Doing the right thing

1pt”>A recent study by the Mayo clinic found that 'puberty blockers can lead to fertility problems, withering testicles, and even cancer among children who take them.' https://gript.ie/new-mayo-clinic-study-suggests-puberty-blocker-damage-may-be-permanent/ 5/10

The Cass Review is clear: 'The rationale for early puberty suppression remains unclear, with weak evidence regarding the impact on gender dysphoria, mental or psychosocial health. The effect on cognitive and psychosexual development remains unknown.' 6/10

Increased concern about the known and potential harms of puberty blockers has seen 'Europeans adopting a more cautious approach to care for gender incongruent minors [while basing] their decisions on evidence-based medicine rather than politics.' 7/10

But none of this matters to the true zealots. There's a huge amount of money invested in keeping the transition gravy train running, and public profiles have been built and bolstered by enthusiastic embrace of gender identity ideology. 8/10

Telling gender confused kids they'll kill themselves if denied irreversible drugs and surgeries is appallingly irresponsible, but some of those doing it have very personal reasons for insisting puberty blockers are harmless, as @HJoyceGender says. 9/10

I've said it before: a dreadful reckoning is coming for those who've bullied whistleblowers, sought to suppress or deny medical evidence and cheered on irreversible harm to very vulnerable kids. So here's to @wesstreeting for doing the right, rather than the easy thing. 10/X