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Gender dysphoria, especially in kids, is viewed as a mental health condition that should be treated. Affirming a child's confusion is seen as cruel, and allowing them to undergo genital mutilation and chemical castration is considered barbaric. The speaker believes that in the future, we will judge these practices similarly to how we judge Iran for doing the same. They mention meeting two young women who regretted their decisions to undergo surgeries and chemical intervention. The speaker argues that we should not allow kids to undergo these procedures, comparing it to not allowing them to get tattoos before the age of 18. They also discuss the spread of gender dysphoria and the importance of parents knowing if their child identifies differently from their biological sex.

Being transgender is not a mental illness, as approved by major medical, psychological, and psychiatric associations. The prefrontal cortex (PFC) is the part of the brain that matures in the early twenties and is responsible for decision-making. Executive function, which includes planning and inhibition, is the primary function of the PFC. However, executive function does not relate to one's identity. In fact, individuals without a mature PFC may be better equipped to express their true selves, as they are less likely to inhibit who they are. This is seen in autistic individuals and those with ADHD. The idea that the brain has not fully developed yet supports the notion that inhibiting one's identity can be detrimental if it goes against societal norms.

When a child expresses gender dysphoria, it should be seen as a mental health issue, not just a matter of gender identity. Society should focus on addressing the underlying causes, rather than affirming confusion. Gender dysphoria spreading in schools is more related to mental health than biology. Chromosomal abnormalities like Jacob or Klinefelter syndrome are exceptions and should be acknowledged separately. Viewing gender dysphoria as a mental health condition can lead to better outcomes for individuals and society as a whole.

The number of gender surgeries for natal females in the US increased fourfold between 2016 and 2017, with women accounting for 70% of all surgeries. The UK reported a 4,400% rise in teenage girls seeking gender treatments over the past decade. Clinicians in Canada, Sweden, Finland, and the UK noticed a shift in the demographics of those with gender dysphoria, from mostly preschool boys to mostly adolescent girls. The transgender movement has given power to young individuals, but it may create chaos and confusion for them, as they still need guidance and parental support. This could be seen as a disservice to them.

Transgenderism is considered a mental health disorder. I challenge Ron DeSantis to support using federal funds, like Reagan did in 1984, to ban genital mutilation and chemical castration. It's important to treat this as a mental health issue.

When a child experiences gender dysphoria, there is a disconnect between their feelings and the gender assigned at birth. This issue is serious, as transgender adolescents have a significantly higher suicide rate—almost eight times that of their cisgender peers. The AAFP's focus on drugs, hormones, and surgical interventions, rather than a more conservative approach like psychotherapy, is concerning. This approach is seen as unethical and inappropriate, highlighting the need for a broader perspective on treatment options.

I believe transgenderism is a mental health condition, but I support open conversation. I met two young women who had regretted their decision to have surgeries as teenagers. I think adults should have the freedom to live as they choose, but we must protect children.

There is not one surgery that every transgender person wants. Many transgender people have no interest in having surgery. For other people, they undergo medical transition involving use of gender affirming hormone treatments. And for others, they may have one or more surgeries. They may have top surgery, which is surgery on the chest or breasts. They may have bottom surgery, surgery on the genitals. They may have facial feminization. Trans women may have a tracheal shave to reduce their Adam's apple. No two trans people have the same needs to resolve their gender dysphoria. So you can never make an assumption that any trans person wants any particular surgery or any surgery at all.

I wanted to find relief from my pain and figure out what was wrong with me. I turned to the Internet for help. Recently, there has been a surge in media and social media representations of transgenderism, even in mainstream advertising. This content is being consumed by young teenagers, who can easily be influenced. When trans-identified kids go to gender clinics, they are promised comprehensive mental health assessments, but that's not always the case. These clinics now believe that trans kids know who they are, and questioning them is taboo. I was easily manipulated and nobody was there to support me. I tried to alleviate my gender dysphoria, but it only made my body image issues worse. Now, what do we do?

