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The Cass Review out. It's time to e-mail & call provincial & federal ministers. There is no excuse anymore for endorsing pediatric gender medicine, or radical gender indoctrination of kids, anywhere in the world. You're on notice @Sflecce @fordnation @SylviaJonesMPP https://t.co/EaZi4IiYJF

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Shannon Douglas Baucher, a father, shares his concerns about the impact of gender ideology in schools and pediatric gender medicine. He references a recent UK report criticizing current practices and urges provincial leaders to take action. Baucher calls for a suspension of gender medical interventions for children under 18, a halt to promoting gender ideology in schools, and protection for professionals who speak out against these practices. He also highlights the financial support these ideologies receive and urges governments and corporations to stop funding them. Baucher emphasizes the need to protect children in Ontario from harmful practices.
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Speaker 0: Good morning. My name is Shannon Douglas Baucher. I'm the father of a trans identified, girl, a natal female, who 6 years ago, came to me about this time of year just following the Easter weekend to tell me that, she was going to live with her mom, because she no longer was safe in my household and couldn't be her true self. And she gave me a script. It sounded like a script, and, I didn't understand what was happening at the time, but it is clear that this fits a pattern of a teacher and a school system that enabled a child to socially transition at school and to alienate a loving parent from my child's life. This has happened to thousands of parents across Canada. Of course, we've had interventions in New Brunswick, in Saskatchewan, in Alberta, and there are ongoing investigations in Quebec. Now yesterday, 9th April 2020 4, the CAS review report was released in the UK. The former head of the the National Health Service Pediatric System, Doctor. Hilary Cass, spent 4 years investigating and researching and conducting what's called a systematic evidentiary review. The systematic evidentiary review is the highest standard of science in the, in the quality of research pyramid. You can look up the, the science quality pyramid on Google and get a sense of where that is. It includes meta studies and, and you know, thorough thorough research. And the the findings of the report are damning. Today, if you haven't already thought of it already, it is an opportunity for you to reach out to the provincial education minister in your province, the provincial health minister and your premier's office to give them notice that the CAS review has been published and that the findings about not only pediatric pediatric gender medicine, that's cross sex hormones and puberty blockers and and surgeries for vulnerable children are offside. Founded on shaky foundations as Hilary Cass indicated, but also that the practices in education of teaching children that they could be born in the wrong body, that they should be affirmed if they are expressing gender incongruence, and should be put on a path to social transitions even secret from parents as many boards defend, in spite of provincial premiers acting to stop the practice. In the last month, the United Kingdom has banned the use of puberty blockers for kids and has also issued directive and guidance for the education system to condemn the practice of teaching children about a gender identity ideology that you can change sex, that medicine can be used to do that. And that teachers are to only talk about this in the case where a child might bring it up and they must disclose that this is a contested idea. Now our education system is run by activists. There are great teachers in the system. I believe most of the teachers in the Ontario system are great people and conscientious people who got into the profession of teaching because they wanna have an impact, a positive impact on children. And in the environment that they're in, there are, there are activists and there are structures of activism within that system that make it impossible for them to question, what is happening in the school system and they they are forced to remain silent while activist teachers socially transition children and and act in ways that alienate children from their parents. I wrote a letter to the provincial premier, Doug Ford this morning that I'm going to read for you, with a list of, embargos or or moratoria that I think should be had. So I'm gonna read that for you now. Mister Premier, I'm the father of a vulnerable child who identified as trans at school. I was affirmed, by teachers and who was subsequently given cross sex hormones and medical interventions following referrals from Chiyo in Ottawa. My daughter is now an adult. I haven't spoken to her in almost 3 years because she was taught that I was her enemy, that I was harmful and dangerous to her, and that disagreement meant rejection, not only rejection, but hatred. I'm ready to make you aware of an immediate liability upon the Ontario Conservative government regarding pediatric