LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Fifteen-year-old trans youth Jazz Jennings, no stranger to this space or the trans community, was invited to participate in the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists’ annual meeting which included a symposium titled: “Transgender Medicine:… Read More ›
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Studies: Puberty blockers results in happy young adults; “Hormone imbalance” not a factor in trans identity
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Research findings from a Dutch study on trans youth indicates puberty blockers (aka hormone therapy) indicates a significant increased “opportunity to develop into well-functioning young adults.” The study finds the quality of life for… Read More ›
(UPDATE) Trans man says “the Earth is flat!” — Nonsense Easily Debunked 101
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Update: July 19, 2015 — Dawn Ennis of The Advocate conducts a fact-finding mission into the Cummings saga: http://www.advocate.com/transgender/2015/07/17/ex-trans-activists-exposed-big-name-behind-their-fight-against-gender-transit?team=social (Original article:) Mark Angelo Cummings is a trans man who has opinions on all things… Read More ›
Second study confirms medical intervention in trans kids is safe
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Detractors are attempting to derail the well-being of trans people with false rhetoric in the media about “rampant regret” after undergoing medical treatment. By using out of context quotes in their rhetoric from unlinked… Read More ›
Australian family court permits the use of puberty blockers for orphaned trans child
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — The foster parents of an unnamed 13-year-old trans male and three experts in the field were able to convince an Australian family court that an immediate treatment of puberty blockers would be in the best… Read More ›
Australian judge says adverse consequences for trans child likely, rules for puberty blocking drugs
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — A twelve-year-old transgender girl who has received mental health care for a decade and has identified as female for 6 years, will be allowed to be given puberty blockers following a ruling by the Family… Read More ›
Pro-trans kids group gets puberty blockers a covered item in the Oregon Health Plan
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — A Portland, Oregon trans kids organization, TransActive, has succeeded in getting puberty suppressing treatment added to the Oregon Health Plan and Oregon Healthy Kids program in what is reported as a first for any government-funded… Read More ›
Transgender teen in semi-final for Miss England
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — In a community that is often lacking in upbeat news, I’m embracing the positive impact transgender beauty pageant contestants can have for trans people and their allies in the media. On the heels of Canada’s… Read More ›
Preventing transgender teen suicide means working with trans kids long before they hit puberty.
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Staggering fact: 83% percent of teens who think their bodies don’t match their minds gender-wise consider suicide. The key to prevention according to TransActive, the only transgender youth nonprofit in the country, is reaching the kids… Read More ›