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My thread pointed out 3 inaccuracies. All 3 stand:
1. One of the trans youth mentioned in the book has already reached out to me noting that they still identify as transgender and confirming that they were not interviewed by @AbigailShrier. (1/3) https://twitter.com/AbigailShrier/status/1295547191616876545
1. One of the trans youth mentioned in the book has already reached out to me noting that they still identify as transgender and confirming that they were not interviewed by @AbigailShrier. (1/3) https://twitter.com/AbigailShrier/status/1295547191616876545
2. Shrier, in her reply, again conflates the DSM-IV diagnosis of "gender identity disorder" with "gender dysphoria." She ignores the fact that one can meet criteria for the former without identifying as a sex different from one's sex assigned at birth. (2/3)
3. My statement holds true even if you only look at birth-assigned females. CDC data show that 11.8% of them identify as lesbian or bisexual. Only 1.9% of *all* adolescents identified as transgender. Even if all those are trans boys, Shrier's implication here is nonsense.
As for my other tweet she's referencing, I will reiterate: there is no evidence that GnRH analogs ("puberty blockers") cause infertility. Studies of pediatric patients receiving these found no impact on fertility. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21437000/
It's possible Shrier doesn't know the difference between GnRH analogs & testosterone. The latter has a less clear impact on fertility & for this reason Endocrine Society Guidelines recommend all trans youth receive fertility counseling in case it does negatively impact fertility