gender medicine and the ideological indoctrination of children in public education. The CAS review, an independent systematic evidentiary review of gender medicine in education, which took 4 years to complete in the UK was released 12 hours ago. Its findings give leaders permission to speak plainly about the harms of gender medicine to children and the complete lack of quality scientific evidence supporting current practices in the medical system and the education system. All Canadian policies are based on the same policies as in the UK and weak evidence and the same weak evidence as those which inform the practices across the sea. But without the classification of criticizing gender policies as a human rights violation, which we have here in Canada. So in addition, we have human rights policies and laws which forbid conversation and create a toxic and censorious environments. One of the consistent findings is that gender affirming practices are accompanied by bullying and systemic abuse of anyone who questions them, where people risk careers and incomes and reputations to speak out against them. This is evident in the example of the ongoing institutional persecution of Jordan B. Peterson for speaking out against these policies and the social phenomena, and of course, nurse Amy Ham in British Columbia. What we're seeing is like a stock market bubble or one of the many popular delusions that have possessed mass movements through history, and it is time to burst the gender bubble. It is imperative and the only moral action available to the premier in this moment that he stand immediately to follow the lead of Blaine Higgs, Scott Moe and Daniel Smith to impose not exclusively the following moratoria. Suspend and condemn all gender medical interventions for children under the age of 18 in the province, including all prescriptions of hormones, pure puberty blockers, and surgeries. Suspend and condemn all promotion, teaching or endorsement of gender ideology in the public education system, suspend and condemn all policies within institutions that allow for human rights complaints against workers and professionals who speak against gender indoctrination and questionable experimental medical practices which has created poisoned environments in medical and educational settings. Condemn the Ontario Teachers Union for pushing pushing trans ideology and systematically abusing concerned parents, including endorsing intimidation and violence against them and protesting against the rights of parents to protect their children. This, of course, is not a comprehensive list. In the course of 40 fighting for my daughter over the last 3 years, I found myself associated with secret organizations of doctors, therapists, and educators who have conspired to end the tyrannical abuses of radical gender activists by preparing for this day. I beg the premier to invite consultation from these dedicated, competent professionals who have been fighting for children against heavily funded opposition and activists for years. It's time to take a stand, mister Ford, for the sake of protecting children in Ontario. Sincerely, Shannon Douglas Baucher, loving dad. Now I'll close out with an issue or a question about funding because federal and provincial governments and many corporate institutions are funding these activists. At a federal level, 100 of 1,000,000 of dollars have been committed to, I despise the term the trans agenda, but to defend the practices and the ideology that a children a child can be born in the wrong body and that it is their human right to not be questioned along this pathway towards medicalization and sterilization. It is time at all levels of government, and it is time for all conscientious corporate citizens. You are on notice. This is a notice of liability that you must stop funding these activists who are pushing this on children in Canada. I believe based on the projected data of of increasing numbers of children visiting clinics that we have seen in in the tens of thousands of children referred to gender clinics in Canada in the last 10 years. My name is Shannon Douglas Baucher and I'm a loving dad.
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The hearings for BC Nurse Amy Hamm resume with Dr. James Cantor as an expert witness. Cantor discusses the shift from gatekeeping to informed consent model in gender dysphoria intervention. He highlights Europe's rejection of treatments under informed consent and the importance of avoiding conflicts of interest in developing guidelines. Cantor also addresses the lack of strong evidence for the benefits of transition and the complexities surrounding the informed consent model for minors. He emphasizes the need for comprehensive mental health assessment and support before medical transition. Cantor raises concerns about social media influence, the risks for young gay men and women, and the need for objective evaluation in decision-making. He discusses the limitations of studies on minority stress and the potential misdiagnosis of gender dysphoria in individuals with borderline personality disorder. Cantor concludes by questioning the effectiveness of trigger warnings and misgendering taboos.

