This article by Ashley et al is a fantastic exploration of our evidence-based best practices for caring for detrans peoples' needs in a timely, effective, and most importantly *harm-minimizing* manner.
Or, in plain language?
How we can make sure the folks who need to detrans aren't hurt.
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Or, in plain language?
How we can make sure the folks who need to detrans aren't hurt.
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Florence Ashley
Gatekeeping does NOT benefit detrans people.
Our paper on gatekeeping and detransition is now out! Iām immensely hyped for this paper, written in collaboration with wondrous scholars and including co-authors who have lived experience with detransition.
Official link: doi.org/10.1080/1553...
Our paper on gatekeeping and detransition is now out! Iām immensely hyped for this paper, written in collaboration with wondrous scholars and including co-authors who have lived experience with detransition.
Official link: doi.org/10.1080/1553...
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Stuff like RCT's are easy to figure out as trustworthy or not, based on sample sizes, methodology, and so forth. What we've got in Ashley et al's work is something called a Systemic Review.
https://stainedglasswoman.substack.com/p/what-we-know-about-trans-brains
Meta-analyses are what you do when you have quantitative research (think: what are the physical structures of a brain).
Systemic reviews are what you do when you have qualitative research (think: what are the lived, human-level impacts of doing X, Y, or Z).
Quantitative research can tell us how tall a tree can grow. Qualitative research tells us why it's a good thing that it does so. They're two--
Got it? Cool!
Let's talk about what the article says.