I was intensely self-conscious of my body, which led to a near-constant state of discomfort. Oftentimes I was incredibly uncomfortable and anxious and even found it hard to talk. However, being able to access gender-affirming hormones and be my true self has been a lifesaver....
7143 Near Term Cardiometabolic Outcomes in Transgender Boys and Men in the First Year of Gender-Affirming Testosterone Therapydoi:10.1210/jendso/bvae163.1640Disclosure: J. Dey: None. M. Widlansky: None. S. Cabrera: None. Background: Gender affirming testosterone (T) therapy is used to masculin...
Research on transgender identity and community boundaries has developed steadily over the last decade, but many of the inquiries center around personal ide
the exception of youth was the original justification behind bills banning gender-affirming care for minors, even if their proponents were lying about the true scope of their intentions. My point is to prod the irrational investment in liberal apologia for domination that suffuses pro-trans politics...
Sexuality is a central aspect of human beings, and adolescence is a crucial period of transition from childhood to adulthood where sexual awakening occurs.
Instead, participants suggested bright, youthful imagery with concise and affirming messaging delivered by trusted messengers (eg, supportive parental figures, adolescents, and near peers). Results also indicated the need to strike a balance between purposefully inclusive, “PrEP is for all” campaign ...
The day Somebody McSomebody put a gun to my breast and called me a cat and threatened to shoot me was the same day the milkman died. He had been shot by one of the state hit squads and I did not care about the shooting of this man. Others did care though, and some were those ...
The reality of gender affirming care for youth is this: medication is used to intervene with a process that causes distressing and often times life-threatening dysphoria. Hormones, which everyone has, are later used to allow one’s body to change in a way that feels right to them. There is...
although some people have clearly been horrified by the revelation that it is possible to work as a priest while being forbidden to go near children; from 2008 Tudor had been the subject of a safeguarding agreement that meant he could not go into schools, or be alone with children. While ...
Having them in the world has been the greatest challenge and the most amazing, life affirming, fantastic thing I could ever imagine. There is a separation though, between the wonderful thing of having children, and the broken system in which we are supposed to have them. Maybe there is a ...