@ShannonBDouglas - Shannon B - Weekly Canadian Gender Wars Co-Host

Hearings for BC Nurse Amy Hamm @preta_6 begin again at 1pm est/10am pacific today. #FreeSpeech Will @JamesCantorPhD (one of Canada's top researchers in atypical sexuality & paraphilias) be accepted as an expert witness for Hamm? find out w/ me. I'll be🧵ing

@ShannonBDouglas - Shannon B - Weekly Canadian Gender Wars Co-Host

and we're back on the record... @bastow_karen opens. It seems that Cantor has been accepted as an expert witness & will be examined by Bastow then subject to cross examination. Next Witness will be Amy Hamm, and @LDBildy will be calling witnesses for Hamm next week.

@ShannonBDouglas - Shannon B - Weekly Canadian Gender Wars Co-Host

Dr James Cantor is taking the virtual stand, swearing in. Bastow taking Cantor through his report prepared for the Amy Hamm hearings: Some repetition of the qualification process as Cantor testifies now to his qualifications. BARBARA FINDLAY objects to Cantor's statement of qualifications... Panel ruling was to limit testimony to gender dysphoria and gender identity Bastow qualifies her opening question: Cantor is entitled to testify to his overall experience but Bastow will limit to GD and Gender Identity expertise

@ShannonBDouglas - Shannon B - Weekly Canadian Gender Wars Co-Host

Cantor: Diagnostic criteria for intervention for GD has changed in the last twenty years. Quote: "Standards are not standards if they are open to interpretation" We moved away from gatekeeping model (attempts to mitigate harm was a long process of months or years living as desired self) to an informed consent model. There is no strong evidence for benefits for intervention in transition. This must be Informed consent model is a general model for physically evidenced disease. Is the person cognitively capable of making decisions?

@ShannonBDouglas - Shannon B - Weekly Canadian Gender Wars Co-Host

Bastow: does the informed consent model apply kids under 16 in Canada? Cantor: it's complicated. Generally requires the involvement of parents unless parents do not consent... Bastow: asking about US gatekeeping... moves on to Europe... FINDLAY (objection): asks that Dr. Cantor/panel to restrict testimony to Canada and the US models Bastow responds: Science is not limited by geography. Science is not confined by the legal jurisdictions. Decisions of other countries are relevant to the testimony. Panel stands down for five minutes.

@ShannonBDouglas - Shannon B - Weekly Canadian Gender Wars Co-Host

Panel agrees that Bastow can pursue the question: "can you advise us on the position of various European countries over 16 and under 16 - and whether models have changed in this are since 1998." Europe has gone in opposite direction of Canada and US. Originally went in the same direction but quickly realized treatments were not having the desired organizations. Europe rejectected WPATH and activist positions and now explicitly reject treatments under informed consent. Is exact opposite direction of Canada and US. Europe has controlled for and removed people with conflict of interest... Cantor points out well-known conflict of interest are both financial and biased towards benefiting certain specialties

@ShannonBDouglas - Shannon B - Weekly Canadian Gender Wars Co-Host

Cantor elucidating on conflict of interests - if practitioners and clinics are positioned to benefit from the medical interventions and they are the only ones creating the guidelines. Europe has figured this out and is having reviews independent of the specialties that benefit from financial and intellectual conflict of interest. Conflicted groups in the US are coming up with policies that benefit them. These specialties should not be in charge of developing guidelines. My words: this is like putting the fox in charge of the henhouse.

@ShannonBDouglas - Shannon B - Weekly Canadian Gender Wars Co-Host

WPATH uses sketchy language to describe development of policies and conflict of interest. Claims no-one is in a conflict of interest at WPATH. Bastow: Q re: conflict of interest Cantor: WHO and National Academy counts that being the recipient of a grant in a specialty, or providing services in this speciality puts the recipient in a conflict of interest for policy development. This means that WPATH development of guidelines is outside of internationally recognized rules of conflict of interest.

@ShannonBDouglas - Shannon B - Weekly Canadian Gender Wars Co-Host

Bastow: Can you elaborate on change of demographic. Cantor: occurred in every country. the change exploded in 2012 (coincidentally?) was same year WPATH changed guidelines. Demographic changes Europe, US and Canada, explosive change was primarily in youth, was mostly male who would grow to young gay men. the change was mostly male for several decades, after social media it became a different cohort, biologically female, early adolescent and onset of puberty Different mental health profile. Can't assume the same protocols used for previous cohort should apply Also the male presenting adults, AGPs after 2012, no longer subject to gatekeeping either.

