In an age when trans care is increasingly coming under attack, it should come as no surprise that trans youth care in particular is an area particularly fraught with what one might call “debate”. The focus of this “debate”, however, is not always thoughtful and well-informed discussions over the particulars Continue Reading
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Why is the Sandyford wait time so long? What the numbers can tell us.
Why is the Sandyford wait time so long? What the numbers can tell us. 15-20 minute read. CN: towards the end of this article there is mention of suicide. This article discusses in-depth the operation of Sandyford GIC including information about number of appointments offered and waitlist increases, and may Continue Reading
Reported hate crime against trans people collapses
Written By Claire Prosho: https://x.com/CTransTalks?t=acOGp8a4krI7VfEaVF1Zpg&s=09 Over the last 18 months I’ve been gathering data on reported hate crime against transgender people in England & Wales. Every year around September or October, the Home Office releases the data it has collected for the previous year up to March of the current Continue Reading
Dream About Me – A Review of I Saw the TV Glow
Dream About Me – A Review of I Saw the TV Glow The Matrix meets Paper Towns meets Twin Peaks, I Saw the TV Glow is a surrealist drama by trans writer and director, Jane Schoenbrun (they/them). First shown in January at Sundance, the film depicts the bizarrity and dubiety Continue Reading
Japan’s Transgender Treatment Guidelines Receive Update
Japan’s Society of Psychiatry and Neurology (JSPN) finalized the 5th edition of their treatment guidelines for gender incongruence (formerly gender identity disorder) on August 21 and released them the following week on the Society’s website as well as on that of the newly renamed Japanese Society of Gender Incongruence (JSGI, Continue Reading