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Laws are being proposed to block trans children from getting their healthcare and we are getting some heavy hitters on our side.

Elliot Page, Jazz Jennings & other trans celebs join legal fight for trans youth in Arkansas
Director Lilly Wachowski and state Sen. Sarah McBride were among the 58 trans adults who told the court that trans people can accomplish anything if supported.
LGBTQ Nation
By Molly Sprayregen
January 20, 2022


58 trans celebrities, elected officials, and notable people – including Elliot Page, Jazz Jennings, Miss Major, and Delaware state Sen. Sarah McBride (D) – have joined the Transgender Legal Defense and Education fund to file a friend-of-the-court brief in support of a case fighting to overturn a discriminatory Arkansas law.

The Save Adolescents from Experimentation Act (SAFE) passed in March after the legislature overrode Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s (R) veto. It banned doctors from providing gender-affirming care of any kind to trans youth, including hormone therapy and reversible puberty blockers.

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Those involved in the friend-of-the-court brief supporting the case are all trans adults who have received gender-affirming care.

In the brief, Page describes what it felt like to receive top surgery.

“I couldn’t believe the amount of energy I had, ideas, how my imagination flourished, because the constant discomfort and pain around that aspect of my body was gone,” he wrote.

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Director Lilly Wachowski discussed the experience of what the brief describes as “gender euphoria,” the act of finally feeling comfortable in one’s own body.

We have some well know trans people standing up and being heard, but we need more! They are all trans people, what we need is cisgender people to stand up for us, we have an axe to grind but our allies  speak from the heart.

There are also tons of research to back us up. Psychology Today published an article on peer reviewed papers studies on healthcare for trans youth.

The Evidence for Trans Youth Gender-Affirming Medical Care
Research suggests gender-affirming medical care results in better mental health.
By Jack Turban MD MHS
January 24, 2022


KEY POINTS

• Fifteen studies to date have examined the impact of gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth.
• Existing evidence suggests that gender-affirming medical care results in favorable mental health outcomes.
• All major medical organizations oppose legislation that would ban gender-affirming medical care for transgender adolescents.

I'm a physician-scientist who studies the mental health of transgender and gender diverse youth. I also spend a lot of time on Twitter. And yes I know, that's my first mistake. I've noticed there seem to be hundreds if not thousands of Twitter accounts, many of which seem to be bots, that will repeatedly post that there is no evidence that gender-affirming medical care results in good mental health outcomes for transgender youth.

Since several U.S. states are introducing legislation to outlaw gender-affirming medical care this year (despite opposition from just about every major medical organization including The American Medical Association, The American Academy of Pediatrics, and The American Psychiatric Association), I thought this was a good time to review the relevant research for you all. So buckle up — here we go. The studies are in chronological order. I'll provide a brief summary of each and provide the citation for people who want to read more. I'll plan on updating this post as new studies become available. As you read, please keep in mind that all studies have methodological strengths and weaknesses and conclusions must be drawn from all of these studies together.

I am not going to through all of the studies, there are listed in the article, but I will say this all of these studies and all the testimony will not change the outcome. This is not about saving the children this is about politics, this is about rallying their base for votes and campaign donations.

They do not care if people get hurt, they don’t care that some children might try self harm, they just wants VOTES!