Project 3 by Ivy Hubbard https://padlet.com/lh812_/4fvedqywvakqw8u Argument map: Transgender youth should be able to transition before they turn 18. en-us 2023-11-17 07:01:38 UTC 2023-11-20 03:28:55 UTC hello@padlet.com There is an organization called the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, which sets grounds on what should be medically practiced with transgender youths. Making a academic backed organization, it allows for professionals to make the rules and guidelines. lh812_ https://padlet.com/lh812_/4fvedqywvakqw8u/wish/2793609432 2023-11-17 07:04:24 UTC https://padlet.com/lh812_/4fvedqywvakqw8u/wish/2793609432 Counter: Because of the accessibility, conservative outlets name the procedures done to transgender youth inhumane because of the irreversibility. lh812_ https://padlet.com/lh812_/4fvedqywvakqw8u/wish/2793609986 2023-11-17 07:05:01 UTC https://padlet.com/lh812_/4fvedqywvakqw8u/wish/2793609986 Some studies have shown in the past that helping transgender patients medically transition earlier can allow them to live fulfilling lives, proving that if they are correctly screened and are in need of surgery, it should be done (starting with puberty blockers) at that time. lh812_ https://padlet.com/lh812_/4fvedqywvakqw8u/wish/2793612396 2023-11-17 07:08:19 UTC https://padlet.com/lh812_/4fvedqywvakqw8u/wish/2793612396 The Battle over Gender Therapy - The New York Times, www.nytimes.com/2022/06/15/magazine/gender-therapy.html. Accessed 13 Nov. 2023. lh812_ https://padlet.com/lh812_/4fvedqywvakqw8u/wish/2793618384 2023-11-17 07:15:54 UTC https://padlet.com/lh812_/4fvedqywvakqw8u/wish/2793618384 Citation lh812_ https://padlet.com/lh812_/4fvedqywvakqw8u/wish/2793618556 2023-11-17 07:16:08 UTC https://padlet.com/lh812_/4fvedqywvakqw8u/wish/2793618556 Puberty suppressants- These allow for the slowing down and the eventual ending of puberty-related growth within an individual. lh812_ https://padlet.com/lh812_/4fvedqywvakqw8u/wish/2793626667 2023-11-17 07:25:47 UTC https://padlet.com/lh812_/4fvedqywvakqw8u/wish/2793626667 There is screening before hand done throughout a long strand of time in order to make sure of someones gender. This happens over the course of months. lh812_ https://padlet.com/lh812_/4fvedqywvakqw8u/wish/2794164338 2023-11-17 16:03:58 UTC https://padlet.com/lh812_/4fvedqywvakqw8u/wish/2794164338 Counter: Due to the increase amount of people that are deciding to transitioning the screenings have a higher chance to be faulty lh812_ https://padlet.com/lh812_/4fvedqywvakqw8u/wish/2794165515 2023-11-17 16:05:04 UTC https://padlet.com/lh812_/4fvedqywvakqw8u/wish/2794165515 Due to laws that were set in place during the Obama administration, it has helped people financially be able to afford transitioning. Also there has been more openness about mental health in recent years, unlike in the past. lh812_ https://padlet.com/lh812_/4fvedqywvakqw8u/wish/2794166887 2023-11-17 16:06:23 UTC https://padlet.com/lh812_/4fvedqywvakqw8u/wish/2794166887 This has led to researchers from the WPATH to enforce more prescreening in order to make sure the need for care. SOC8 is a new draft they publish putting stricter standards on the needs for medically transitioning. lh812_ https://padlet.com/lh812_/4fvedqywvakqw8u/wish/2794176388 2023-11-17 16:15:09 UTC https://padlet.com/lh812_/4fvedqywvakqw8u/wish/2794176388 World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH): This is the organization for transgender