For some trans and gender diverse adolescents, physical changes in puberty can be distressing and lead to a sense of disconnection from their true sense of self.
- Senior Research Fellow in the Specialty of Child and Adolescent Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney
In a landmark study of 1,000 LGBTQ young people, we found many experience threats to “fix” them through sexual violence.
Transgender children and adolescents use puberty blockers to help prevent the masculinising or feminising physical changes that occur during puberty.
How can we ensure ethical research principles for young trans people and their families are met – especially when they might see research as one of few avenues for accessing care?
Families can educate themselves, look for other families to connect with and push for coordinated health and social services.
Trans young people flourish with support from family, friends, and the broader community. Future commentary about trans young people’s rights needs to take this into account.
Vaccine hesitancy in parents shouldn’t mean adolescents can’t get vaccinated.
In the fields of gender, sexuality, and sexual health research, it’s a no-brainer that sex education should start early, and that sex should be discussed often – both in schools and at home. But instead…
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