A recent paper takes on 5 key faulty assumptions behind “gender-affirming” interventions for youth. The highly medicalized approach to managing gender distress in youth, integral to the “gender-affirmative” care model, rests on several key assumptions. Publications promoting “gender affirmation” of youth fail to explicitly call out these assumptions—or misrepresent these problematic assumptions as proven facts. … Continue reading False Assumptions Behind Youth Gender Transitions