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• Medical transition works
• 80% of individuals reported significant improvement in dysphoria
Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19473181/
• 78% of individuals reported significant improvement in psychological symptoms
Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19473181/
• 72% of individuals reported significant improvement in sexual function
Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19473181/
• Positive results across the board, even in 15-year followups
Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19473181/
• "Wellbeing was similar to or better than same-age young adults from the general population."
Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25201798/
• Quality of life rises dramatically with 'gender-affirming treatment
Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6223813/
• Long-term follow-ups:
https://www.jsm.jsexmed.org/article/S1743-6095(15)32422-X/fulltext
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-014-0453-5
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-009-9551-1
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-014-0300-8
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9031580/
• "Shown to correlate with improved psychological functioning"
Source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1054139X1630146X
• Levels of depression and anxiety which closely matched levels reported by cisgender children
Source: https://www.jaacap.org/article/S0890-8567%2816%2931941-4/fulltext
• Puberty blockers are safe and reversible
• Hormone blockers are the only treatment used on adolescents and are completely reversible.
Source: https://assets2.hrc.org/files/documents/SupportingCaringforTransChildren.pdf
• "Does not support an adverse impact of gender-affirming hormone therapy on cognitive performance"
Source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306453020301402?via%3Dihub
• "Our results suggest there are no detrimental effects of GNRHA on EF"
Source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0306453015000943
• "Relives [sic] distress for trans adolescents" "Is reversible"
Source: https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/102/11/3869/4157558
• "Poorer psychological well-being before treatment"
Source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1054139X20300276
• "Behavioral and emotional problems and depressive symptoms decreased"
Source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1743609515336171
• Hormones blockers are not new: "Since the mid 1990s..." "The Royal College of Psychiatrists, in 1998..."
Source: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/26895269.2020.1747768
• Many more studies:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7073269/
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jsm.13034
https://jme.bmj.com/content/34/8/580
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/842073
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29551430/
https://ijpeonline.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1155/2010/398639.pdf
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0303720706001766
https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/95/1/109/2835177
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1517382/
https://europepmc.org/article/med/24719967
https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/trgh.2015.0008
• Puberty blockers aren't harmful to bone density
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/842073
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6469959/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6616494/
• Puberty blockers don't cause osteoporosis or sterility
https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/84/12/4583/2864749
• Transphobia is real
https://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/eu-lgbt-survey-results-at-a-glance_en.pdf
• 46% felt discriminated against or harassed within the past year for being trans
• 29% felt discriminated against when it came to looking for employment
• 70% hid being trans during schooling before becoming 18 years old
• 55% had an incident of violence within the past year in part or whole because of them being trans
• The ~40-50% suicide rate is fake, it's the attempt rate
https://transequality.org/sites/default/files/docs/resources/NTDS_Report.pdf
• The suicide rate is undocumented.
• Discrimination is harmful
• The attempt rate rises for people who:
• Lost a job due to bias (55%)
• Were harassed/bullied in school (51%)
• Had low household income
• Were the victim of physical assault (61%)
• Were the victim of sexual assault (64%)
https://transequality.org/sites/default/files/docs/resources/NTDS_Report.pdf
• Other factors include:
• Gender-based victimization
• Discrimination
• Bullying
• Violence
• Being rejected by the family, friends, and the community
• Harassment by intimate partner, family members, police and public
• Discrimination and ill-treatment at health-care system
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5178031/
• Many more studies
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5905855/
https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/suicidality-transgender-adults/
https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/Suicidality-Transgender-Sep-2019.pdf
https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/pdf/10.1089/lgbt.2015.0111
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6798808/
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00918369.2011.534038
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4808281/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17135115/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26866637/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4716648/
• Social/familial support helps: it can decrease the likelihood of a suicide attempt 57% -> 4%
https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/137/3/e20153223
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5996383/
https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s12889-015-1867-2.pdf
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1743609516301734
• Chosen name/pronoun use does the same:
https://www.jahonline.org/article/S1054-139X(18)30085-5/fulltext#intraref0010a
• 71% drop in severe depression
• 34% drop [sic] suicidal ideation
• 65% drop in suicide attempts
• These institutions and organizations back these results:
• American Psychological Association
• American Medical Association
• American Psychoanalytic Association
• Humans Rights Campaign
• American Academy of Pediatrics
• American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians
• Royal College of Psychiatrists
• United Nations
• United Kingdom's National Health Service (NHS)
• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• American Academy of Dermatology
• American Academy of Family Physicians
• American Academy of Nursing
• American Academy of Pediatrics
• American Academy of Physician Assistants
• American College Health Association
• American College of Nurse-Midwives
• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
• American College of Physicians
• American Counseling Association
• American Heart Association
• American Medical Association
• American Medical Student Association
• American Nurses Association
• American Osteopathic Association
• American Psychiatric Association
• American Psychological Association
• American Public Health Association
• American Society of Plastic Surgeons
• Endocrine Society
• GLMA
• National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health
• National Association of Social Workers
• National Commission on Correctional Healthcare
• Pediatric Endocrine Society
• Society for Adolescent Help and Medecine
• World Medical Association
• World Professional Association for Transgender Health
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• Stanford Medical
• American Pediatrics Association
• National Institutes of Health
• Canadian Institute of Health Research
• Scientific American
