#puberty blockers

[floral-ashes]

The fact that leagues of smart and rational trans adults who are informed about the evidence base for puberty blockers wish they could’ve taken them in their youth seems to me pretty darn conclusive evidence that the balance of risk and benefit is favourable.

[airandangels]

Stuff

Thank goodness for a sensible ruling, hopefully one which ultimately leads to this unjustified and unjust law being struck down.

[our-trans-punk-experience]

Two clinical trials are beginning in the UK investigating the effects of puberty blockers on young trans people. This is obviously hugely questionable and dubiously ethical, as well as massive waste of time and money given that puberty blockers have already been proven safe.

As it is illegal to prescribe puberty blockers for young trans people outside of these trials, the selection process is inherently coercive thus making the trial biased. This trial will pathologise behaviour and deny dignity to the young people involved. The trials are also randomised meaning half of the participants won't even be on puberty blockers.

This isn't about safety, it's about denying young people autonomy.

[our-queer-experience]

today in the UK there was an emergency stop put on all puberty blockers with the goal to ban them entirely. my heart goes out to all trans youth stuck in the UK as of now ❤️

[mxactivist]

Help challenge the UK ban on puberty blockers

One day before the UK parliament was dissolved on 30 May 2024, the health secretary Victoria Atkins introduced an immediate ban for trans young people using puberty blockers.

Possession of puberty blockers for trans children is now punishable by up to two years in prison in the UK. Puberty blockers for cisgender children remains legal.

The timing of this act was careful and deliberate. As parliament was dissolved the next day, there are now no working MPs in the UK, meaning that citizens have no way to challenge the ban.

The Good Law Project is running a crowdfunder to challenge it in court. They have about £2,000 of £75,000 needed. Please support it if you can, in any way that works for you.

[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

Chris Elston: This next video– that is on the right side of the screen, that is a male named Marci Bowers. That's a man. The woman in the center is Dr. Johanna Olsen-Kennedy. This was a leaked video. This was an internal video conference they were having, and they're discussing the ability of boys who started puberty blockers at Tanner stage 2. Tanner stage 2 is the beginning of puberty. This is when you first develop pubic hair, it's when girls' breast buds first start to form. So these kids are all 10, 11, 12 years old, and that's when they start them on these drugs.

Again, these drugs have never been approved for this purpose. These are prostate cancer drugs. These are drugs for endometriosis, for uterine fibroids, but they happen to stop puberty.

So they're discussing how it's destroying the future sexual function of all these boys. They admit to this, and I want you to hear it from them.

Marci Bowers: The second was an observation that I had that every single child who was– or adolescent– who was truly blocked at Tanner stage 2 has never experienced orgasm. I mean it's really about zero. These are just assigned male at birth, so trans-feminine. It's because they never in their lives are exposed to testosterone. That doesn't change.

So blockers prevent the rise of testosterone, and they don't really go on testosterone at or around surgery or into adulthood. So we don't know. They're going to have this sensation. There's no question about that. But are they going to be able to achieve sexual satisfaction?

It's important in relationships, and I know that from my work with female genital mutilation survivors that the lack of being able to be intimate with a partner is very important. So this is what really raised the red flag for me, is to say, look, we need to have our eyes open about it. I think it's been beneficial talking about it. I know Jo and many others have reported to me, you know, they've changed their approach a little bit in their informed consent models and that we're talking about masturbation now. We're talking about, okay, that's an area of the body that's got very dysphoric for you. But you know what? All a penis is, is just a large clitoris. I mean, it's all the same material. It really is. So, so, you know, use it for, for, for the pleasurable purposes, partially that it was intended. And, you know, we'll see what happens.

But these are, these are to be answered questions. So can we avoid puberty and get good adult results? And secondly, how do we, how do we assure someone that they're going to be able to be sexually responsive? Do we remove the blockers during the course of their adolescence and let a little bit of puberty come back? Do we delay it a little bit, maybe into Tanners three or four, maybe before they have their first orgasms? Maybe.

Elston: I apologize for the graphic nature of this. It's important to understand that's the president of WPATH. That all the countries that you represent, they write the standards of care. All the countries, gender clinics, all follow their standards of care. The UN pushes their standards of care. The WHO pushes their standards of care.

That's the president. And what's he saying there? He's saying, what do we do? Do we let a little bit of puberty happen? Do we take them off the blockers, let a little puberty happen? Do we delay the puberty blockers? They don't know what they're doing. They don't know. He admits it. This is an experiment on children, the most vulnerable children among our society.

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[omensofatimelord]

Kia ora folks!

Aotearoa/New Zealand is currently doing a public submission for puberty blockers! So if you're a kiwi with an eye towards trans rights, please fill it in!

Be cautious though! It's been worded in such a way it's easy to accidentally suggest more restrictions (specifically the 6th question which asks about providers- selecting all implies that you think someone should have to go to all the people.)

So read this article first: https://postingdad.medium.com/how-to-submit-in-favour-of-gender-affirming-care-d3be265a1349

Then fill in the survey: https://consult.health.govt.nz/strategy-and-policy/safety-measures-for-the-use-of-puberty-blockers-in/

Heres PATHA's (professional association for transgender health Aotearoa)'s statement for more information: https://patha.nz/News/13433314

If you're not in NZ, try to pass the message on to those who do!

Ka pai and thank you!

[probablyasocialecologist]

Six lies transphobes tell about puberty blockers - debunked

Ahead of the NHS PATHWAYs puberty blockers trial, PinkNews debunks six lies commonly told about puberty blockers.

Puberty blockers are among the most-misunderstood – and most-targeted – form of gender-affirming care, and that’s no coincidence. Often referred to as hormone suppressants, they are a form of medication designed to postpone the physical and emotional effective of puberty experienced by youngsters under the age of 18. Despite their common use by trans youngsters, and those experiencing precocious puberty, dating back some 35 years, the rise of transphobic misinformation and vilification has prompted vague “concerns” over their safety, resulting in bans in several countries, including New Zealand and the UK. There is little evidence to suggest that puberty blockers pose a threat to young people. The research that does exist has almost always shown them to be safe, effective, and, in many instances, life-saving.

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The majority of arguments against puberty blockers are either built on a foundation of lies perpetuated by anti-trans groups, or often ignore fundamental healthcare rules in the UK.

26 November 2025