Girls who are deeply troubled don’t need both breasts cut off to feel better. But that’s what some Australian gender clinics are pushing many struggling young girls to do. They’re ignoring the real emotional issues and pushing kids to ‘escape’ their bodies by pursuing irreversible puberty blockers and ultimately radical surgery. A senior doctor at the Royal Children’s Hospital even wants your taxpayer dollars to perform double mastectomies on girls so they can look like boys. But many young people who ‘transition’ later regret such life-altering treatments – and can feel suicidal. And there are new concerns that puberty blockers can affect a child’s brain development. London’s infamous Tavistock gender clinic was shut down after former patient and detransitioner Keira Bell argued she was incapable of giving informed consent to puberty blockers she began at age 16 after a deeply troubled childhood. So why are Australia’s radical gender clinics still open and abusing kids like this? Did you know that it’s illegal in Victoria, Queensland and ACT for doctors and counsellors to do anything but 'affirm’ a child’s gender confusion? In Victoria even parents are criminalised if they do anything but 'affirm' their child’s gender confusion. Your voice needs to be heard now – because other states are considering similar laws. Sign this petition today to tell the federal health minister that these dangerous gender clinics should be shut down now.
