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Matt Doocey is a disgrace, again The Associate Minister of Health, Minister Doocey has delegated responsibility for rainbow health. This means he is responsible for what happens to our gender dysphoric children. However Matt use to work for the now disgraced Tavistock gender clinic in the UK. The appalling treatment there patients received lead to its closure, and ultimately lead to the UK stopping gender reassignment practice for children altogether. Yet despite New Zealand already chemically transitioning children at 10X the rate of the UK Matt has plans to raamp it up even more. He set it out in the Government Policy Statement on Health 2024-27 (GPS). The GPS sets the direction for the health system as a whole to make sure agencies are working towards common goals that matter for all New Zealanders. The GPS states that “in improving health outcomes for all New Zealanders health entities also need to ensure they engage with, and their services are appropriate for, diverse groups of New Zealanders, including ethnic communities and rainbow populations. And thanks to Labour Matt has the money he needs via the womens health strategy. More clinicians to ignore these children's underlying mental health conditions/disorders, learning disabilities, trauma and or abuse. More double mastectomies on health gender confused girls court up in a rapid onset gender dysphoria contagion. Then we have the now disgraced management provider for our children and WPATH guidelines. Via the recent WPATH leaks we discover they have know all along that these children are unable to make live changing health decision. Yet they still apply affirmative care and preference for chemical/surgical treatment impacting hundreds of children each year. And what does HealthNZ say - we retain full confidence in WPATH. The CASS review recommended that going forward; "Children/ young people referred to NHS gender services must receive a holistic assessment of their needs to inform an individualised care plan. This should include screening for neurodevelopmental conditions, including autism spectrum disorder, and a mental health assessment." "Standard evidence based psychological and psychopharmacological treatment approaches should be used to support the management of the associated distress from gender incongruence and cooccurring conditions, including support for parents/carers and siblings as appropriate." So you would expect New Zealand to follow all the evidence, right? No Matt Doocey and HealthNZ are ramping up chemical/surgical transitioning of children while the rest of the world stops including Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Norway, Netherlands, many US states and UK. So a disgraced Minister, aided by a disgraced HealthNZ, follow guidance from a disgraced WPATH. What a bloody disgrace

Dear Winston, If your not aware last year 704 children were put on puberty blockers in NZ, up from 137 in 2010. Of these 704 children the majority (450) were girls which is contrary to the literature that shows girls with gender dysphoria historically only represented 0.003% of the population and boys with gender dysphoria historically represent a much larger 0.01% of the population. But what is the reason for this massive growth in young girls thinking they would rather be a boy? Girls are very susceptible to social contagions, think eating disorders and self harm. Between 2010 and 2023 there has also been the massive influence of social media and in particular trans influencers. They tell these young girls that changing there sex will solve all of the problems and worries. In reality our girls have never suffered from such high levels of depression, anxiety, adjustment disorders, eating disorders and addictive behaviours. This is why 80% of gender dysphoric children will work out there gay, lesbian, bisexual or straight, if left alone until after puberty. So given this would you be surprised to learn: *) our health system lies to these children by telling them they can change there sex. You can't. Yet our health system ignores this fact and actively participates in the child's dysphoria. The person who convinced the world that you can change your sex, Dr Richard Money, actually found the complete opposite but lied about his results for twenty years. All the children in his research ether reverted to there actual sex or committed suicide. *) our health system uses the WPATH guidelines for transitioning children that were developed by a bunch of uncaring trans activist. Recent leaks from WPATH include the admission that gender dysphoric children are UNABLE to make life-altering health decisions, parents are idiots and never speak about the hundreds of children de-transitioning. HealthNZ mentioned they think highly of the WPATH and there guidelines just a few days ago and weeks after the world discovered the 'abuse' WPATH have been putting these children through. *) our health systems use of WPATH and PATHA (NZ branch of WPATH) guidance to push affirmative care. So you say your a boy, ok your a boy. This means these children's underlying mental health conditions will not be diagnosed or treated. According to HealthNZ children are to be treated as the experts of there own gender. It also means there underlying mental health conditions wont be considered in any of the health decisions. I predict (based on the 80% not being trans) 375 lesbian, bisexual or straight girls were put on puberty in 2023 alone. Thats 100 in your first 100 days in office. HealthNZ and the MoH don't know how many people are on puberty blockers or cross-sex hormones and transition surgeries are on the increase. Please help by talking to your coalition partners about this child abuse.

