Transgender health care misinformation
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False and misleading claims about gender diversity, gender dysphoria, and gender-affirming healthcare have been used to justify legislative restrictions on transgender people's right to healthcare.[1][2] The claims have primarily relied on manufactured uncertainty generated by various conservative religious organizations, pseudoscientific or discredited researchers, anti-trans activists and others.[3][4][5]
Common false claims include that most people who transition regret it; that most pre-pubertal transgender children cease desiring transition after puberty; that gender dysphoria is socially contagious, can have a rapid onset, or is caused by mental illness; that medical organizations are pushing youth to transition; and that transgender youth require conversion therapies such as gender exploratory therapy.[6][7][8]
Elected officials in Central and South America have called for legislative bans on trans healthcare based on false claims. Misinformation has been platformed and amplified by mainstream media outlets.[9] Medical organizations such as the Endocrine Society and American Psychological Association, among others, have released statements opposing such bans and the misinformation behind them.[10][11][12]
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Romanowas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Medical Association Statements in Support of Health Care for Transgender People and Youth". GLAAD. 2024-06-26. Archived from the original on 2025-05-16. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
- ^ "Major medical groups support health care for transgender people. The GOP doesn't". NJToday.net. 2024-09-12. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
- ^ "The Medical Community Speaks Up for Transgender Patients, Their Essential Health Care, and Their Profession". GLAAD. 2023-06-22. Archived from the original on 2025-03-23. Retrieved 2025-03-14.