Back in April the UK released the Cass Review, a careful analysis of all of the scientific evidence behind gender-affirming care. What Dr. Cass, the author of the report, found was a surprising lack of high-quality evidence to back up treatment which was being given out routinely to children.
Because the review was so thorough and carefully considered, many on the left quickly fell in line, including all of the top figures in the Labour Party who started talking as if they’d always had reservations about gender-affirming care. Those who didn’t get on board were quickly called out and forced to apologize.
Also in response to the Cass Review, both England and Scotland were quick to ban the use puberty blocking hormones, bringing the official guidance in line with the best evidence. But as you probably know, that’s not at all what happened here in the US.
The major medical groups in…