Gender dysphoria in youth is tough. No parent likes to see their child depressed. I know it was painful for me to see gender dysphoria in my child. She isolated herself, harmed herself, and was angry about not being able to make the changes she knew she needed. I was worried about her and worked with my family, psychological and medical professionals, and the school to figure out what to do. Still, a lot of damage was done by this condition over the years. But, as a parent, you support your child when they are depressed. It's what we do as parents - all over the world every day. Today, my beautiful and amazing daughter is in a much better place mentally and doing her thing, studying at some college in Ontario. A few key steps transformed her, piece by piece, and helped her become the person she is today: being accepted as a girl at school, blocking the harmful hormones that her body produced, starting to add the hormones she needed, and eventually gender-affirming surgery. These are big decisions. Especially surgery on your genitals. Imagine that. Yeah, that's a big step she took as an adult. Having the ability to stop what did the harm - the hormones produced in her own body - was critical, though. Being forced to go through the wrong kind of puberty would have been simply cruel. It reassured her that there was something that could be done. A sense of control even though we could not fix the situation with a snap of the finger. Just as an aside: this medication is reversible. You can choose to stop taking it and the hormone production will return. This week, the provincial government in Alberta announced they plan to deny transgender youth access to the medical care they require. Having seen gender dysphoria in my own child, I am finding this very upsetting. Government officials want to take away the tools that helped treat the gender dysphoria in my child. The government singles out one particular group: transgender youth, and tells them that they cannot access the medical care that can treat their condition. The government wants to take the ability away from the youth and the parents to address a very difficult and damaging situation. I believe that all MLAs value family as important. I cannot believe that they are ready to put on their conscience leaving youth in a state of depression and misery where help is in fact available and safe. Each family will deal with gender dysphoria differently. I know that my daughter's journey would have been immeasurably more damaging to her if she had been forced into the wrong kind of puberty. Avoiding the wrong puberty required the very tools that the government of Alberta is proposing to make unavailable: hormone blockers and therapy. It is irresponsible and dangerous to take these treatment options away from trans youth. Stop this political action and provide families with the tools they need to keep their children healthy, happy, and safe.

We need to wake up and protect our youth. Children and teens do NOT have the developmental capacity to make decisions about which gender they are. The push on introducing gender theory/ideology at a young age has been detrimental in our kids’ mental health. Adolescents have immature brains and are unable to think about the lifelong implications that comes with puberty-blockers and surgery to alter who they are biologically. As stated in article below: “because the future well-being of young patients and their families is at stake, the field must stop relying on social justice arguments and return to time-honored principles of evidence-based medicine”. There needs to be a more holistic approach with psychiatric interventions rather than running to gender-altering, affirming. Besides research, (not the deeply deeply flawed ones based on unproven or disproven assumptions) I’ve personally heard countless stories that point to how individuals regret their transition surgery and puberty blockers. When an individual goes against their biological makeup, it’s no wonder mental health is effected negatively. There the long-term consequences of these things. Isn’t the motto in our field “do no harm” and use evidence-based principles? Please note*: We need to love all people. But loving people doesn’t necessarily equal accepting everything they do. https://lnkd.in/g44dFRTT #counseling #protectouryouth #identity

CN: mental health and violence. Today, on International Women’s Day, we stand up against stereotypes and misconceptions. We call out the patriarchy, misogyny, and medical gaslighting that often silence our voices and leave us un-supported. We’re challenging our leaders and decision makers, not for token spots, but meaningful opportunities. Our call to the government is clear: listen to us, co-design with us, and recognise our neurologies. We demand better employment pathways and significant investment in autistic-led initiatives, with so many striving without necessary funding. Crucial statistics highlight our challenges: 💛 Underdiagnosis remains a significant issue, with many autistic females unidentified in their youth. 80% of autistic women are undiagnosed at the age of 18 💛Autistic women face higher rates of self-harm and psychiatric hospitalisations. 💛We’re at an increased risk of suicide attempts 💛 We have higher rates of abuse, neglect and violence compared to our neurotypical peers. We are grateful for the chance to try and shift this for our current and next generations and for the collaborations and support from our partners, sponsors and community. Thank you for being allies in our journey. Your support empowers us to provide a platform where the voices and experiences of autistic women are heard and validated. Visit our website for more information, resources, and links to our advocacy: yellowladybugs.com.au. Our Call to Action: Please keep sharing our content and on IWD, that of other autistic-led projects by autistic women. Your support in spreading our message is crucial. Today, we also want to celebrate the creativity, imagination, deep empathy, and sensitivity that autistic women bring to our world. We honour the bravery and courage of our autistic women, who continually challenge norms and fight for our rights. As we strive for acceptance and understanding, it’s vital to recognise that the autistic experience is diverse and often misunderstood. A powerful reflection from one of our community members echoes this sentiment: “She can’t be autistic,” they often say, not realising that my ability to look them in the eye, maintain friendships, and have a job, are all parts of a less understood autistic experience. This landscape of assumptions and misconceptions about autism shields me from the support I truly need. While I’m not outwardly distressed and seem to have it together, it doesn’t mean that I am without struggles. My challenges may not align with what people expect; they are often unseen but just as real. And in a world where I’m trying to fit in, it’s not the external environment that I tear down – it’s myself, from the inside. Join us in creating inclusive environments where autistic women can thrive as their authentic selves, unmasked and unapologetic. #IWD2024 #AutismAcceptance #YellowLadybugs #Empowerment #Inclusivity #misogyny #autisticgirls #autisticwomen

