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“I will ask over and over until I die why doctors, therapists, school educators, and counselors are not looking deeply at the individual in front of them and creating a treatment plan with options that heal trauma, offer tools and adaptive coping strategies to navigate their emotional life, and address underlying mental issues before placing that young person on a rapid medicalization pathway that ignores complex dynamics of their personality and experiences.”

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Book:The Trans Train: A Parent's Perspective on Transgender Medicalization and Ideology

Source: The Trans Train: A Parent's Perspective on Transgender Medicalization and Ideology

“When I look at the US now, I am devastated and angry that we live in a country that supports the narrative that it is okay to medicalize young girls and women by prescribing testosterone and performing mastectomies as a first response to the girls’ gender confusion, stress, or mental health concerns.”

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Book:The Trans Train: A Parent's Perspective on Transgender Medicalization and Ideology

Source: The Trans Train: A Parent's Perspective on Transgender Medicalization and Ideology

“Many families have been emotionally blackmailed and told that they will lose their kids to suicide if they don’t agree to participate in the affirmation model. This threat is an unsubstantiated claim. When parents tap into the experiences of detransitioners, they learn that mental health often crumbles after transition. If it doesn’t work out so well on the other side, then what? It is a no-win situation for parents.”

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Book:The Trans Train: A Parent's Perspective on Transgender Medicalization and Ideology

Source: The Trans Train: A Parent's Perspective on Transgender Medicalization and Ideology