First major medical group opposes gender transition surgeries for youth [citing Cass and HHS reviews]
https://archive.is/20260203210031/https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/02/03/plastic-surgeons-youth-gender-surgeries-guidance
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TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 221d
How many trans people took part in making that decision? Still, at least they're only going after surgery and not hormones, hormones and puberty blockers are the things that absolutely need to be available as early as possible.
cyan_mess@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 221d
Quoting the article:
If you ask me, what options do you have if you can't access hrt during or shortly after puberty? Either learn to accept you'll get clocked more often... or pay a plastic surgeon.
dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 221d
I don't think it's typical for medical guidelines to be decided by patients rather than doctors, e.g. the recommendations on how to treat diabetes is made by endocrinologists.
TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 221d
Doctors are not precluded from being trans.
dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 221d
Of course, but what is your point? Trans people are already only 1% of the general population, and trans people tend to be very poor and face discrimination that makes it difficult to become a doctor. The probability that any significant number of doctors will be trans is very low.
Even in 2024 the American Society of Plastic Surgeons was refusing to endorse gender-affirming care for minors:
https://wng.org/roundups/plastic-surgeons-dissent-from-pro-trans-trend-with-minors-1725647038
And even if you look at one of the very few trans doctors who is represented in that association, Marci Bowers, you will find that she opted to be interviewed by an anti-trans activist and in the interview advocated against gender affirming care for minors:
I don't know about the accuracy of Bowers' statements here about puberty blockers entirely preventing genital development and orgasms - I would think starting estrogen would develop the genitals and stimulate a typical female puberty.
Regardless, undergoing male puberty as a young woman causes such extreme lifetime harm that I am skeptical that it would ever be a responsible, recommended path. So my point is that even the one notable trans doctor on this association is known for working with anti-trans activists and advocating against medically necessary care for trans minors.
sulfidedisburseangledafternoontipper@piefed.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 221d
On my phone so I don't feel like finding the source, but a recent study these chuds are citing does point to greater difficulty achieving orgasm for amab women who did not orgasm prior to blockers, hrt, and surgery. What they fail to address is the same studies show generally increased ability to orgasm following surgery. Beyond that, they ignore the existence of a population who has a famously high prevalence of difficulty with orgasm: cis women.
Fuck these chuds.
TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 221d
That is a real shame, you would think an actual trans person would realise how harmful forcing adolescents (who are not children) to go through the wrong puberty would be
dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 221d
Yes, Marci Bowers is a disappointment as a political actor; she also opted to be interviewed by Matt Walsh (a famous anti-trans activist) for his film What is a Woman, and naively played into their purposes there.
And yes, you would think trans people would be able to empathize and understand the need for trans care, but... there are plenty of exceptions. Being trans does not magically make you a better advocate for trans people - think of people like Caitlyn Jenner, Blaire White, Aaron Kimberly, and Buck Angel. All of these famous trans people have advocated for conservative, anti-trans policies.
cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 221d
https://bsky.app/profile/esqueer.net/post/3mdyywci74k2h
dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 221d
thanks for the inline quote, the Bluesky post is not visible without being signed in.