The American Psychological Association (APA) and the U.S. Endocrine Society have recently made significant statements regarding gender-affirming care. The APA issued a resolution supporting efforts to address and rectify the dissemination of false information to ensure the well-being and dignity of transgender, gender-diverse, and nonbinary individuals, emphasizing the APA's support for gender-affirming care and marking it as a groundbreaking policy that doubles down on such care. Meanwhile, the U.S. Endocrine Society's new guidelines, criticized for "appearing to put its thumb on the scale" in favor of medical interventions in gender-affirming care, have sparked controversy. Additionally, the Society for Evidence-Based Medicine and Gender Health (SEGM) has accused the APA of pushing misinformation by overlooking evidence reviews that question the clear benefit of gender-transition treatments. The APA's resolution also highlights the negative impact of "legislative efforts to restrict access to care" and how "misinformation further creates distress and confusion" for families and loved ones of transgender, gender-diverse, and nonbinary individuals.
The @SEGM_EBM pushes back on the @APA’s resolution to “rectify the dissemination of false information” about gender-transition treatment. It accuses the APA of pushing misinformation on the subject by overlooking evidence reviews that do not see a clear benefit of such treatment. https://t.co/bLHP9UsRty
APA adopts policy supporting transgender, gender diverse and non-binary individuals https://t.co/th60dA1tUS "Misinformation further creates distress and confusion for families and loved ones of transgender, gender-diverse, and nonbinary individuals..." via @APA ht… https://t.co/nRLQCidz0R
US- The American Psychological Association (APA) has just adopted a “groundbreaking policy supporting transgender, gender diverse, nonbinary individuals” - doubling down on “gender-affirming care”. https://t.co/O1dHlX61mg
The @APA has issued a resolution supporting "efforts to address and rectify the dissemination of false information to ensure the well-being and dignity of transgender, gender-diverse and nonbinary individuals." The APA says that "legislative efforts to restrict access to care… https://t.co/hST3JhJP7b
The U.S. Endocrine Society "appears to be putting its thumb on the scale in favor of medical interventions" in its new guidelines on "gender-affirming care," writes @LeorSapir. https://t.co/543DDbfoyD