New VA trans policies for schools

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Male and female brains are, on average, slightly different in structure, although there is tremendous individual variability. Several studies have looked for signs that transgender people have brains more similar to their experienced gender. Spanish investigators—led by psychobiologist Antonio Guillamon of the National Distance Education University in Madrid and neuropsychologist Carme Junqué Plaja of the University of Barcelona—used MRI to examine the brains of 24 female-to-males and 18 male-to-females—both before and after treatment with cross-sex hormones. Their results, published in 2013, showed that even before treatment the brain structures of the trans people were more similar in some respects to the brains of their experienced gender than those of their natal gender.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is...e-transgender-brain/

In hopes that this helps with understanding transkids with a bit more nuance. The binary mindset truly does not apply. We do need to take this into account beyond outward characteristics.

Supporting all kids in school as they are is vital to their over all health and well being, that is a part of learning and educational hygiene.

Part of supporting children includes supporting children and and teens who are gender nonconforming and prefer to wear clothing or hairstyles which are typically associated with the opposite sex. It also includes being honest with them about biological reality including the fact that humans are sexually dimorphic and cannot change sex.

[Anonymous]

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Male and female brains are, on average, slightly different in structure, although there is tremendous individual variability. Several studies have looked for signs that transgender people have brains more similar to their experienced gender. Spanish investigators—led by psychobiologist Antonio Guillamon of the National Distance Education University in Madrid and neuropsychologist Carme Junqué Plaja of the University of Barcelona—used MRI to examine the brains of 24 female-to-males and 18 male-to-females—both before and after treatment with cross-sex hormones. Their results, published in 2013, showed that even before treatment the brain structures of the trans people were more similar in some respects to the brains of their experienced gender than those of their natal gender.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is...e-transgender-brain/

I believe that study actually showed a stronger correlation with sexual orientation than gender identity.

That would be a very narrow interpretation.

Actually the study pointed out that its weakness was that the early-onset dysphoria patients all went on to show homosexual attraction, whereas their control group were heterosexuals. So the researchers could not tell if the (very, very small) differences they observed were due to cross-sex identification or just sexual orientation.

Here is another investigative report by the British Medical Journal https://www.bmj.com/company/newsroom/gender-d...sional-disagreement/

The evidence behind gender affirming care is weak or at the very least controversial. APS should not allow children to undergo social transition without the permission of their parents.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:
Male and female brains are, on average, slightly different in structure, although there is tremendous individual variability. Several studies have looked for signs that transgender people have brains more similar to their experienced gender. Spanish investigators—led by psychobiologist Antonio Guillamon of the National Distance Education University in Madrid and neuropsychologist Carme Junqué Plaja of the University of Barcelona—used MRI to examine the brains of 24 female-to-males and 18 male-to-females—both before and after treatment with cross-sex hormones. Their results, published in 2013, showed that even before treatment the brain structures of the trans people were more similar in some respects to the brains of their experienced gender than those of their natal gender.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is...e-transgender-brain/

I believe that study actually showed a stronger correlation with sexual orientation than gender identity.

A great post showing how week these so called studies actually are. European countries have realized it. It will take a while here but eventually we will come to the same conclusion : https://open.substack.com/pub/jessesingal/p/t...os&utm_campaign=post

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Male and female brains are, on average, slightly different in structure, although there is tremendous individual variability. Several studies have looked for signs that transgender people have brains more similar to their experienced gender. Spanish investigators—led by psychobiologist Antonio Guillamon of the National Distance Education University in Madrid and neuropsychologist Carme Junqué Plaja of the University of Barcelona—used MRI to examine the brains of 24 female-to-males and 18 male-to-females—both before and after treatment with cross-sex hormones. Their results, published in 2013, showed that even before treatment the brain structures of the trans people were more similar in some respects to the brains of their experienced gender than those of their natal gender.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is...e-transgender-brain/

In hopes that this helps with understanding transkids with a bit more nuance. The binary mindset truly does not apply. We do need to take this into account beyond outward characteristics.

Supporting all kids in school as they are is vital to their over all health and well being, that is a part of learning and educational hygiene.

Part of supporting children includes supporting children and and teens who are gender nonconforming and prefer to wear clothing or hairstyles which are typically associated with the opposite sex. It also includes being honest with them about biological reality including the fact that humans are sexually dimorphic and cannot change sex.

I’m pretty sure they realize their physical limitations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hope beyond hope that if my kid ever has an issue that they feel they can't come to me with that they have a teacher (or other trusted adult) who cares enough about them to listen and support them.

The problem is, your child might very well be approaching a teacher or adult that is as trustworthy as your child thinks they are.

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Anonymous wrote:I hope beyond hope that if my kid ever has an issue that they feel they can't come to me with that they have a teacher (or other trusted adult) who cares enough about them to listen and support them.

They've got online friends. Plenty of trusted people to confide in online.

It probably isn't the best advice to tell your kid to trust the weirdo they met online instead of an adult they know in real life.

There are plenty of weirdos in real life as well

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Children do not belong to the state. Parents are responsible for them until they are 18. No one should be undermining that responsibility. Remember, parents can remove the child from public school and switch to private or homeschool.

There simply is no place for deception by school officials.

I did this years ago. The public school administration not only harassed me about it (why are you moving your child from OUR school to that crap private school, etc) but deliberately withheld school records. They changed their mind when I involved Richmond.