The Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) is doubling down on gender-affirming care with a new statement that contains several concerning assertions and falsehoods. Canadian clinicians representing the CPS position statement on gender-affirming care openly disparaged the Cass Review, calling it a “critique” and the work of a “single individual” and have…
Detransitioners and their families struggle to find help in Canada Over 2 years ago, the mother of a detransitioner based in Saskatchewan reached out to Canadian Gender Report for help. Her first email to us is below: Many Canadians seem to think that children and young people receive counselling to…
WPATH has been extraordinarily discredited once again. An unsealed court document has revealed communication between the Biden administration and senior WPATH staff asking WPATH to remove age restrictions from their newly released SOC 8 (“standard of care” version 8). WPATH initially released SOC 8 with age restriction recommendations for gender…
Background Health Quality Ontario (HQO) is an Ontario provincial government body with this stated purpose: “We believe everyone deserves better health and excellent quality care. Our dedicated people are committed to this goal.” HQO is soliciting feedback on their draft Quality of Care Standard: Ontario Health Draft Quality Standards for Gender-Affirming…
The Cass Review is an extremely credible and extensive look into the UK’s gender services for children and young people. Canada and the UK both began to adopt the “gender affirming” model of care in the past decade. The Cass Review exposed an incredible lack of evidence supporting the gender…
The Cass Review Final Report was released on April 10, 2024. It can signficantly change how we approach children and young people with gender-related distress in Canada, if we let it. Under the stewardship of Dr Hilary Cass, the Cass Review undertook a sweeping investigation of how children and young people…
The following story was contributed by Victoria who is now 13. CGR sought her mother’s permission to publish this story. They pushed me into this ideology and would have kept me there forever I somehow ended up here, typing this thing, contemplating life choices, and struggling with my mental health.…
Emily’s story I was born in Mississauga. I have what most people would think of as a normal family; a Mom, a Dad, and a brother. My big brother was important to me. When I was younger I hung around a lot of his friends. I was a bit of…
The first lawsuit by a gender detransitioner in Canada has been filed in Ontario. Michelle Z says of her claim “Through this action. I am not only seeking justice for myself, but also hoping to raise awareness about the recklessness of gender-affirming health care.” Gender affirmation care undertaken without assessment…
Mental health assessments have been called “stigmatizing”, “gatekeeping” and “barriers to care” by CPATH and other LGBTQ+ lobby groups. They are thus being systematically phased out of the field of gender medicine to be replaced by “affirmation,” and access to medical transition based on a client’s self-directed gender goals, even…
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