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American Academy of Pediatrics’ new guidelines support gender change for kids - dangerous ideology not even science The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is urging parents to accept the preferred gender identity of their children without regard for the children’s actual biological sex. The progressive-leaning group published a policy statement Monday calling for “comprehensive” and “gender-affirming” health care for minors who do not identify with their birth sex. This includes “surgical intervention” and puberty-blocking hormones – both of which are controversial for being insufficiently proven and ultimately unhelpful to those suffering from gender confusion. The advance of gender ideology – the belief that a person has a “gender identity” that may or may not align with their biological sex – has the support of some in the medical community. And the results, other medical experts say, amount to an assault on children that is not based on science. Pubertal suppression, cros...

Pro-transgender activists gathered outside a Rhode Island Catholic Church last week to protest a lecture delivered by pediatrician Michelle Cretella, who views  affirming transgenderism in kids  as a form of child abuse . Dr. Michelle Cretella, MD, FCP, president of the American College of Pediatricians , is a prominent expert in children’s health who has battled against the relentless promotion of transgender ideology as it impacts kids. At issue was a recently-enacted Rhode Island law which prohibits parents from seeking psychological help for their gender dysphoric children.    Rhode Island Catholic   explained the reason for Cretella’s presentation at the Church: Last year, the State of Rhode Island made it illegal for a licensed medical professional to counsel a child away from the desire to change his/her gender identity, yet it remains legal to inject that same child with hormone blockers and cross-sex hormones. Currently, Rhode Isl...

A prominent expert in children’s health is challenging a study that claims to demonstrate that reinforcing children’s gender confusion is best for their mental health. Last week, the Journal of Adolescent Health published a  study  by University of Texas researchers finding that for  “ transgender youth who choose a name different from the one given at birth, use of their chosen name in multiple contexts affirms their gender identity and reduces mental health risks known to be high in this group.” According to  University of Texas News, the researchers interviewed 129 transgendered people between the ages of 15 and 21. The interview subjects were found in one northeastern U.S. city, one southwestern city, and one west coast city. After asking whether the respondents were able to use their chosen names at school, home, work, and among friends, researchers say they found 71% fewer symptoms of severe depression among those who were able, 34% fewer reported...

The American College of Pediatricians is a professional organization confident in the science we present and in the traditional ethics we uphold. In the past, we have typically directed critics to the relevant content on our website. On May 8, 2017, however,  Psychology Today  published  a piece  by Mr. Jack Turban that is not only libelous, but also denies the fact that untold numbers of American children are being experimented upon, and many of them permanently sterilized, under the guise of treating a largely transient disorder known as Gender Dysphoria of Childhood. This warrants a more public response. The American College of Pediatricians has held true to its founding principles summarized by its slogan, “Best for Children.” The College has also endured ad hominem attacks for making factual statements that threaten agendas which promote the  wants  of adults over the  needs  of children. Attacking the messenger is a tactic commonl...