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15865950/ Gender dysphoric people have elevated rates of antisocial personality Gender dysphoria is also strongly associated with a range of psychopathologies and family dissatisfactions https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19937374/ Over 70% of transgender adolescents have ASD, ADHD and other mental disorders. "Diagnoses for children and adolescents were attention deficit disorders (transfeminine 15%; transmasculine 16%) and depressive disorders (transfeminine 49%; transmasculine 62%), respectively. For all diagnostic categories, prevalence was several-fold higher among TGNC youth than in matched reference groups" https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29661941/ Transgenders and non-binary people were more likely to be associated with bullying and aggressive behaviours than the contrary. This is due to constant vigilance and anticipation of being victimised through the development of hostile or depressive attribution bias thus predisposing transgender youth to detect victimisation by their peers where none was actually intended https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.612424/full#h4 A survey of 550K people found rates of ADHD, autism, schizophrenia and more to be significantly higher in trans people than non-trans people. 30% of non-trans respondents were autistic https://aella.substack.com/p/the-mental-illness-gap-between-cis 1/3 transsexuals are being treated for mental health http://www.medicaldaily.com/transgender-people-more-likely-develop-depression-and-anxiety-247044 A 30 year review of literature found that transsexualism is a variant of borderline pathology https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6389823/ As the 2014 National Transgender Discrimination Survey found, those who "wanted" hormone treatment, but had not had it, had a lifetime suicide attempt rate of 40%. Those who "have had it" had a suicide attempt rate of 45%. In every category, those with the lowest suicide attempt rate were those who "do not want it", i.e., those who had not fully embraced medical transition. The 2014 study's "Do Not Want It" data was promptly removed (not replaced - removed) by a 2019 update of the same study. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/8xg8061f The aforementioned 2019 update: https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/Suicidality-Transgender-Sep-2019.pdf 60% of gender-referred adolescents have a psychiatric diagnosis during adolescence. Rates of psychiatric symptoms in gender-referred adolescents are comparable with those in children with other psychiatric disorders, meaning there is no reason to suggest that gender dysphoria is something different from mental illness. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165178122004875 Transsexuals college students are 5 times more likely than all students to have an eating disorder, and 30 times more likely than straight men to have eating disorders https://www.jahonline.org/article/S1054-139X%2815%2900087-7/fulltext 44% of transsexuals show signs of clinical depression http://www.medicaldaily.com/transgender-people-more-likely-develop-depression-and-anxiety-247044 85% of transsexuals show signs of psychological distress or have been recently treated for mental health http://www.medicaldaily.com/transgender-people-more-likely-develop-depression-and-anxiety-247044 78% of transgender college students meet the criteria for mental illness https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31427032/ 70% of transgenders were/are diagnosed with mental illness https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23869030/ 58% of transgenders in US currently have at least 1 diagnosed mental illness https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31701012/ Suicide About 40% of transexuals have suicidal tendencies and tried to commit suicide The suicide attempt rate among transgenders ranges from 32% - 50% across the countries https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5178031/ 82% of transgender individuals have considered killing themselves and 40% have attempted suicide https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32345113/ https://saravyc.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2015/05/SARAVYC_Trans-Youth-Health-Report_EN_Final_Print.pdf#page=44 "Lowering legal barriers to make it easier for minors to undergo cross-sex medical interventions without parental consent does not reduce suicide rates - in fact, it likely leads to higher rates of suicide among young people" https://www.heritage.org/gender/report/puberty-blockers-cross-sex-hormones-and-youth-suicide?fbclid=IwAR29NKdMp1wV1ydZ7UmQ3ztEkSuYqeQb2aoC3mR5Ja0yfyYQA-rBXfWoYI0&fs=e&s=cl 41% of transgender people in the US attempted suicide https://web.archive.org/web/20140310021000/ http://www.nbcnews.com/id/40279043/ns/health-health_care/#.Ux0fQHbP25c 48% of transgenders attempted suicide https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320197131_Trans_Pathways_the_mental_health_experiences_and_care_pathways_of_trans_young_people_Summary_of_results Transgender people attempt suicide 9 times more than the entire US population https://transequality.org/sites/default/files/docs/usts/USTS-Full-Report-Dec17.pdf 37% of transsexual youth have attempted suicide within the last year http://saravyc.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2015/05/SARAVYC_Trans-Youth-Health-Report_EN_Final_Print.pdf#page=44 1 in 10 young transsexuals have attempted suicide more than three times in the last year http://saravyc.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2015/05/SARAVYC_Trans-Youth-Health-Report_EN_Final_Print.pdf#page=44 65% of transsexual youth have seriously considered suicide within the last year http://saravyc.