An op-ed in The New York Times calls for pumping the brakes on immediately affirming an increasing number of children’s new gender identities.
The article published Friday criticizes the “ideological extremism” of transgender activists, saying they have pushed a model of treatment that has faced increased scrutiny in recent years.
“Under that model of care, clinicians are expected to affirm a young person’s assertion of gender identity and even provide medical treatment before, or even without, exploring other possible sources of distress,” the article says.
Detransitioners are flipping the narrative.
The truth of our experiences can no longer be denied. https://t.co/vnaJJMuFGy
— Chloe Cole ⭐️ (@ChoooCole) February 2, 2024
The article adds that “right-wing demagogues” have also inflamed the debate around child transgender medical interventions, but they are not the…
