In this episode we climb the mountain of scientific evidence for gender affirming care, but first we stop at base camp to cover the basics. What is gender affirming care? Who is it for? And then quickly onto the summit: the overwhelming evidence showing the benefit of gender affirming care for the people that need it.
Content Warning: brief mention of statistics related to suicidality.
Sources of content and inspiration
"Frequently Asked Questions About Transgender People" by the National Center for Transgender Equality: linked here
"Transgender and Nonbinary Identities" by Planned Parenthood: linked here
"Mental health and gender dysphoria: A review of the literature" by Cecilia Dhejne and others published in 2016 in the journal International Review of Psychiatry : linked here
"Suicidality, Self-Harm, and Body Dissatisfaction in Transgender Adolescents and Emerging Adults with Gender Dysphoria" by Claire Peterson and others published in 2016 in the journal Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior: linked here
"Self Harm and Suicidality in Children Referred for Gender Disphoria" by Madison Aitken and others published in 2016 in the journal Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry: linked here
"Association Between Gender-Affirming Surgery and Mental Health Outcomes" by Anthony Almazan and Alex Keuroghlian in 2021 in the journal JAMA Surgery: linked here
American Medical Association reads:
Spark Plug
Transgender Law Center https://transgenderlawcenter.org/about#mission-vision
@Them on Instagram
Credits
Cover art and newsletter design by Abby Armato
Intro and outro music "In My Dreams" by Freebeats.io
Contact the pod at brainbreakroompod@gmail.com
Sign up for the newsletter at http://eepurl.com/hS0FbL
In this episode we climb the mountain of scientific evidence for gender affirming care, but first we stop at base camp to cover the basics. What is gender affirming care? Who is it for? And then quickly onto the summit: the overwhelming evidence showing the benefit of gender affirming care for the people that need it.
Content Warning: brief mention of statistics related to suicidality.
Sources of content and inspiration
"Frequently Asked Questions About Transgender People" by the National Center for Transgender Equality: linked here
"Transgender and Nonbinary Identities" by Planned Parenthood: linked here
"Mental health and gender dysphoria: A review of the literature" by Cecilia Dhejne and others published in 2016 in the journal International Review of Psychiatry : linked here
"Suicidality, Self-Harm, and Body Dissatisfaction in Transgender Adolescents and Emerging Adults with Gender Dysphoria" by Claire Peterson and others published in 2016 in the journal Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior: linked here
"Self Harm and Suicidality in Children Referred for Gender Disphoria" by Madison Aitken and others published in 2016 in the journal Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry: linked here
"Association Between Gender-Affirming Surgery and Mental Health Outcomes" by Anthony Almazan and Alex Keuroghlian in 2021 in the journal JAMA Surgery: linked here
American Medical Association reads:
Spark Plug
Transgender Law Center https://transgenderlawcenter.org/about#mission-vision
@Them on Instagram
Credits
Cover art and newsletter design by Abby Armato
Intro and outro music "In My Dreams" by Freebeats.io
Contact the pod at brainbreakroompod@gmail.com
Sign up for the newsletter at http://eepurl.com/hS0FbL