@ShannonBDouglas - Shannon B - Weekly Canadian Gender Wars Co-Host

Bastow: why is gatekeeping important with AGP? Cantor: it is well established that biological men, adult onset GD have a sexual interest pattern that is more unusual than being gay or lesbian, men attracted to self as female. unlike gay kids effeminate, these are often married straight. AGP occurs with other sexual interests, clinical question: are men taking advantage of transgender identities in order to act out their other interests like exibitionism or sadist taking advantage of the situation in order to enact the other What are the motivations of of the client? When self-identification is the only criteria and there is no objective evaluation then people can take advantage of society's willingness to embrace sexual diversity

@ShannonBDouglas - Shannon B - Weekly Canadian Gender Wars Co-Host

Bastow: have service levels increased or decreased Cantor: amount of energy has not gone down but there is a question of this is sapping away from resources for general mental health for, let's say, teenagers.

@ShannonBDouglas - Shannon B - Weekly Canadian Gender Wars Co-Host

Bastow: Drugs, can you speak to the types of drugs and use of drugs in the treatment of gender dysphoria. Cantor: Lupron is same drug as the drugs used euphemistically as chemical castration drugs Primary long-term side-effects are bone density loss and osteoporosis.

@ShannonBDouglas - Shannon B - Weekly Canadian Gender Wars Co-Host

Bastow: you've had experience in research design, also as senior scientist at CAMH - can you expand on designing research into sexual behaviour. Cantor, you've just described a course I might teach. From full range of scientific methods, from hardcore math and physics and design of questionnaires... Can tell you strengths and weaknesses of research designs.

@ShannonBDouglas - Shannon B - Weekly Canadian Gender Wars Co-Host

Cantor confirms he has reviewed Hamm's comments as well as investigative reports of Hamm's comments. Bastow: moving into new area... taking a break: return at 11:30/2:30 est

@ShannonBDouglas - Shannon B - Weekly Canadian Gender Wars Co-Host

Back on the record. #iStandWithAmyHamm Fellow Xweeps: what is important to you about the outcome of these hearings? Do you think if Hamm is exonerated this will make a difference in Canada and alleviate some of the fear related to being witch-hunted?

@ShannonBDouglas - Shannon B - Weekly Canadian Gender Wars Co-Host

Bastow: can you state your summary of opinions excepting redactions from your report Cantor: Opinions are are unchanged & the facts available regarding the importance of speaking out against their own clinics. American Academy of Pediatrics is subject to a lawsuit, and is undertaking a systematic evidence review Hamm's comments include statements that people don't want to hear, science and society must contain examples of speaking out about the issue and about science itself. growing evidence and growing voices critical of the practices

@ShannonBDouglas - Shannon B - Weekly Canadian Gender Wars Co-Host

Cantor: people are relying on perceptions and subjective feelings. People are preying on others based on emotions and claims of victimization. Bastow turning to: "No consensus among clinicians on best methods of treatment the primary theories of what's going on. Agreed Upon: enormous and increasing need for MH services, & many people presenting with GD People accept at face value vs people relying on objective evidence. So much emotion, so few experts, so much conflict of interest, & people are making decisions based on optics and political posturing. Public discussion consists of half truths, omissions of relevant information, Objectivity has come to opposite conclusion of what is popular. International orgs have come up with same conclusion, but US & Canada are opposite. Making decisions based on optics rather than verifiable truths.

@ShannonBDouglas - Shannon B - Weekly Canadian Gender Wars Co-Host

Pyramid of Evidence Cantor: how to distinguish between good science and bad science one set of studies vs another set of studies for non-scientific boards of decision-makers. The purpose of the pyramid or levels of evidence is to rank quality of evidence. transition on demand relies on low-level studies. Ignore higher level studies that outrank the lower level studies. ie surveys correlation does not imply causation

@ShannonBDouglas - Shannon B - Weekly Canadian Gender Wars Co-Host

Cantor compares magic ritual over crystals causing the a lucky day the next days to the quality of poor/low level studies. Correlation is not causation. Best evidence is from Randomized Controlled Trials (RCT) Next a cohort study is taking a group and track them over time. We're seeing the same people over time so we get to watch for differences.

