Health

Friday, 20 September 2019

• Australian Psychological Society refutes “social contagion” arguments

• An Out In Perth Article by Graeme Watson

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Friday, 20 September 2019

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  No, there’s no ‘social contagion’ turning Australians transgender

  The Australian Psychological Society has blasted claims published by The Australian newspaper that a “social contagion” is influencing transgender youth’s gender identities. The Australian newspaper has come under fire for publishing doze...

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Tuesday, 17 September 2019

• The Financial Costs of Gender Transition

  New research compares the costs of transition across 4 countries....

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Tuesday, 17 September 2019

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  Trans health and the risks of inappropriate curiosity  - The BMJ

  Care providers need to be aware of the damage of inappropriate curiosity when working with people who are transgender, say Adam Shepherd, Benjamin Hanckel, and Andy Guise Encountering inappropriate curiosity [...]More......

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Tuesday, 03 September 2019

• How did the Australian Get it so wrong on Parental Rights vs. Gillick Competency

• The Australian publishes yet another article on treating transgender Children, this time raising concerns about the use of Gillick competency. Again they get it wrong.

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Saturday, 24 August 2019

• How children became the target in a rightwing culture war over gender

  Medical treatment for transgender children is cautious and evidence-based, but the conservative reaction has become increasingly hysterical...

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Tuesday, 20 August 2019

• College of Physicians rejects News Corp claim it will run inquiry into treatment of trans children

  Report in the Australian claimed the medical college had agreed to conduct inquiry after being asked by the health minister...

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Monday, 19 August 2019

• ‘The Australian’ launches new attack on transgender children

• By Graeme Watson 

  OUT in Perth Filed under National, News Posted by admin 

   

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Monday, 19 August 2019

• The Grim & Unsettling Story of a Transgender RACP Submission That Nobody Asked For

• Blink and you may have missed the submission that started the last fortnight’s that started the last fortnight’s blizzard

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Monday, 19 August 2019

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Monday, 19 August 2019

• Trans and Gender Diverse Community Survey Enters Last Weeks

• The Trans and Gender Diverse Survey is wrapping up soon and we still need more community members to help out. The TGD community is one of the most vulnerable and under represented groups in Australia

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Monday, 19 August 2019

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  Transgender woman had to tick ATO's mental illness box to access super

  Why does the Australian Tax Office require people to tick a mental illness box for early access to their superannuation to fund gender transition surgery?...

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