Seventeen years ago, the speaker medicalized at an LGBT center after being diagnosed with gender dysphoria. They were told that their feelings about their body were not related to childhood sexual assault (CSA), but rather that being gay and trans were innate. The speaker underwent facial feminization surgery, sex reassignment surgery, and HRT for seventeen years. They now have multiple health conditions from transitioning young and for so long. They realized that homosexual transition was often environmentally caused by CSA, internalized homophobia, or failed boy syndrome. The speaker states that those who continue to push medicalization hate them and call them a bigot. They claim that transition was conceived by academics trying to find a way for homosexuals to exist in a fascist world and that the ideology is based on lies. The speaker now identifies as a gay man. After detransitioning, they were canceled by all their liberal friends and had to leave the city. They believe people are being lied to and diagnosed with a symptom rather than the root cause of their gender dysphoria, leading them to a life of ruin with irreversible interventions.

Transgender ideology claims that people can be born into the wrong body, but this is not supported by the fact that human sexuality is binary. Reproduction requires a man and a woman, as indicated by the sex chromosomes. Gender identity is a matter of thoughts and feelings, which can be factually correct or incorrect. Persistently believing in a false identity is considered a delusion, such as thinking one is Margaret Thatcher or a cat. People with body identity integrity disorder believe they are amputees trapped in a normal body. Wanting to remove healthy breasts and genitals is seen as transgender, not a mental illness. The transgender rights movement is using individuals with disorders of sex development to advocate for a civil right to mental illness, which does not exist.

There has been a 5000% increase in adolescents suddenly expressing discomfort with their bodies, which parents report seems to appear "out of the blue." This rapid onset gender dysphoria is often found in kids with conditions like autism, depression, anxiety, trauma, or abuse, and in difficult family situations. This phenomenon tends to happen in clusters, with many kids identifying as transgender or non-binary having friends who also identify that way. This suggests an element of social contagion, where feelings, behaviors, or beliefs spread within a friend group. Some children's social lives are primarily online, where they are influenced to question their identity and assume a new one, sometimes by older individuals.

Detransition is often portrayed negatively, but research shows that it is not necessarily traumatic with proper support. The Trans Youth Project, a longitudinal study on trans youth, found that retransitioning is not experienced as traumatic when there is a supportive environment. If individuals are allowed to explore their gender identity without judgment, they are generally fine. Most of this exploration happens before any medical interventions are made. Retransition and detransition are about letting people see themselves and supporting them in their journey. If gender nonconformity wasn't stigmatized, detransition would be more accepted. These important considerations about detransition are not widely shared.

We are often asked by surgeons or physicians to write letters, but in reality, it is for insurance companies. We have to use the DSM in our letters for insurance purposes. Although I am not a fan of the DSM, it is important to mention this requirement to the client. Insurance companies require a diagnosis for surgery, which stems from a history of pathologizing and categorizing queer people. Despite the minimal trust, we use the diagnosis to ensure clients receive the necessary treatment.

Transgender Inc., the market for sex reassignment surgeries and hormone replacement therapies, is a lucrative industry worth billions of dollars. The number of transgender individuals has doubled in the past decade, with over 1.6 million in the United States alone. However, there is a lack of long-term studies on the efficacy and consequences of these procedures and pharmaceutical products, especially for minors. The medical community, influenced by organizations like WPATH, has shifted the perception of transgenderism from a mental illness to a subjective reality that can be affirmed through surgeries and drugs. The profit-driven nature of this industry, coupled with the cultural and political push for transgender acceptance, has led to a lack of critical examination and oversight.

"Puberty blockers work at the level of the pituitary gland and they actually suppress the release of the LH and the FSH so that the sex organs are no longer stimulated." "The main benefit is that they prevent the unwanted permanent effects of puberty, and thus future surgeries can be avoided as an adult." "They are also reversible, and thus if the patient decides to stop using pubertal blockers, their endogenous puberty will resume as previous." "Using pubertal blockers can alleviate the depression or worsening gender dysphoria that is often associated with progressing pubertal changes." "Lastly, the use of puberty suppression is recommended by the Pediatric Endocrine Society in their clinical guidelines for the treatment of transgender and gender diverse youth." "The practice of using puberty suppressors in transgender youth is new." "Since the first clinical guidelines were only published in 02/2009."

Concerns arise about the influence of pharmaceutical companies on psychiatric diagnoses, particularly regarding child dysphoria. Children, who are not allowed to make significant decisions like getting tattoos or drinking alcohol, are being encouraged to change their gender. Studies on puberty blockers indicate they do not improve mental health and may have severe side effects, yet this information is not being published. There seems to be a cultural trend among certain demographics, particularly affluent white progressives, where identifying as trans becomes a social signifier. This shift may lead parents to rationalize their child's gender identity as a way to engage with social issues. Normal adolescent confusion is being medicalized, risking irreversible consequences for children who may later regret their decisions.