@ShannonBDouglas - Shannon B - Weekly Canadian Gender Wars Co-Host

Cantor: No RCT studies have been conducted for treatment for GD. The best we have is the cohort study. The very highest level is the systematic reviews of evidence (meta study) Bastow: There is no evidence indicating any consensus. We can only tolerate strong risk when we have strong evidence. Bastow: could you comment on how gay men might be disadvantaged by current protocols. Cantor: unanimous studies show most effeminate boys grow out of dysphoria. Young gay men are put in danger by current policies. Bastow: how are women disempowered by current policies? Cantor: adult onset type (male attracted to women) are more ambiguous of what's motivating them interfering with women and their sense of safety. Bio males present more perceived risk. Locker rooms, adult males with atypical interest also exhibit more than one atypical sexual interterest. Impossible to know what the motivators are.

@ShannonBDouglas - Shannon B - Weekly Canadian Gender Wars Co-Host

Bastow: how does ROGD relate to the disempowerment of women. Cantor: childhood onset strongly related to homosexuality; adult type strongly related to atypical sexualities. ROGD is a third group emerged with social media, at same time as spike in mental health issues in children in retrospect it seems obvious.

@ShannonBDouglas - Shannon B - Weekly Canadian Gender Wars Co-Host

Cantor: people are generalizing treatments from other groups (childhood onset & adult onset) to the mostly female cohort of adolescent onset there is nothing to say that the treatments for one or both (very rare) classical types would work for the new very common presentation of teenage girls. Current policies are preventing young women from developing healthy identities that would be normal for young women.

@ShannonBDouglas - Shannon B - Weekly Canadian Gender Wars Co-Host

today is a hearing day for @preta_6 Amy Hamm's hearing Dr James Cantor testifying. Points out the definition of Experimental prevents insurers from paying for intervention. So Orgs like WPATH make assertions / opinions that these protocols are NOT experimental. Bastow: can you go through the terms of art about sex vs gender? Cantor: largely on Social Media, use sex and gender in ways not related to science Once can determine one's sex with a reliability better than almost any other trait difference. The definition of sex has been, many writers take the list of objective verifiable characteristics simply ad gender identity to the list of descriptors related to sex. "gender" has a long history of being defined in amorphous terms.

@ShannonBDouglas - Shannon B - Weekly Canadian Gender Wars Co-Host

Cantor now going into DSDs disorders of sexual development. Cantor goes into various presentations of DSDs. DSDs are exceptionally rare, less than 1/10th of 1% of we exclude hypospadia (a birth defect in males where the urethra does not open at the head of the penis)

@ShannonBDouglas - Shannon B - Weekly Canadian Gender Wars Co-Host

We are back again with the hearings for @preta_6 with the BC College of Nurses & Midwives. There have been many developments in the issue in the public domain. One of them is the obvious correlation between gender activism & open anti-semitism of the radical woke cancel-cult left; another is the Angus Reid polling on the culture wars showing how small a population the cancelt cult left is. Back on the record:

@ShannonBDouglas - Shannon B - Weekly Canadian Gender Wars Co-Host

Cantor: Another correlation with the Adolescent Onset GD, they have other disorders, ASD, Personality Disorder and Histrionic Disorder. They have social functioning disorders developing healthy social functioning. not getting the same attention as the flashy, easy-to-retweet superficial interpretation of GD In science there is no such thing as inner sense. Science requires something be falsifiable. requires something basic to be scientifically verifiable. Even depression shows (vague) but verifiable patterns in brain scans, but self-reported gender identity cannot be verified. #IStandWithAmyHamm

@ShannonBDouglas - Shannon B - Weekly Canadian Gender Wars Co-Host

Cantor: Science has verified evidence of gay and lesbian brains, when we take groups and compare them, there is evidence of being shifted towards the opposite brain. Several studies have made mistakes when trying to verify a trans brain. "Confounding" problem examined mutli-variant subjects (gay and also trans) and confounded the differences. the conclusions in the studies could not be stated clearly because we couldn't verify gender identity in the brain. (I've been reading & studying on this subject for years and this is just the clearest articulation of this claims and science I've ever heard - partly why I'm taking these notes in detail)

@ShannonBDouglas - Shannon B - Weekly Canadian Gender Wars Co-Host

Cantor: integration of sexual orientation into society & integration gender identity into society are not the same. Orientation is one's private sexual behaviour life/private life. With integration into society, gender because it's a facet of social life, impacts the entire social group. Starts influencing interaction with others, requires public discourse and debate, very unlike sexaul orientation.

