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Mel's avatar

I’ll admit Lisa, I was pretty irked that this will be seen as some new revelation by the NYT and the article’s author/s. I so wish you were getting the recognition you deserve, publicly and monetarily.

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I too am heartened by the fact that the NYT published this article. And while the lack of acknowledgment of previous mis-reporting (or non-reporting) is frustrating, it’s hardly surprising.

My bigger concern, though, is that many readers may come away with the idea that the biggest issue with puberty blockers is physiological side effects (e.g., on bone density) and so it’s just a question of trade-offs and/or mitigation (calcium supplements!). There’s only passing mention of the idea that puberty blockers end up being a “gateway drug” to cross-sex hormones, and that being allowed to go through natural puberty would likely cause the resolution of gender dysphoria in the vast majority of these kids. But I guess that’s still a bridge too far for the NYT. Baby steps...

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