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2015/05/SARAVYC_Trans-Youth-Health-Report_EN_Final_Print.pdf#page=44 37% of transsexual youth have attempted suicide within the last year http://saravyc.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2015/05/SARAVYC_Trans-Youth-Health-Report_EN_Final_Print.pdf#page=44 Persons with transsexualism, after sex reassignment, have considerably higher risks for mortality, suicidal behaviour, and psychiatric morbidity than the general population. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21364939/ The best and largest research on "gender-affirming care" over 8 years among adolescents have found that there was no improvement in mental health, but a 74% INCREASE in suicidality and "the most pronounced increases in mental healthcare were for adjustment, anxiety, mood, personality, psychotic disorders, and suicidal ideation/attempted suicide" https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34247956/ Dr. Riittakerrtu Kaltiala is a Finnish trained adolescent psychiatrist and is a pioneer of 'Gender affirming care' as she was one of the first physicians to head a clinic for 'gender-distressed young people.' She claims that from experience, GAC has caused much more harm than good for Adolescents. "Sometimes the young people insisted their lives had improved and they were happier. But as a medical doctor, I could see that they were doing worse. They were withdrawing from all social activities. They were not making friends. They were not going to school." https://www.thefp.com/p/gender-affirming-care-dangerous-finland-doctor "Studies presenting the benefits (of sex reassignment through medical intervention) to mental health, including those claiming that the services prevent suicide, are either low or very low quality and rely on unreliable methods such as surveys and retrospective analyses, both of which are cross-sectional and highly biased. Considering the weak evidence supporting the use of puberty suppression, cross-sex hormones, and surgical procedures when compared to the stronger research demonstrating the permanent effects they cause, these treatments do not conform to GAPMS (Generally Accepted Professional Medical Standards) and are experimental and investigational." https://cloudup.com/cErKkqMkHpt Archive Link: https://archive.ph/BfjlX Mississippi review of evidence agrees with the Florida review of evidence https://www.scribd.com/document/626072814/Ltr-Snyder-to-CCOs-Re-Gender-Dysphoria-Treatment# Coming from WPATH (World Professional Association for Transgender Health), over 50% of gender clinics in Canada do not require ANY psychological assessment before giving puberty blockers/hormones https://transyouthcan.ca/results/wpath-2020-5/ Adjusted Odds Ratios revealed significantly higher odds of a history of ever experiencing suicidal ideation in those who planned to transition compared to those who do not want to receive treatment for transitioning (aOR, 2.85; p < 0.01). https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/lgbt.2013.0048 "Gender-Affirming" Surgery Leaves People Lonelier and Depressed, Study by Transgender Surgery Department Chairman Finds https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/06/02/transgender-surgery-leaves-people-lonelier-depressed-study-transgender-surgery-dept-chairman-finds/ "The FDA also recently added a warning to its label that the "gender affirming" drugs can cause a dangerous swelling of the brain. Kuitenbrouwer and Vasterman also note concerns that the treatment can "interfere with the ability to make rational decisions." https://thepostmillennial.com/maker-of-puberty-blockers-funded-original-study-that-led-to-gender-affirming-care-for-minors-dutch-investigative-report?utm_campaign=64466 A pharmaceutical company that marketed triptorelin as a puberty blocker funded the original study that led to 'gender-affirming care' for minors https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0092623X.2022.2121238?ref=upward.news https://genspect.org/the-dutch-model-is-falling-apart/ Public services offering gender-affirming care to minors have rapidly expanded across Australia despite limited evidence of safety and efficacy. In Queensland, the number of gender services increased from 190 in 2017 to 922 in 2022, and in Victoria, it went from 472 in 2019 to 1290 in 2023. For Queensland, that is a 485% increase within those 5 years, and for Victoria, that is a 273% increase within those 4 years. "The central principle of the gender-affirming model of care (GAMOC) is that all health clinicians have an ethical responsibility not to question or evaluate patient reported gender identity, even when that identity is unstable, changes rapidly, and is co-morbid with severe mental illness." https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10398562241249579 The European Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (ESCAP) published a policy statement on child and adolescent gender dysphoria. Healthcare providers must not promote experimental and invasive treatments, such as transition surgery, with unproven psycho-social effects and must adhere to the "first, do no harm" principle. The poor reliability and instability of a gender dysphoria diagnosis in a child is why blocking puberty would have negative effects on the child's psychosocial development. They also mention that some children may benefit from gender reassignment, however there is a lack of quality research to determine the risk-benefit ratio. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00787-024-02440-8 Gender medicine for children and young people is built on shaky foundations. "The rationale for early puberty suppression remains unclear, with weak evidence regarding the impact on gender dysphoria and mental or psychosocial health. The effect on cognitive and psychosexual development remains unknown." "The use of masculinizing/feminizing hormones in those under the age of 18 also presents many unknowns, despite their long standing use in the adult transgender population." https://www.bmj.com/content/385/bmj.q814 Puberty Blockers Paediatrician debunks the myth that puberty blockers are reversible; they are not https://drdylanwilson.substack.com/p/on-the-myth-that-puberty-blockers Archive Link: https://archive.ph/9KHXY Lupron, used as chemical castration for violent sex offenders, is also used as a puberty blocker https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30047834/ Archive Link: https://archive.ph/x8Q0X A 2003 study in the New England Journal of Medicine concluded that some kids on drugs like Lupron developed osteopenia and lost too much bone density during a three-year course of treatment to justify the therapy. In other words, the lifetime risk of breaking a bone outweighed the reward of growing a bit taller. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/women-fear-drug-they-used-to-halt-puberty-led-to-health-problems Archive Link: https://archive.ph/H0Jfd Triptolerin, used to castrate sex offenders, is also used as a puberty blocker https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14789949.2011.552621#:~:text=Various%20treatments%20have%20been%20used,in%20cases%20of%20severe%20paraphilia Puberty blockers are irreversible as they have negative impacts on bone density which can cause serious harm to a child's growth https://www.binary.org.au/new_studies_prove_puberty_blockers_are_not_reversible Puberty blockers do not alleviate negative thoughts in children with gender dysphoria. Instead, children experienced reduced growth in height and bone strength by the time they finished treatment. https://www.bmj.com/content/372/bmj.n356 Puberty blockers significantly decreases bone density https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32832823/ Puberty blockers negatively impact bone mineral density, especially at the lumbar spine https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34497118/ Puberty blockers have a negative impact on bone mineral density, especially at the lumbar spine https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36048500/ Pubertal suppression decreases growth and height velocity https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34315674/ Drugs such as leuprorelin, which are used as puberty blockers, very negatively affect cognitive ability. This has a serious negative impact on children whose brains are still developing. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12175403/ Puberty blockers showed no positive effect on psychological function but there was suppression of growth https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33529227/ NHS changes its statement on puberty blockers from then being fully reversible to quite the opposite and now lists a very long list of side effects for puberty blockers and cross sex hormones such as but not limited to infertility https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-nhs-has-quietly-changed-its-trans-guidance-to-reflect-reality/ Boston Children's Hospital Claims Puberty Blockers "Completely Reversible"; Director Admits They Cause Infertility During Use https://www.breitbart.com/health/2022/10/15/boston-childrens-hospital-claims-puberty-blockers-completely-reversible/ "There are over 25,000 adverse reports including 1,500 deaths on Lupron products for puberty blockers, endometriosis, and prostate cancer. Manufactured by AbbVie, Lupron Depot-Ped is the number 1 prescribed puberty blocker, which is being used on children for early stages of gender transitioning, despite never having been approved for that purpose by the FDA" https://www.coreysdigs.com/health-science/exploiting-transgenders-part-1-manufacturing-an-industry/ Hormone therapy on youth showed no statistically significant improvement on mental health, but there was increase in suicidal ideation. self harm and suicide attempts. https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/145/4/e20193006/76951/Body-Dissatisfaction-and-Mental-Health-Outcomes-of Cross-sex hormones affect the brain to some extent which is where the myth of trans brains comes from. Trans brains are not real, it is actually hormones influencing the brain enough to confuse the measures and be abused in research by trans activists. https://eje.bioscientifica.com/view/journals/eje/155/suppl_1/1550107.xml There is no significant difference in terms of depressive symptoms or psychological adjustment between MtFs with and without hormonal treatment https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6667109 Up to 25% of transwomen and 39% of transmen are obese before starting hormone therapy. Once starting hormone therapy, obesity rates of the patients increase to 30% for transwomen and 52% for transmen. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34400797/ Use of exogenous estrogen by MtF transsexuals results in an increased risk of breast cancer http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25415740 Out of 14 studies examining depression and/or suicidality: There were 8 studies examining suicidality, only 2 found significant positive results, the other 6 studies did not find a positive result but a null one. Overall, the studies examining suicidality find the treatment to be ineffective. There were 14 examining depression, only 4 found a significant positive result (2 of which were marginal and weak positive results), 2 found weak and marginal significant results only for 1 sex (in 1 it was in males, in the other it was in females), 7 found insignificant changes, the treatment was ineffective in 7 studies, and 1 study (the largest one) found significant negative changes after treatment. Overall, the studies examining depression find the treatment to be ineffective. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/apa.17309 This study assessed how adolescent development progresses and psychiatric symptoms develop among transsexual adolescents after starting cross-sex hormone treatment and found that those who did well in terms of psychiatric symptoms and functioning before cross-sex hormones mainly did well in real life. Those who had psychiatric treatment needs or problems in school, peer relationships and managing everyday matters outside of home continued to have problems in real life. Medical gender reassignment is not enough to improve functioning and relieve psychiatric comorbidities among adolescents with gender dysphoria. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08039488.2019.1691260 Individuals who received sex reassignment surgery and had an emergency visit are associated with a 1200% higher suicide attempt risk compared to adults with emergency visits but did not receive surgery and are associated with a 470% higher suicide attempt risk compared to adults with emergency visits, tubal ligation or vasectomy, but no gender-affirming surgery https://www.cureus.com/articles/201512-risk-of-suicide-and-self-harm-following-gender-affirmation-survery#!/ Danish follow up of transgenders found that even after sex reassignment surgery over 32 years did not improve the mental illness rates and concluded that sex reassignment could have negative effects on some individuals https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3109/08039488.2015.1081405 Even after sex reassignment surgery the levels of depression and anxiety among transgenders stay the same https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02699200600565905 CMS analysed 33 studies on sex reassignment surgery and found that "the results were inconsistent, but negative in the best studies" And "After careful assessment, we identified six studies that could provide useful information (Figure 1). Of these, the four best designed and conducted studies that assessed quality of life before and after surgery using validated (albeit non-specific) psychometric studies did not demonstrate clinically significant changes or differences in psychometric test results after GRS. (Heylens et al., 2014; Ruppin, Pfafflin, 2015; Smith et al., 2005; Udeze et al., 2008) (Appendix C Panel A and Appendix G.)" https://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/view/nca.aspx?NCAId=282 When comparing psychological functions of transgenders before and after surgery there was no significant positive or negative change found https://www.researchgate.net/publication/232874550_Psychological_functions_in_male-to-female_transsexual_people_before_and_after_surgery There is no significant difference in well being between those who undergo genital surgery or surgical breast augmentation and those who do not have these surgeries. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22188877/ There is no improvement in psychological functioning among transgenders in 6 months after surgery. "The results of the study showed that GRS had no significant effect on functioning as measured by SCL-90R within six months of surgery." https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14681990701882077 A longitudinal study found that sex reassignment surgery has no positive effects on standardised measures of psychological symptoms, body image, self-esteem, sexuality, and quality of life https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29128275/ When comparing transsexuals accepted for such surgery with transsexuals after such surgery has been performed" Results show that post operative group showed significantly higher depression and satisfaction with relationships fell (although to a non-significant extent) https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2001-03117-003 "There is no conclusive evidence that sex change operations improve the lives of transsexuals, with many people remaining severely distressed and even suicidal after the operation, according to a medical review" "The review of more than 100 international medical studies of post-operative transsexuals by the University of Birmingham's Aggressive Research Intelligence Facility (ARIF) found no robust scientific evidence that gender reassignment surgery is clinically effective." https://www.theguardian.com/society/2004/jul/30/health.mentalhealth There is no significant difference in well being between those who undergo genital surgery or surgical breast augmentation and those who do not have these surgeries. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22188877/ Sex reassignment does not improve rates of psychopathology among transgenders https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11089727/ Mental illness rates among transgenders are high, and this is true for all stages of transition (no transition, hormones, postoperative) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15865950/ A study found that sex reassignment surgery in transsexuals is "not the treatment of choice", and had no positive effect but there was "progressive level of psychological dysfunction" https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3998721/ Sex reassignment surgery confers no objective advantage in terms of social rehabilitation as compared with a group of individuals who sought sex reassignment but remained unoperated upon follow-up. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/464739/ Having undergone sex reassignment surgery was not associated with better quality of life or mental health outcomes https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23943260/ After sex reassignment surgery, there was a trend of worsening state of well-being over a 5 year follow up https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28603386 Hormones weren't associated with better mental health, but instead "trans men currently using cross-sex hormones scored on average poorer on bodily pain and mental health, compared to non-users." https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25270637/ Persons with transsexualism, after sex reassignment, have considerably higher risks for mortality, suicidal behavior, and psychiatric morbidity. Findings suggest that sex reassignment, although alleviating gender dysphoria, may not suffice as treatment for transsexualism https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0016885 "The most thorough follow-up of sex-reassigned people - extending over thirty years and conducted in Sweden, where the culture is strongly supportive of the transgendered - documents their lifelong mental unrest. Ten to fifteen years after surgical reassignment, the suicide rate of those who had undergone sex-reassignment surgery rose to twenty times that of comparable peers." - Dr. Paul McHugh, former Johns Hopkins Psychiatrist in Chief https://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2015/06/15145/ 20% stopping rate, 18% complication rate, 37% had hormone levels found to be out of target range during the course of treatment https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/1/121 Transgender Surgery Provides No Mental Health Benefit https://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2020/09/71296/ "15 years after sex reassignment operation, quality of life is lower in the domains of general health, role limitation, physical limitation, and personal limitation." https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18990387/ After surgery 47% are dependent on social support compared to 41% before surgery https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9075286/ 50% of sex reassignment patients for just vaginoplasty have complications, and 14% have major and severe complications https://bjui-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.1464-410X.2001.02323.x 20% of sex reassignment patients have severe complications after surgery https://www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/s-0030-1262718 A longitudinal study found that sex reassignment surgery had no positive effects on standardized measures of psychological symptoms, body image, self esteem, sexuality, and quality of life. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29128275/ This study evaluates the risk of suicide or self-harm associated with gender affirmation procedures. Individuals who underwent gender-affirming surgery had a 12.12-fold higher suicide attempt risk than those who did not (3.47% vs 0.29%) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38699117/ This study examined 13 male-to-female and 4 female-to-male transsexuals in a follow-up (5-20 years after the operation). The quality of life of the 13 MTF transsexuals had significantly deteriorated. 9 depend on social welfare, 8 report being unable to experience sexual pleasure, 10 suffer from anxieties, depression or addictions, 3 regret the operation and 2 had a second operation for restoration of the original state. The 4 FTM transsexuals showed slightly better results with only 2 suffering from depression and problems of addiction. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9789272/ The present article describes five biological men who have been observed in their roles as women for a period of 6 to 12 years since undergoing a complete sex change. In none of the cases were their great expectations fulfilled. Negative effects of the treatment comprised not only of somatic, sexual, and social complications but above all, psychologic difficulties such as indirect regret and suicidal thoughts. In light of the patients' postoperative life situations, sex change treatment appears almost counterproductive, since the definitive surgical treatment they underwent fixated the patients in a defensive position, which prevented the natural maturity and development of their own personality into a "true self". https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3109/08039489409084964 Social Transition The biggest and currently newest (May 2023) research proves that social transition (of children) DOES NOT have a significant positive effect on mental health. "Overall, there were no significant effects of social transition or name change on mental health status." https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-023-02588-5 Archive Link: https://archive.ph/ajE3k Social transition of children does not result in better mental health outcomes. "The degree of social transition did not significantly predict the outcome. Therefore, claims that gender affirmation through transitioning socially is beneficial for children with GD could not be supported from the present results." https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33081539/ Transgenders in Sports Sources on the advantages men have when participating in female sports. To avoid confusion: "man" refers to a real man, "transman" refers to a woman who identifies as a man. "Woman" refers to a real woman, "transwoman" refers to a man who identifies as a woman. After transwomen (i.e. biological men) and transmen (i.e. biological women) both underwent 12 months of cross sex hormone therapy, transwomen still ended up being stronger than transmen, in both absolute and height adjusted values https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/105/3/e805/5651219 Transwomen retain greater muscle strength than women even after 36 months of hormone therapy https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/55/15/865 The biological advantage that transgender "women" have over women is only minimally reduced when testosterone is suppressed as per current sporting guidelines for transgender athletes https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7846503/ "Transwomen still had a 9% faster mean run speed after the 1 year period of testosterone suppression that is recommended by World Athletics for inclusion in women's events." https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/55/11/577.full?ijkey=yjlCzZVZFRDZzHz&keytype=ref "Women have smaller conducting airways than men, even when matched for lung size. This is important when considering the principles of airflow […]" https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/advan.00118.2006 "Men have significantly greater left ventricular mass and chamber size than women. Because the left ventricular ejection fraction is the same in both sexes, the stroke volume is larger in men than in women." https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/advan.00118.2006 32 trans people were killed in the US in 2022. 31 in 2023, 36 in 2024. The trans murder rate is about 2. https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/report-32-transgender-people-killed-us-2022-93408263 Archive: https://archive.ph/gWto2 In contrast, the general population's murder rate in 2022 was 6.45, making trans people roughly three times less likely to be murdered. https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/Trans-Pop-Update-Jun-2022.pdf More than half of trans murders involve sex work or domestic violence within the LGBT community. Source: https://thefederalist.com/2019/11/04/the-left-is-lying-about-a-hatred-and-violence-epidemic-against-transgender-people/ Archive: https://archive.ph/YGmvJ https://transrespect.org/en/trans-murder-monitoring-2023/ Archive: https://archive.ph/yoShW "The overall homicide rate of transgender individuals was likely to be less than that of [regular] individuals" https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28727530/ Archive: https://archive.ph/2fNjs "The overall homicide rate of transgender individuals was likely to be less than that of non-trans individuals" https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28727530/ Archive Link: https://archive.ph/2fNjs >"But what about anti-trans bills" Most of the legislation that is considered "anti-trans" by activists are: >Bills opposing gender ideology in elementary schools >Bills protecting minors from dangerous surgery/hormone experiments >Bills involving religious people denying service based on conscience >Bills prohibiting LGBT pornographic content to children https://www.aclu.org/legislative-attacks-on-lgbtq-rights Archive Link: https://archive.ph/CixxU >Tobacco Gay and transgender individuals use tobacco up to 200% more than those who identify as heterosexual. >Alcohol Between 20 and 25% of the LGBTQ community have moderate to severe alcohol dependency. >Marijuana Gay men are 3.5 times more likely to use Marijuana than straight males. >Amphetamines Members of the LGBTQ community are 12.2 times more likely to use Amphetamines. >Heroin LGBTQ individuals are 9.5 times more likely to use Heroin than heterosexual individuals. https://www.addictioncenter.com/addiction/lgbtq/ LGBT are 3 times more likely to use heroin LGBT are 4 times more likely to use methamphetamine LGBT are 3 times more likely to have marijuana use disorder LGBT are 2 times more likely to have alcohol use disorder LGBT are 2 times more likely to smoke About 20% - 30% of LGBT abuse substances in their life over 3 times more than heterosexuals 15% of LGBT had alcohol or drug use DISORDER in the LAST YEAR only, over 2 times more than heterosexuals https://healthyliferecovery.com/mental-health-addiction-in-lgbtq/ LGBTQ+ adults are 56% more likely to develop an alcohol use disorder and 3 times more likely to develop another substance disorder https://www.samhsa.gov/data/report/2015-2016-nsduh-sexual-orientation-summary-sheets Prison population is overwhelmingly comprised of LGBT compared to general population https://www.prainc.com/lesbians-gay-men-bisexuals-jails-prisons/ Before jail, 36% of women were LGBT; after jail the number jumped to 45% https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF02886850 20% of sex offenders self identify as LGBT https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/lgbtq-sex-offender-registries/ 48% of transgender individuals in prison have been convicted of sex offending. A more recent study shows that 49.6% of transgender individuals in prison have been convicted of sex offending. https://fairplayforwomen.com/transgender-male-criminality-sex-offences/ 48% of MtF Transgenders have been convicted of one or more sexual offences vs. 19% of all prisoners are serving time for a sexual offence https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42221629.amp Of the 125 transgender prisoners counted by the prison service in 2017, 60 had been convicted of sexual offenses, including 27 convicted of rape https://files.catbox.moe/bfiv3n.pdf Arguments saying gender and sex are different don't make any logical sense https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11406-019-00157-6 Gay and transgender students are half as likely to graduate high school as straight students https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/lgbt/news/2010/06/21/7980/gay-and-transgender-youth-homelessness-by-the-numbers/ About half of all transgender inmates are sex offenders https://fairplayforwomen.com/transgender-prisoners/ Archive Link: https://archive.ph/Oeguq Biological sex is binary https://www.researchgate.net/publication/366501737_Biological_sex_is_binary_even_though_there_is_a_rainbow_of_sex_roles_Denying_biological_sex_is_anthropocentric_and_promotes_species_chauvinism Archive Link: https://archive.ph/zfB79