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60 Minutes Australia (2019) What happens when a child is wrongly diagnosed as transgender by doctors. At 12 he wanted to transition to a girl. He believed he was a girl in a boy’s body. At 14 he reverted back to being his biological male. “I guessed I realised I could be happy without changing […]

In yet another media item completely supportive of a ban on ‘conversion therapy’ (which is yet to be specifically defined), the author of the opinion piece in the Dominion Post at the weekend “Gay conversion therapy is harmful, hateful, and doesn’t work” let slip the ultimate goal. It’s not about protecting people from coercive or

Democracy Project 23 February 2021 Banning gay conversion therapy obviously presents its own problems — including infringing upon freedom of religion and freedom of speech — but a ban on gender identity conversion therapy adds another level of complication when transitioning from one gender to another can involve puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, mastectomies, vaginoplasties or

The Age (Australia) February 2021 Doctors and psychiatrists want the Andrews government to make changes to its plan to ban gay conversion therapy, due to concerns it will discourage some practitioners from treating vulnerable patients. The Victorian branches of the Australian Medical Association and the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists say the

Family First Media Release 16 February 2021 Official advice to the Minister and Associate Minister of Health regarding ‘conversion therapy’ has revealed that a ban is not recommended. Official Information Act requests show that in 2018, Associate Minister of Health and Green MP Julie Anne Genter was advised by the Ministry of Health: “Due to

The Daily Signal 9 February 2021 Children “have been very seriously damaged” in receiving treatment at the United Kingdom’s premier gender identity facility, a former psychiatrist there says in a bombshell interview. Dr. David Bell faced disciplinary action after writing an internal report in 2018 raising concerns about procedures at The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, which

The government wants to ban ‘conversion therapy’ – but the term ‘conversion therapy’ has been coined by activists & the media and not clearly defined – so the rest of us are left trying to work out what it means. In this episode of FAMILY MATTERS, Bob McCoskrie explains why this type of ‘ban’ would

NewsWeek 9 February 2021 – Scott Newgent Here’s what I could not comprehend before transitioning and what I honestly believe no child is capable of consenting to: Decreased life expectancy Increased risk of premature death from heart attacks and pulmonary embolisms Bone damage Possible liver damage Increased mental health complications Increased chances of mood-syndrome symptoms

Family First Media Release 10 Feb 2021 A nationwide poll has found that there is widespread opposition to the legal effects of a ‘conversion therapy’ ban. In the poll of 1,000 New Zealanders surveyed just before Christmas by Curia Market Research, respondents were asked “If a person is unsure about their sexual orientation or gender

The Australian 1 February 2021 – Rachel Baxendale A bill to ban gay conversion ­therapy would criminalise counselling by mental health professionals for people experiencing gender dysphoria, according to a national body representing practising psychiatrists. In a letter to Victorian ­Attorney-General Jaclyn Symes, National Association of Practising Psychiatrists president Philip Morris argues the bill, to