Trans youth are significantly more likely to attempt suicide when gender dysphoria is met with conversion therapy than with hormone treatment

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Trans youth are significantly more likely to attempt suicide when gender dysphoria is met with conversion therapy than with hormone treatment

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UngodlyAudrey🏳️‍⚧️ ( @UngodlyAudrey@beehaw.org ) M

LGBTQ+ • 2 years ago

Because of ethical considerations, there are no clinical trials comparing the effects of hormone therapy to conversion therapy on trans youths. But a set of recent studies tease out cause and effect.

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Damn, I’m so sorry you had to go through that.

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