Submitted by wdcmsnbcgay t3_y9w45i in Pennsylvania
M4053946 t1_ita42q9 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in A Queer Community Speaks Up for Student After Teacher's Transphobia by wdcmsnbcgay
From recent, updated guidance from the NHS:
"The interim Cass Report has advised that although there are differing views on the benefits versus the harms of early social transition, it is important to acknowledge that it should not be viewed as a neutral act. Dr Cass has recommended that social transition be viewed as an ‘active intervention’ because it may have significant effects on the child or young person in terms of their psychological functioning. In line with this advice, the interim service specification sets out more clearly that the clinical approach in regard to pre-pubertal children will reflect evidence that in most cases gender incongruence does not persist into adolescence; and that for adolescents the provision of approaches for social transition should only be considered where the approach is necessary for the alleviation of, or prevention of, clinically significant distress or significant impairment in social functioning and the young person is able to fully comprehend the implications of affirming a social transition."
Did you read that? The NHS considers social transition as not a neutral act, and should only be done to resolve clinically significant distress. So yes, recognizing non-binary pronouns for kids who self diagnosed themselves after watching hundreds of hours of toktok is problematic.
[deleted] t1_ita5w6z wrote
I was just confused because this is referring to pre-pubescent children and the incident is discussing high school age children.
Also last time I checked this is America not the leader less UK
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