Scott Leibowitz, MD, delivers a comprehensive lecture on gender dysphoria in children and adolescents: diagnosis, treatment and support options. https://videocast.nih.gov/summary.asp?Live=21571&bhcp=1
A video uploaded by the European Society of Urology shows a detailed example of how female Gender Confirming Surgery (GCS) works and it is indeed far more complex than simply removing the penis. The animation shows a surgeon opening up the scrotum, removing the testicles, and removing the head of the penis to create a[…]
Some children insist, from the moment they can speak, that they are not the gender indicated by their biological sex. So where does this knowledge reside? And is it possible to discern a genetic or anatomical basis for transgender identity? Exploration of these questions is relatively new, but there is a bit of evidence for[…]
We are headed to a place where we recognize that gender is not always one fixed category – not male or female – and that culturally we can become more comfortable with that idea. Hormones and surgery are always going to be options for people, but some do not feel compelled to use them. Here[…]
Here is a interesting article that REFUTES the transgender/suicidal paradigm: http://www.transadvocate.com/fact-check-study-shows-transition-makes-trans-people-suicidal_n_15483.htm