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UK study has local implications for children and transgender treatments
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Findings from a revolutionary new report on gender identity services for children contradict current US and local practices.
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Dive into this report by Beth Ann Rosica as she breaks down the groundbreaking new U.K. study that is already changing policies and practices in multiple European countries. Among the study's key findings is that puberty blockers and hormones ought not be given to children outside of a clinical trial, as these drugs in children may impact bone density, executive functioning, height, weight, psychological functioning, and metabolic health.
Beth Ann ties these findings back to the local implications – CHOP's Gender and Sexuality Development Clinic, Nemours Children’s Health's Gender Wellness Program, and the boom in PA Medicaid spending on the treatment of gender dysphoria over the past eight years.
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Beth Ann Rosica holds a Ph.D. in Education and has dedicated her career to advocating on behalf of at-risk children and families. She became politically active during the extended school closures, speaking out about the detrimental effects on children. Beth Ann led the local grassroots movement to open schools and eliminate mandatory masks while assisting school board candidates across the state and country with their campaigns. She has a consulting business and covers education issues for Broad + Liberty. Beth Ann resides in West Chester, PA with her husband and two teenage sons.
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We at Broad + Liberty are proud to present Beth Ann's writings, and to provide readers across our region, state and beyond, with insightful, original investigative reports, and thought-leadership, on education, crime, business and government.
Read more columns from Beth Ann at www.broadandliberty.com — updated daily and as news breaks.
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