"The counterargument to unquestioning gender affirmation is that the process of medical transition may itself prove to be another form of conversion therapy, creating a new cohort of life-long patients dependent on medical services ..."
"... and turning at least some lesbian and gay young people into simulacra of straight members of the opposite sex. Psychiatry sits on this knife-edge: running the risk of being accused of transphobia or, alternatively, remaining silent throughout this uncontrolled experiment."
"Respectful debate, careful research and measurement of outcomes are always required."

And what a miserable comment on 2020 that I read this and think - how brave you are to publish this. Just simple unvarnished, compassionate truth.
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