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Browse Gender dysphoria news, research and analysis from The Conversation. ... Articles on Gender dysphoria. Displaying all articles. Menu Close Home COVID-19 Arts+Culture Economy+Business Education Environment+Energy Ethics+Religion Health Politics+Society Science+Technology EnEspañol Edition Africa Australia Canada Canada(français) España France GlobalPerspectives Indonesia NewZealand UnitedKingdom UnitedStates Edition: Availableeditions UnitedStates Donate Getnewsletter Becomeanauthor Signupasareader Signin COVID-19 Arts+Culture Economy+Business Education Environment+Energy Ethics+Religion Health Politics+Society Science+Technology Articles Contributors Links ArticlesonGenderdysphoria Displayingallarticles Asmoretransteenshavecomeout,they’veattractedmoreattentionfromthemediaandpoliticians. iStockviaGettyImages Someskepticssaythatthegrowingprevalenceoftransgenderteensisafad.Buthistoryandsomerecentresearchshowit’snotsosimple. Studiesshowthatfamilyacceptanceorrejectionhasabigimpactonatranschild’smentalhealthandhappiness. ScottHoon/BarcroftMediaviaGettyImages Apsychologistandexpertongenderdiversityexplainsstrategiesforcreatingahealthyenvironmentfortransornonbinarykids. Transgendermedicineusesamultidisciplinaryapproachtohelptransyouthlivehappierlives. Sudowoodo/iStockviaGettyImagesPlus Transgenderyouthhaveanumberofresearch-backedmedicaloptionsavailabletothem.Themultidisciplinaryapproachrangesfrompromotingfamilysupporttohormonetreatmentstosurgery. ProtesterholdingatransgenderflagsignencouragingsocialdistancingatTransPride2020inLondon. JessicaGirvan/Shutterstock Tryingtogethelpforgenderdysphoriaisrigorousandstressfulforyoungpeopleandtheirfamilies,itshouldn’tbethisway. KeiraBell,oneoftheclaimantsintheHighCourtcase,wasprescribedpubertyblockersat16. EPA-EFE/FACUNDOARRIZABALAGA So-called“pubertyblockers”workbytemporarilysuppressingtheactionofaspecifichormoneinthebody. FionaGoodall/GettyImages Transandnon-binarypeopleoftenavoidseeingadoctorbecausetheyfeardiscrimination.Healthprofessionalsneedbettertrainingtoprovidegender-affirmingcare. Themaleblueheadwrassedefendshisgroupofyellowfemales,oneofwhomhastostep-upandtakechargeifheleaves. KevinBryant Whenamaleblueheadwrasseisremovedfromthegrouphedominates,thelargestfemalechangessex,rapidlytransformingovariesintosperm-producingtestes.Molecularresearchshowshow. Theethicsofresearchtrialsforyoungpeoplewithgenderdysphoriaarecomplicated. BillionPhotos/Shutterstock Youngpeoplewithgenderdysphoriahavehighratesofmentalhealthissueswhichmakesconductingethicalresearchtrialscomplex. Therearemanygenesinvolvedinshapingnotjustourbiologicalsex,butalsoourgenderidentity. LimorZellermayer/Unsplash It’snotabouttraumaorhowyouwereraised:evidencenowpointstoabiologicalbasisfortransgender,andtotheactionofparticulargenesinthatdetermination. Therulingcomesasarelieftomanyinthetranscommunity. www.shutterstock.com Untilnow,AustraliawastheonlycountrythatrequiredyouthwithgenderdysphoriatoseekapprovalfromtheFamilyCourtforthesecondstageofhormonetreatments. Nofour-year-oldsinAustraliaareundergoinganyirreversibletreatment,aswasimpliedinmediareportsyesterday. fromwww.shutterstock.com.au Atagefourtreatmentforgenderdysphoriaconsistsofcounselling,andnothingirreversible. Genderdysphoriaiswhenaperson’ssubjectivelyfeltgenderisincongruentwithherorhisbiologicalsex. PurpleSherbetPhotography/Flickr Thelegalstepsthey’rerequiredtotakeforgenderdysphoriatreatmentplacesanunnecessaryburdenonchildrenandtheirfamilies. Somepeopleexperienceaprofounddiscomfortwiththeirbiologicalsex. DavidCastillo Imagineyourselfasadoctorconsultingwithachildwhoisexperiencingprofounddiscomfort.Attimes,theparentsinformyou,thechild’sprofounddiscomfortescalates,manifestinginprofounddistress… RelatedTopics Gender hormonetreatment LGBTQ Mentalhealth NewZealandstories Pubertyblockers sexchange Trans Transgender Transyouth2021 Topcontributors JennyGraves DistinguishedProfessorofGeneticsandViceChancellor'sFellow,LaTrobeUniversity FionaKelly Professor,LawSchool,LaTrobeUniversity JulianSavulescu VisitingProfessorinBiomedicalEthics,MurdochChildren'sResearchInstitute;DistinguishedVisitingProfessorinLaw,UniversityofMelbourne;UehiroChairinPracticalEthics,UniversityofOxford MyfanwyMcDonald SeniorProjectOfficer,CommunityChildHealth,Population,Health,GenesandEnvironment,MurdochChildren'sResearchInstitute DominicWilkinson ConsultantNeonatologistandProfessorofEthics,UniversityofOxford PenelopeStrauss ResearchFellowinYouthSuicidePrevention,TelethonKidsInstitute MalcolmSmith SeniorLecturer,AustralianCentreforHealthLawResearch,QueenslandUniversityofTechnology NeilGemmell SesquicentennialDistinguishedProfessor,UniversityofOtago EricaTodd Lecturer,DeakinUniversity RonaCarroll SeniorLecturer,DepartmentofPrimaryHealthCareandGeneralPractice,UniversityofOtago FaisalAhmed ProfessorofPaediatricEndocrinology,UniversityofGlasgow AngelaLucas-Herald ClinicalLecturer,PaediatricEndocrinologyandDiabetes,UniversityofGlasgow JackLopez AssistantProfessorinHealthandSociety,UniversityofBradford MandyColes ClinicalAssociateProfessorofPediatricsandco-directoroftheChildandAdolescentTrans/GenderCenterforHealth,BostonUniversity JulesGill-Peterson AssociateProfessorofHistory,JohnsHopkinsUniversity More Links Email Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Feed Unfollowtopic Followtopic EditorialPolicies Communitystandards Republishingguidelines FriendsofTheConversation Analytics Ourfeeds Donate Getnewsletter Whoweare Ourcharter Ourteam Partnersandfunders Resourceformedia Contactus EnEspañol ​ ​ ​ ​