#BORN INTO THE WAVES BLOGSPOT FULL#

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The issue is that biological reproduction depends on full maturation of gametes (sperm and ova), and gamete maturation depends upon a person completing their natal puberty.īut what may be new to our readers is that Ehrensaft–a developmental psychologist by training– herself recognizes a concern that child-transition skeptics have repeatedly pointed out: tweens and young teens undergoing these treatments are not developmentally mature enough to comprehend the full magnitude of irreversible sterilization. Indeed, gender clinicians themselves have known and talked about it for years. The fertility-wrecking aspect of the blockers>cross-sex hormones regimen isn’t new ground for those of us who’ve been closely following the accelerating trajectory of pediatric transition in the last few years.

For now, this piece will focus on one key theme explored in the session:įuture reproduction is pretty much foreclosed as a possibility for children who have been puberty-blocked and who subsequently continue on (as nearly all do) to cross sex hormones, but the “benefits outweigh risks” to move the child from, as Ehrensaft puts it, “gender dysphoria to gender euphoria.” There’s a lot to unpack in the nearly two-hour long session, and we hope to address it more fully in future writings. This article will draw on a few excerpts from the session, available for viewing here and here. A recording of the session was provided to 4thWaveNow by an attendee. On April 7, 2021, the UC San Francisco Child and Adolescent Gender Center offered a Zoom “training” entitled “Fertility Issues for Transgender and Nonbinary Youth.” Advertised widely on Facebook, the session was led by well-known gender therapist Diane Ehrensaft and a colleague, and was attended by over 100 people via Zoom. Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Benjamin Boyce, Biden Administration transgender, Democratic party trans kids, pediatric packers, Rachel Levine, tucking underwear | 3 Replies TMI: Genderqueer 11-year-olds can’t handle too much info about sterilizing treatments–but do get on with those treatments You can find them in this Twitter thread, also compiled here. The day after her chat with Boyce, Denise added some more detail and clarifications about the topics they discussed. In addition, they touched on some rather controversial topics, including the choice of some “affirming” parents to purchase fake penises (“packers”) and tucking underwear for their small children. The central theme of the “calmversation” was the US federal government’s embrace of “affirmative” care for gender dysphoric minors– whether their parents are onboard or not.ĭenise and Benjamin also talked at length about the organizations currently engaged in promoting gender-identity instruction in US schools, a practice that has been in place for many years. The lively interview is available on YouTube (full video) as well as Spotify. Seven years on, 4thWaveNow founder Denise (also known as Marie) made her first public appearance in a conversation with YouTuber/podcaster Benjamin Boyce on April 9, 2022.

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