Tag: gender-affirming model
-
AusPATH Activism Silences Evidence-Based Debate
In a troubling display of activism overriding scientific discourse, the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has bowed to pressure from trans activist groups, including the Australian Professional Association for Trans Health (AusPATH), effectively silencing a webinar by renowned Finnish expert Professor Riittakerttu Kaltiala. Titled Medical Gender Reassignment Among Minors: Why Are We Cautious…
-
Challenges Doctors Face When Challenging Gender-Affirming Care
In the evolving landscape of youth gender medicine, a growing number of medical professionals are raising alarms about the rapid adoption of gender-affirming care models. These models, which emphasize affirming a child’s self-identified gender through social transition, puberty blockers, and cross-sex hormones, have come under scrutiny for lacking robust evidence and potentially causing long-term harm.…
-
Tasmania’s Chief Psychiatrist Must Protect Kids from Irreversible Gender Treatments
Recent developments in Australia show that the use of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones in children and adolescents experiencing gender distress is under serious scrutiny. Tasmania now has an urgent responsibility to ensure that young people are protected from potential long-term harm. Queensland Raises Red Flags In Queensland, disclosures from the Queensland Children’s Gender Service…
-
Urgent need for Review of Puberty Blocker use and Safeguarding Standards for Gender-Distressed Minors – Letter to Tasmania Chief Psychiatrist
Letter sent to Dr Arya on the 22.12.25 Dear Dr Dinesh Arya, Re: Urgent need for review of puberty blocker use and safeguarding standards for gender-distressed minors in Tasmania We are writing to express our deep concern about the ongoing use of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones in the treatment of gender-distressed children and adolescents…
-
Tasmania Must Act Now to Protect Children and Follow Queensland’s Ban on Puberty Blockers and Cross-Sex Hormones
Women Speak Tasmania (WST) is calling on the Tasmanian Government — specifically Premier Jeremy Rockliff and Minister for Health Bridget Archer — to act urgently to protect children by suspending Stage 1 (puberty blockers) and Stage 2 (cross-sex hormones) for minors, in line with Queensland’s recent decision. Queensland’s independent Hormone Treatment Review has now confirmed…
-
Analysis and Child-Rights Implications of The Queensland Hormone Treatment Review
Background and Scope of the Review The Queensland Government commissioned an independent review into the use of puberty blockers (Stage 1) and cross-sex hormones (Stage 2) for children and adolescents within the Queensland public health system. The scope of the review extended beyond narrow clinical questions. It examined: The review was therefore not an ideological…
-
Quackery in a hurry
How ‘gender-affirming care’ got around the defences of commonsense and medical standards A scandal for the ages Ordinary people less alert to “quackery”; the effects of clever marketing and well-connected lobbying; and the failure of normal quality and safety checks—all these have combined to produce a “gender-affirming” medical scandal likely to be studied for decades…
-
Highlights of the Forum: Youth Gender Distress – Pathways to Holistic Care
Yesterday’s forum, Youth Gender Distress: Pathways to Holistic Care, was not only a success — it was a testament to the professionalism, goodwill, and genuine concern shared by everyone who attended. Our team arrived early at Parliament House to set up cameras, audio equipment, and recording devices in the reception room. The atmosphere was calm…
-
Moratorium Needed in Gender Transitions
The state election campaign saw renewed debate about ‘gender-affirming care’ in children. Recent international developments highlight major concerns about the ‘gender-affirming’ approach. Bipartisan consensus in many countries shows major changes are needed in paediatric gender medicine. The 2024 UK Cass Review on gender transition interventions in young people found no clear evidence supporting ‘gender-affirming’ interventions…