Transgender Inc., the market for sex reassignment surgeries and hormone replacement therapies, is a lucrative industry worth billions of dollars. The number of transgender individuals has doubled in the past decade, with over 1.6 million in the United States alone. However, there is a lack of long-term studies on the efficacy and consequences of these procedures and pharmaceutical products, especially for minors. The medical community, influenced by organizations like WPATH, has embraced transgenderism as a political and advocacy movement. The profit-driven nature of the industry, coupled with the cultural and ideological shift towards subjective reality, has led to the rapid growth of transgenderism. The involvement of pharmaceutical companies, health systems, and corporate America further perpetuates this trend.

Michigan Medicine strives to be a safe, welcoming place for transgender individuals and to provide excellent health care regardless of gender. The goal of this video is to improve the comfort and competency of frontline staff in caring for transgender individuals. We will start by talking about gender identity, challenges the transgender community has faced in the health care system, and Michigan's policies regarding gender non-discrimination. The second half of this training is job specific. To discuss gender identity, it is important to understand the difference between sex and gender. Sex refers to one's reproductive organs, native hormones, and chromosomes, while gender identity refers to one's internal sense of gender, a person's basic sense of being a man or boy, a woman or girl, or another gender. Gender identity can be expressed by how individuals present themselves socially, including clothing, physical characteristics, speech, and mannerisms. All people, whether they are transgender or cisgender, meaning not transgender, have a gender identity and expression. Transgender is a term for individuals whose gender identity differs from the gender identity typically associated with their sex assigned at birth. There are many identities that fall under the umbrella of transgender. Transgender men, trans men, or trans masculine refer to people who are assigned female sex at birth but identify as men or masculine. Transgender women, trans women, or trans feminine refer to people who were assigned male sex at birth but identify as women or feminine. Other individuals may identify as genderqueer, agender, genderfluid, two spirited, bigender, or another identity that does not fit neatly into the categories of men or women. All major American medical societies, including the American Medical Association and American Psychological Association, endorse gender affirming care as the standard of care for transgender individuals. This means caring for people in a way that supports their gender transition and gender identity. Transgender people may undergo any one of a number of gender affirming medical interventions, including hormonal therapies like estrogen, testosterone, or hormone blockers, and surgical treatment to change body contours or genitalia. However, it is important to note that one does not have to undergo any medical or surgical treatment to be transgender. Some people are easily read as the gender they affirm while others are visibly gender non conforming or androgynous appearing.

Trump signed an executive order banning transgender individuals from the military. Currently, there are about 15,000 transgender service members, but they are non-deployable, meaning they cannot participate in combat. This situation results in significant costs to taxpayers, as many transgender individuals medically separate from the military, often receiving 80 to 100% disability benefits, which can amount to $200,000 annually for healthcare, including hormone treatments covered by the VA. Additionally, gender dysphoria is recognized as a mental illness, raising concerns about the military's role in such matters. The decision to ban transgender individuals is framed as a response to these issues, emphasizing that the military should not be a platform for medical experimentation.

Most people detransition due to lack of social support and societal stigma, not because they're not trans. Transphobia and the difficulties of living as a trans person lead them to detransition in search of a more peaceful life. This highlights the impact of anti-trans rhetoric, as detransitioning is mostly not a result of someone not being trans. It's crucial to acknowledge this.

Transgender is an umbrella term to describe a person that feels a mismatch between their body characteristics and their gender identity. Until recent years we used to think of a gender as a binary thing, either a female or a male, but now we understand it's a little bit more complicated than that. It's actually composed of four different things. The first one is gender identity, which is how you define your gender in your own hand and how you feel about it. The second one is gender expression and how you express yourself, meaning how you dress up, what kind of a hairstyle you have, and how you talk. The third one is sexual orientation. And the fourth one is actually your body characteristics, including your chromosomes, your genitalia, and other secondary body characteristics like breasts and shoulders and width of your body.

In 2021, a study found no significant changes in mental health or gender dysphoria among children on puberty blockers. A recent reanalysis showed that after 12 months, 34% had worsened, 29% improved, and 37% stayed the same. The original study lacked a control group, so causation couldn't be determined. Blocking puberty may ease future gender transition, but this wasn't the focus of the study. The key lesson is to adapt practice when new evidence emerges.