![]() ![]() Transitioning, although it appears to offer a solution to unhappiness, gives a short term high and gains lots of attention and support, does not solve anyone’s problems in the long term and can make people psychologically and physically worse not better. infertility), PLUS when this happens the abuse, disorders and trauma that they really need help with go untreated. Calling them ‘trans’ and sending them off for blockers, hormones and surgery is physically really harmful at an age when they are too young to consent to the consequences (e.g. But if your time or money are limited, reading this is better than missing out.īasically a lot of professionals and parents have decided that the current policy of affirming any child who presents as transgender was a really bad idea as these kids are often struggling with a host of other problems which are the ones they really need help with. We loved the book and thoroughly recommend it. ![]() Obviously this approach misses out a lot. ![]() OBJECT has bought the new and controversial ‘Inventing Transgender Children’, co-edited by our very own Dr Heather Brunskell Evans, and has reviewed and summarised it in bullet points for you. You’ve heard of an article, you’ve heard of a listicle (an article based on a list) and now here’s a pointicle! POINTICLE REVIEW OF ‘INVENTING TRANSGENDER CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE’ (ed. ![]()
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