@ShannonBDouglas - Shannon B - Weekly Canadian Gender Wars Co-Host

Cantor on sports: Biological differences between men and women in sports. Endangers females in sports especially leaving out the idea of fairness and just speaking to physical issues. It's very much a recent issue. Dividing line is 2012 onset of social media, when adult transition mostly adult men transitioning, can't think of an individual prior to that of seeking participation in contact sports. If anything bio males would have preferred to avoid these kinds of activities the large-scale conversations FINDLAY objects. Says qualifications are insufficient for Cantor to comment on the participation of male-bodied people in sports. Bastow reads from ruling of the panel. FINDLAY: Has no qualification to comment on transwomen participating in sports. Bastow: Cantor is qualified to comment on hormonal differences and impacts and social impacts Panel is taking a moment to deliberate.

@ShannonBDouglas - Shannon B - Weekly Canadian Gender Wars Co-Host

why am I so interested in this topic asn speaking publicly? In 2008 my brother came out as trans in his 30s. Adult-Onset heterosexual male. no history of cross-sex identification. But history of other MH issues, including signs consistent with personality disorder and autism five 1/2 years ago I was alienated from my daughter by an affirming teacher and her mother (from whom I was divorced already for a number of years) My daughter has since medicalized, and recently changed from he/him pronouns to they/them.

@ShannonBDouglas - Shannon B - Weekly Canadian Gender Wars Co-Host

FINDLAY objects again about Cantor speaking on sports. Bastow moves Cantor on to regret from medicalized transitions and detransition Cantor: With adults, the changes that I've noticed with adults, the AGP pattern continues to be present. Things have become more ambiguous 18-20 years old not resembling adult features of transition the 18-20 are not representative of adult type and is a new phenomenon Brand new is Rapid Onset Type clustering of cases leading to the theory that a lot of adolescents cases fit the theory of social contagion... Outlines the susceptibility to social contagion... Socially Mediated Contagion online and occur in social clusters not in random isolated as in AGP and child onset

@ShannonBDouglas - Shannon B - Weekly Canadian Gender Wars Co-Host

Cantor: if we are to use medical interventions we must rule out that this is a social contagion. Causation vs Correlation Is GD in ROGD the result of other mental health issues, or the other way around people are using threats of sui--de and threats of threats. Suic--de ideation and sui--de are different. Death, sudden event by self, is mostly male, middle-age. Suicidality is a cry for help, significant and important, but is not an early stage of what will lead to death. exaggerated emotional blackmail. emotional manipulation in an unhealthy social interaction. Giving in is not in the interest of the person. begets still more demands and doesn't held deal with the distress. People are taking such threats at face value and referring to sex-changing kids and lifesaving. No redux of rates of suicice and sewercidality after transition, they stay elevated after transitions

@ShannonBDouglas - Shannon B - Weekly Canadian Gender Wars Co-Host

Cantor: best treatment is fulsome comprehensive mental health assessment and support PRIOR to any medical transition Note: Today FINDLAY is objecting on "leading questions" and unlike last week, she is being recognized by opposing counsel for fair objections. Bastow is rephrasing questions

@ShannonBDouglas - Shannon B - Weekly Canadian Gender Wars Co-Host

Cantor: sexual minority stress is theoretically an interpretation for an increase in suicidality though it is not the only or the best explanation of possibilities. no controlled studies to give the most simple and straightforward explanation.

