THE U.S. IS AN OUTLIER

Our international friends — particularly in northern European countries — are following the science and are sharply altering course on gender medicine policies. They are taking steps to protect vulnerable youth from unnecessary and dangerous interventions, because their experts are realizing that the risks of illness and regret outweigh the possible benefits.

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Meanwhile, here in the U.S., cries of “bigot” and “transphobe” accompany any attempt to expose the poor evidence for the benefits of removing the breasts of 13-year-olds or putting children who still believe in Santa Claus on bone-damaging puberty blockers. The U.S. now has a bustling gender industry of over 400 (and counting) gender clinics, all being guided by the highly unorthodox doctrine of WPATH, an organization that recognizes “eunuch” as a gender that could be medically treated. With none of the major medical associations policing their own, some states are taking steps to limit these interventions, but liberal ones are very much lagging behind. Time for our party — and our country — to catch up with what much of the world already knows: gender medicine is a shameful medical scandal.

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From FAIR in Medicine

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RECENT HISTORY & POLICY CHANGES IN OTHER COUNTRIES

In 2014, Dutch researchers published an account of their experience transitioning 55 youth diagnosed with gender dysphoria. This paper is the foundation on which subsequent policies and practices on youth medical transition was built. In less than ten years, hormonal and surgical transition of teenagers and young adults spread across Europe, the U.S., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

When European countries began to report poor outcomes, patient regret, and harms following several years of applying the new protocols, many of their national health authorities came to the decision to conduct systematic evidence reviews. Increasingly, such reviews are finding very little quality evidence that social and medical transition benefits youth. The positive outcomes that were claimed by the Dutch report have not been found to hold true as transition became mainstream and a standard part of general medical practice.

Many European countries are now in the process of drastically changing their national health policies for youth with gender dysphoria, due to ethical reasons and to serious safety concerns. Below are notes on a selection of countries with links to online sources and resources. 
(last updated, Feb 2024)