That’s an AMA press release. Not exactly peer reviewed. But I accept that gender affirming care when under the supervision of medical professionals and parents is fine. My specific problem is when shady people online are pushing pharmaceuticals made at home, and weirdos online are pushing the transition instead of it being an organic feeling.
The medical community is still grappling with the ethics of youth transitioning and agency as seen in this review of articles in Pediatrics (a peer reviewed journal about the medical care of children)
Link:
https://publications.aap.org/pediat...cal-Issues-in-Gender-Affirming-Care-for-Youth
Operative paragraph
“ Medical and psychosocial care designed to affirm individuals’ gender identities has been demonstrated to mitigate many of the negative effects of gender dysphoria, or the distress that frequently accompanies a discrepancy between one’s assigned gender at birth and one’s gender identity. Such care appears to satisfy the principles of beneficence (the obligation to provide benefit to patients) and nonmaleficence (the avoidance of unnecessary harm). Indeed, emerging evidence suggests that a lack of access to appropriate gender-affirming care may lead to TGNC youth being at greater risk of harm, including violence, sexually transmitted infections (such as HIV), depression, anxiety, and suicide.4,–7 Moreover, TGNC individuals are subject to profound and pervasive social stigma, which likely contributes to poor psychosocial functioning and the adverse psychological outcomes experienced by those who are unable to access gender-affirming care.8 At the same time, because of its relative novelty and a lack of research into practices and outcomes, gender-affirming care raises risks that have yet to be fully understood and evaluated. This has implications for autonomy (a comprehensive understanding of all risks and benefits and the ability to decide freely) because patients and families sometimes must make decisions based on limited or low-quality information.”
Highlights: - the mental health benefits of early gender affirming care are well documented
- psychological treatment also substantially relieves the symptoms of gender dysphoria in youth suffering with it
- the ethics of early transition are still in question because it’s novelty raises the chances of unknown medical risks.
- you’ll notice that the authors of this study include a social worker, several PhD level psychologists and multiple MDs, which mirrors a theoretical multi-disciplinary team that would assist a trans person with their transition.