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1. Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Saturday, 04-May-2024 21:43:46 JST Aral Balkan

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   • Sarah Brown
   • Jamie

   @JamieR @goatsarah 💕

   • Jamie (jamier@toot.wales)'s status on Saturday, 04-May-2024 21:43:47 JST Jamie

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     • Sarah Brown

     @goatsarah my daughter was around 13 when she first opened up about being trans, when she was 16/17 we started looking at the options, and camhs was the first stop after being referred.

     They were helpful and pleasant, but ultimately, pretty F’ing useless. We went private and while it’s still been a ‘journey’, things are good and she’s happy. Fuck transphobes, and shitty shit like this. My daughter is my priority, her happiness is paramount and NO ONE will change that.

   • Sarah Brown (goatsarah@thegoatery.dyndns.org)'s status on Saturday, 04-May-2024 21:43:48 JST Sarah Brown

     IMPORTANT - PLEASE SHARE

     The linked document is being circulated amongst NHS service providers for young trans people. It advises cessation of ALL medical intervention for transition but goes further. It suggests that if the patient or parents continue to access trans healthcare outside their system, they should be reported to social services with the implicit threat that the children will be taken from their parents.

     IF YOU ARE A YOUNG TRANS PERSON OR A PARENT OF ONE, IT IS LIKELY UNSAFE TO ENGAGE WITH NHS MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.

     docs.google.com/document/d/1JS…

     Aral Balkan repeated this.
   • Rachel Greenham (strangenoises@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 04-May-2024 21:44:53 JST Rachel Greenham

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     • Charlie Stross
     • Sarah Brown

     @goatsarah @cstross this country is basically becoming as bad as the reddest of red states in the US on this issue. And Labour aren't going to do anything. And Scotland isn't going to be a refuge.

     Being older it hasn't affected me directly yet, but it's still making me increasingly anxious and depressed. for one thing, i'm sure they’ll get around to us that transitioned years ago. and for another, i mean, what a shithole this place is.