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A $10 million LGBTTIQA+ health grant by the Albanese Government, Australia, he says, will channel young people questioning their gender towards unproven medical intervention with irreversible effects, an evidence-based charity has warned. On Monday, Health Minister Mark Butler announced an $18.1 million LGBTIQ+ health and well-being package, including $10 million to enable La Trobe University, trans lobby group ACON and Thorne Harbour Health to "establish a national voluntary training and accreditation scheme to support primary care givers and providers to deliver safe, inclusive and affirming care for LGBTIQABC+ people." Genspect Australia, a charity, has sounded the alarm. Genspect promotes evidence-based care and the prevention of harm from gender-related medical intervention. They are concerned about the funding warning that controversial "affirming" model of treatment  - including the use of puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and surgery when Mr Butler has ac...

In its “Series Preface,” the APA Handbook on Sexuality and Psychology (American Psychological Association, 2014) states, With the imprimatur of the largest scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States and the largest association of psychologists in the world, and with content edited and authored by some of its most respected members, the APA Handbooks in Psychology series will be the indispensable and authoritative reference resource to turn to for researchers, instructors, practitioners, and field leaders alike. (p. xvi). The American Psychological Association (APA) could not confer any higher authority on the APA Handbook of Sexuality and Psychology than it does, bestowing its “imprimatur” and calling it “authoritative.” In the APA Handbook, the American Psychological Association itself is now saying that born-that-way-and-can’t-change is not true. In addition, Dr Lisa Diamond , a self-avowed lesbian, is co-editor-in-chief ...