❗ New study finds dramatically worsening mental health and health disparities among trans and gender-diverse adults in the US❗ A research letter published today in JAMA Internal Medicine shows dramatic increases in health disparities for transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) individuals from 2014 to 2022: • Poor/fair health status in TGD adults rose from 26.6% to 35.1% • Frequent mental distress more than doubled from 18.8% to 38.9% • Depression prevalence skyrocketed from 19.7% to 51.3% Researchers suggest the surge in anti-transgender legislation and policies restricting gender-affirming care have likely contributed to these alarming trends. “The damage from these new laws that restrict access to life-saving care as well as the toxic rhetoric promulgated by these legislative campaigns is incalculable,” said study senior author Dr. Alex S. Keuroghlian, who directs the National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center at The Fenway Institute and the Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Gender Identity Program. “It is imperative that clinicians understand established, evidence-based standards of care, and that they follow them when caring for TGD people.” Read more: https://buff.ly/45HvEce #TransHealth #MentalHealth #LGBTQIA+ #HealthEquity

HealthNZ ignores children's mental health conditions & ability to make decisions I asked HealthNZ - Where did the following wording for the management of gender dysphoric children in NZ come from? "health clinicians are advised they should “recognise that each individual is the expert of their own gender identity”. That is, each child, regardless of their age, and any other mental health issues, is to be treated as an expert". HealthNZ response "the quote from your request appears to be from the PATHA (Professional Association for Transgender Health Aotearoa) guidelines". HealthNZ claims "these guidelines were developed by a group of independent experts in 2018". This is despite the recent revelations that PATHA, along with the World Professional Association of Transgender Health (WPATH), knew these children are 'unable' to make life-changing health decisions. Yet they push these children, most with other underlying mental health conditions, via affirmation towards transition. Thats the opposite of care. WPATH also refuses to acknowledge even one of the growing army of de-transitioners. Hear no evil see no evil yet there is still evil. By way of example the number of NZ children on puberty blockers has gone from 137 in 2010 to 740 in 2023. HeathNZ does admit it is "currently in the process of updating these PATHA guidelines". However given HealthNZ has gathered a bunch of money for 'gender diverse' people, via the womens health strategy, my bet is they are gearing up to transitions as many NZ children as possible. So just as other countries such as Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Netherlands and UK do the right thing and stop transitioning mentally ill children the NZ's health system is industrialising this form of child abuse.

Author: Rachel Moseley Excerpt: "Autistic women often find their difficulties are poorly understood by employers, and must also contend with gendered pressures to perform emotional labour at work – taking on the unpaid and implicit responsibility to look after the emotions of others – or face damage to their reputation. Perhaps unsurprisingly, autistic gender disparities in stress-related illnesses and risk of suicide are stark. Despite this, autistic women still face greater barriers to accessing help. It’s uncertain to what extent these disparities can be traced back to the fundamental fact that autism is poorly understood and under-catered for in women and people of minority sexes and genders. What we do know is that early diagnosis seems crucial for girls to grow up with positive self-image and lower risk of mental illness. For we lucky women who got there in the end, a discovered autistic identity can be a life-changing gift. Finding ourselves means finding each other, release from self-blame and a new sense of belonging." #autism #autismawareness https://lnkd.in/gS9-EbSN.

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Parents have NO RIGHTS when it comes to there children - says Health NZ I asked HealthNZ 'at what age does a child in New Zealand no longer need parental consent to undergo puberty blockers, cross sex hormones or transition surgery?' There response is "access to puberty blockers, GAHT and gender affirming surgery is considered by clinicians based on individual circumstances and for the welfare of the health of a patient. Therefore, in certain circumstances parental consent may not be required". This is in spite of the fact that the vast majority of gender dysphoric children have more than one underlying mental health condition. So what does the MoH do; "health clinicians are advised they should “recognise that each individual is the expert of their own gender identity”. That is, each child, regardless of their age, and any other mental health issues, is to be treated as an expert", Ministry of Health We also know, via leaks emails etc, that the transitioning of children is a horrible experiment that has gone horribly wrong. The authorities that is suppose to look out for these children's rights, the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) know that these children are not capable of making life changing decisions. NZ follows the WPATH guidelines so we are effectively forcing these children down the transition pathway. From 137 children in 2010 to 740 in 2023. Yet "youths with a history of mental health issues were especially likely to have taken steps to socially and medically transition. The finding is concerning because youth with mental health issues may be especially likely to lack judgment necessary to make these important, and in the case of medical transition permanent, decisions. It is consistent with another finding of this study that parents believed gender clinicians and clinics pressured the families toward transition". Did you know all this New Zealand - NZ follows WPATH guidelines that puts these children at risk, our health system forces these children down the transition path while ignoring there underlying mental health conditions and you parents have no parental rights when it comes to gender ideology and treatment(s). So much for the standards of care in NZ that include "integrity, honesty, respect, and trust. Doctors have an ethical responsibility to ensure patient safety at all times". But obviously not for gender dysphoric children in NZ.