@ShannonBDouglas - Shannon B - Weekly Canadian Gender Wars Co-Host

Cantor: the kids who are most susceptible to this kind of social influence. Both GD and suic--lity are more likely caused by the same influences. ie social media Best course of action is psychotherapy

@ShannonBDouglas - Shannon B - Weekly Canadian Gender Wars Co-Host

Cantor: the ethically appropriate course is to start with the intervention that causes the least amount of physical impact, ie psychotherapy, and is the most ethical intervention. We have no idea what is medically necessary... FINDLAY: objects to discussion of social media and social media influence. it looked like a member of the panel face-palmed and shook her head. FINDLAY: pushes her objection... note this is quite the non-sequitur, but trying to limit testimony. says he offers no expertise to speak to social media impacts. Bastow: not sure we need an expert to tell us Social Media has had an impact on the world we live in. Panel recesses for afternoon break

@ShannonBDouglas - Shannon B - Weekly Canadian Gender Wars Co-Host

Amy Hamm hearings resume: Back on the record with testimony of @JamesCantorPhD For the record: #IStandWithAmyHamm Panel rules Cantor is permitted to speak to role of social media in this case. FINDLAY was overruled. Bastow asks for "Minority Stress" definition Cantor: set of additional stressors over that of mainstream society and causes poorer mental health issues. It is a legit hypothesis at an individual level but no evidence in science is present or available for Adolescent onset of GD. We are not seeing stresses resolving after medicalization - label is used as a panacea explanation is it being used as an emotional blackmail or manipulation

@ShannonBDouglas - Shannon B - Weekly Canadian Gender Wars Co-Host

Cantor: it is a violation of medical ethics when we cannot rule out the possibilities that MH improvements may be attributable to other causes besides treatment. We have a number of confounding factors (4) that may be giving indications that a hypothesis is is correct when it is not. Minority stress, once once starts controlling for other factors, don't have high quality studies to rule conclusions out. we can't make the conclusions that medical transition is the appropriate preventative for suicidal ideation due to minority stress. Bastow: very tolerant Sweden shows 19x higher suicide rates for post-transition people, lack of strong association between suicidality and transition. WPATH conceded that transition does not help to alleviate suicidality

@ShannonBDouglas - Shannon B - Weekly Canadian Gender Wars Co-Host

Cantor on Borderline PD (personality disorder): has many different symptoms, based on a checklist #4 and #6 for diagnosis DSM #4 Repeated suicidal ideation and fantasies #6 unstable identity It's very easy for unstable identity to be confused with gender dysphoria. Very common for Suicidality in borderline PD. BPD is more common in females, teen onset, same sex ratio, same cohort, similar features to group that meets criteria that happens to match what people are seeing on social media wrt gender dysphoria.

@ShannonBDouglas - Shannon B - Weekly Canadian Gender Wars Co-Host

It's hard to imagine the panel might conclude that @preta_6 's public statements might be ruled inappropriate. @JamesCantorPhD raises so many evidenced-based inconsistencies in the facile narrative of the social media that the rainbow activists push so abusively that if the panel rules against Hamm, it really is evidence we're hopelessly corrupted by institutional capture.

@ShannonBDouglas - Shannon B - Weekly Canadian Gender Wars Co-Host

Cantor: defining trauma in it's actual physical impact terms to the diluted or eroded meaning of the terms like "harms." Histrionic filters use the most evocative language possible to describe situations and circumstances. People with minor or imagined slights might use these things as claims to trauma and harm. People's explanations are being taken at face value. Fashionable to not ask questions and to accept people's explanations at face value.

@ShannonBDouglas - Shannon B - Weekly Canadian Gender Wars Co-Host

Cantor: trigger warnings might be doing more harms than helping. After a generation of experimenting with these things, it appears that it trigger warnings concretize one's sense of victims Bastow pivots to misgendering, nice move Cantor: there is a subset of people driven by attention-seeking... challenging it (misgendering) or using the opportunity to attract attention as a expert to which others must defer to give attention to the seeker Cantor: Trigger Warnings and Misgendering taboos make the people more sensitive, moving people away from pro-social integration & more sensitive to slights Recommendations: Learn the skills to rise above appearances.

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