Thread on #IStandWithKeiraBell Day 2. WPath guidelines: of the committee members who drew them up: 'all of them either receive income based on recommendations in the guidelines, work at clinics or universities who receive funds from advocacy groups, foundations, or pharmaceutical https://twitter.com/hannahsbee/status/1314141438746202112
The chair of WPath committee,'has his very position at the University of Minnesota funded by Jennifer Pritzer, a trans person... In fact, there are press releases of Eli Coleman in 2017 thanking Jennifer Pritzer profusely for a generous donation, which adds up to $6.5 million'
When the Tavi cite WPath guidelines it is like hearing Marlborough as experts say that Tobacco is healthy, or Ladbrokes as experts say that gambling isn't addictive.
If experts can be misled, such as those who have bought into this lady brain/born in the wrong body pharmaceutical swizz, then what hope do children and young people have?
'even though there is no evidence, “The existence of guidelines in the field of transgender medicine both legitimizes the need for gender-affirming medical and surgical interventions and informs medical practitioners and policymakers on how to best meet these needs.”
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