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“On the ward there was hurt and pain so big and so deep that speech could not express it. I had been interested in philosophy, and suddenly philosophy came alive for me, for here the basic questions of human existence were not abstractions: they were embodied in human suffering”

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Book:Unusual Associates: A Festschrift for Frank Barron
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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
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“Something is terribly wrong when natural and holistic measures to relieve emotional struggles are left untouched in favor of lifelong, irreversible medical interventions that are experimental, expensive, and come with a host of additional adverse effects.”

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Book:The Trans Train: A Parent's Perspective on Transgender Medicalization and Ideology
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“Only allowing affirmation indicates that a child’s feelings are facts, and we believe that feelings, which are often transient, are not facts. One may hold respect and empathy for those suffering from gender confusion and still say no to a destructive ideology that advocates the medicalization of kids.”

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Book:The Trans Train: A Parent's Perspective on Transgender Medicalization and Ideology
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“Why is there a perseveration on gender instead of expanding inquiry and addressing all dimensions of a being in distress? Why are we enabling kids to possibly run from something such as past trauma or encouraging distraction from emotional pain by quickly writing a prescription for puberty blockers or a cross-sex hormone on the first or second visit to a clinic?”

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Book:The Trans Train: A Parent's Perspective on Transgender Medicalization and Ideology
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“When a drastic and rushed medicalization approach based on trending controversial ideology is presented as the only option to solve the emotional, psychological, or physical discomfort of our kids, then we have failed to help the younger generation set themselves up for future health and well-being.”

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