by Chan Kulatunga MoruziTwitter: @ChanKulatunga Earlier this month, Danielle Smith announced Alberta’s new gender-related legislation, including legislation around the social transition of students. The average Canadian likely knows little about these issues, but it seems many have strong opinions. Some politicians like Marci Len, Kristopher Wells and Naheed Menshi have…
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.…
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith issued a 7 minute statement yesterday to announce that gender identity policy changes are coming. The Premiers of New Brunswick and Saskatchewan have come under fire for announcing similar policies. Quebec announced that it will conduct a review of gender identity policies in schools and the…
New Gender Identity Policy Guidance The recent lawsuits filed against the governments of Saskatchewan and New Brunswick have presented the issue of gender identity in schools as a conflict between parents’ rights and the rights of children. In fact, the rights and best interests of children will be best served…
Gender Exploratory Therapy Association Releases First Clinical Guide Sweden, Finland and now the UK have grappled with the difficult question of how best to provide healthcare services to gender-questioning children and young people. All three of these national healthcare systems have decided to prioritize psychotherapy services for youth, standardize the…
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…
My daughter is now 21 years old, and a detransitioner. Here is our story. D suffered from anxiety from a young age, ADHD inattentive-type first diagnosed in Grade 2, generalized and social anxiety that got progressively worse through elementary school. By middle school, she lacked the executive functioning skills to…
The following letter is being shared by a Canadian parent who navigated the healthcare system for the past 4 years. She cancelled that critical appointment at the gender clinic and her daughter now understands why. Some information has been de-identified. We’ve also added emphasis to highlight some key points. This…
Researchers at the University of Toronto are recommending “children with gender dysphoria should be screened for a possible autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and, when warranted, receive a more comprehensive ASD diagnostic assessment to facilitate more holistic clinical care.” This recommendation is being made based on the results of a new…
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