Twenty-one clinicians and researchers from nine countries have signed a letter saying that the “best available evidence” doesn’t support the prevailing treatment methods of gender dysphoria, namely sex-change procedures, in the United States. “Every systematic review of evidence to date, including one published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society, has found the evidence for mental-health…

Much of America has turned a blind eye to how medical institutions in European nations have shifted away from transgender procedures, say doctors who are critical of the U.S. model. Dr. Julia Mason, a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), told The Epoch Times the push in the United States for transgender medical…

Much of America has turned a blind eye to how medical institutions in European nations have shifted away from transgender procedures, say doctors who are critical of the U.S. model. Dr. Julia Mason, a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), told The Epoch Times the push in the United States for transgender medical…

After the longest walkout in state history, a last-minute compromise allowed Oregon lawmakers to return to work on June 15 with just 10 days left in the legislative session. The parties had reached an impasse over Democrat-backed bills related to gun control, abortion, and gender-transition services. Because Oregon’s legislative rules require a two-thirds quorum to…

A medical crusade devoted to the pharmaceutical and surgical alteration of children’s bodies is projected to become a $5 billion industry in the United States by 2030, according to a market research report by Grand View Research (pdf). However, this lucrative commitment to the gender-affirming care model is not without dissent. Though it may seem…

Commentary ​Two blazing political controversies are destroying our trust in the integrity of medicine. One is, thankfully, mostly in the past—the COVID-19 pandemic emergency. The second is ongoing and growing increasingly bitter: How to best care for children who “feel” that they aren’t the sex they were born. These are different debates, but they share…

Commentary The head of a facility that carries out so-called “gender-affirming care” has published a study confirming that transgender surgeries do not improve mental health and make people feel lonelier than those who avoided surgical intervention altogether. “In our study, the level of life satisfaction in transgender people was not increased in transgender people who had undergone…

Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill on Friday that places restrictions on gender transitioning procedures and treatments for minors in the state. The bill, known as Senate Bill 14, prohibits doctors from performing certain procedures and treatments related to gender transitioning, reassignment, or gender dysphoria to children under the age of 18. It also…

Texas Children’s Hospital, the nation’s largest children’s hospital, will no longer offer transgender medical procedures for children, according to the hospital’s CEO Mark Wallace. The decision will place the hospital in compliance with legislation, Senate Bill 14, which passed in a vote mainly along party lines on May 11. The legislation will take effect on Sept. 1…

A federal judge ruled that a biologically male student who identifies as a woman would have to comply with a Mississippi high school’s dress code for graduation on May 20. The decision adds to the national debate as definitions about sex and gender are being challenged by progressives, who advocate for minors being able to…