health that sets up the best ways to medically treat transgender individuals. lh812_ https://padlet.com/lh812_/4fvedqywvakqw8u/wish/2794183176 2023-11-17 16:21:31 UTC https://padlet.com/lh812_/4fvedqywvakqw8u/wish/2794183176 gender dysphoria: Severe distressed or dis-satisfaction with one assigned gender at birth. lh812_ https://padlet.com/lh812_/4fvedqywvakqw8u/wish/2794183604 2023-11-17 16:21:56 UTC https://padlet.com/lh812_/4fvedqywvakqw8u/wish/2794183604 SOC8: This is the new draft and guidelines that were set in place when this article came out. lh812_ https://padlet.com/lh812_/4fvedqywvakqw8u/wish/2794184263 2023-11-17 16:22:34 UTC https://padlet.com/lh812_/4fvedqywvakqw8u/wish/2794184263 Counter: There is long term effects of transitioning medically young which can harmful for life. lh812_ https://padlet.com/lh812_/4fvedqywvakqw8u/wish/2794190504 2023-11-17 16:28:13 UTC https://padlet.com/lh812_/4fvedqywvakqw8u/wish/2794190504 How should we defined as too young to transition? lh812_ https://padlet.com/lh812_/4fvedqywvakqw8u/wish/2794201987 2023-11-17 16:38:09 UTC https://padlet.com/lh812_/4fvedqywvakqw8u/wish/2794201987 Overarching question: What is an appropriate age and requirements for transgender youth to medically transition? lh812_ https://padlet.com/lh812_/4fvedqywvakqw8u/wish/2795702050 2023-11-20 02:17:13 UTC https://padlet.com/lh812_/4fvedqywvakqw8u/wish/2795702050 How much should they screen transgender adolescence before starting care? lh812_ https://padlet.com/lh812_/4fvedqywvakqw8u/wish/2795711414 2023-11-20 02:24:24 UTC https://padlet.com/lh812_/4fvedqywvakqw8u/wish/2795711414 The studies that are used to support this claims are singular cases and have little long term extensive studies used. On the other hand, the mental health effects of gender dysphoria, are very damaging and can take the lives of many transgender youth. lh812_ https://padlet.com/lh812_/4fvedqywvakqw8u/wish/2795727538 2023-11-20 02:37:56 UTC https://padlet.com/lh812_/4fvedqywvakqw8u/wish/2795727538 Why is being transgender more popular now then in the past? lh812_ https://padlet.com/lh812_/4fvedqywvakqw8u/wish/2795731495 2023-11-20 02:41:12 UTC https://padlet.com/lh812_/4fvedqywvakqw8u/wish/2795731495 "Another 2022 study based on a different survey, researchers from the Trevor Project (which provides crisis support to L.G.B.T.Q. young people), did show a 40 percent lower incidence in recent depression and in past-year suicide attempts for transgender and nonbinary 13-to-17-year-olds who said they had hormone treatments. There was no such finding for 18-to-24-year-olds" (Bazelon). lh812_ https://padlet.com/lh812_/4fvedqywvakqw8u/wish/2795755153 2023-11-20 03:00:00 UTC https://padlet.com/lh812_/4fvedqywvakqw8u/wish/2795755153 "And second, they should undergo a comprehensive diagnostic assessment, for the purpose of understanding the psychological and social context of their gender identity and how it might intersect with other mental-health conditions" (Bazelon). lh812_ https://padlet.com/lh812_/4fvedqywvakqw8u/wish/2795763230 2023-11-20 03:06:20 UTC https://padlet.com/lh812_/4fvedqywvakqw8u/wish/2795763230 Conclusion: The Soc8 has the correct guideline in supporting transgender care, including the extensive screening before hand in order to insure the urgency of the situation. lh812_ https://padlet.com/lh812_/4fvedqywvakqw8u/wish/2795789310 2023-11-20 03:28:55 UTC https://padlet.com/lh812_/4fvedqywvakqw8u/wish/2795789310