The media loves to hype up the risks of these powerful drugs, from the real-but-overstated impact on bone density to their imaginary ability to turn cis kids trans. We investigate how the media discusses trans healthcare for kids and *gasp* ask trans young people about their experiences of healthcare. As it turns out, the side effects are the least of their problems...
Sources (non-exhaustive):
bricks that built bodies - Eliott Rose (personal story of GIDS)
The Tavistock - Polly Curtis/Tortoise
Anti-trans Conversion Therapy Map of Influence - Health Liberation Now
Our Duty at the Tavistock - Our Duty Now
Questions remain over puberty-blockers as review clears study - Hannah Barnes and Deborah Cohen/BBC
GIDS service specification (p.26)
Bone Development in Transgender Adolescents Treated With GnRH Analogues and Subsequent Gender-Affirming Hormones Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (2020), Pubertal Suppression in Transgender Youth and Risk of Suicidal Ideation - Pediatrics (2020), Mental Health Outcomes in transgender and Nonbinary Youths Recieving Gender-Affirming Care - Jama Network Open (2022), Gonadotropin releasing hormone agonists: Expanding vistas - Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Can we rely on adolescents to self-assess puberty stage? A systematic review and meta-analysis - Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (2020)
Journalism Recommendations:
Adrift - AP (and Atlantics on Netflix, fiction but relevant)
Why young people in the UK are returning to anarchism - Huck
"F--k him he loses": The Inside Story of how Disney's Attempt to Buy Buzzfeed Fell Apart - Vanity Fair
Dril is Everyone, More Specifically He's a Guy Named Paul. - The Ringer
Culture recommendations:
The Record - boygenius
Guys & Dolls at The Bridge Theatre, London
Paradise - Toni Morrison
After Kathy Acker: A Biography - Chris Kraus
Live Through This - Hole
Find us:
Music and sound effects:
Intro: 'NewsPound' - Russell Garner
Outro: 'Children of England' - Curious Machines
Htranchant_01 by iut_Paris8 (freesound.org): By Attribution 4.0 License under Creative Commons
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