Gender-Affirming Healthcare:
Evidence For and Challenges To
Despite claims to the contrary, gender-affirming healthcare began in the late 19th century, and has continued (in various forms) through today. This includes awareness of the existence of depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem in children, adolescents, and adults as a result of incongruence between self-identity, and the gender role they were assigned at birth (known clinically as ‘gender dysphoria‘).
Medical intervention including pubertal suppression (“blockers”); gender-affirming hormones (GAH); gender-affirming surgeries (GAS); and other types of treatment are approved by every reputable medical organization in the United States and throughout the world.
This training is designed for those seeking to learn more about the proven benefits of gender-affirming healthcare, and is informed by several decades of direct engagement with providers, patients, parents, caregivers, and others impacted by these life-saving approaches. by focused on providing business and industry leaders, administrators, supervisors, and employees with the information they need to increase productivity through welcoming the gender-diverse workforce of today, with an eye on attracting the next generation of gender-expansive talent.
Learning Objectives and Skills Acquisition:
- Increased understanding of early-childhood gender identity development
- Examining the benefits of (non-medical) social gender transition
- Reviewing the evidence supporting pubertal suppression in trans youth
- Understanding the when/why/how of gender-affirming hormone therapy
- Understanding gender-affirmation surgery options & success rates
- Exposing the “Rapid-Onset Gender Dysphoria” myth
- Reviewing retransition (“detransition”) experiences and frequency rates
- Exposing the American College of Pediatricians disinformation campaign
- Understanding the impact of anti-trans legislation
Consultation available Tuesday and Wednesday 1:30 PM-4:30 PM PST (U.S.)
For more immedicate consultation requests, please send an email.
