Prominent Corrections

Sasha Baker and Mic Wright

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2. Puberty Blockers
Apr 28 2023
2. Puberty Blockers
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: @correctionspod @sashabaker98 @brokenbottleboy 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