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HEALTHCARE FOR TRANS YOUTH IN OHIO
Ohio H.B. 68 is currently in effect.
Transgender youth who were not already receiving puberty blockers or cross-sex hormones on the effective date of the law cannot access them now. This is tragic. The Ohio Way of caring for trans youth was one of the best models of care in the world. Read more on our Latest News & Action Page.
*The Ohio Way was ABOLISHED when the Ohio House and Ohio Senate overrode Governor DeWine’s Veto of HB 68. Now our children are forced to seek care out of state or uproot with their families and move.
This VETO OVERRIDE was only possible because Ohio is one of the worst gerrmandered states in the US. WE MUST END GERRYMANDERING IN OHIO!
MYTH: “Most Children Outgrow being Transgender” (aka: 80% Desistance).
FACT:
The most pervasive and damaging stereotype about transgender children is that they are merely going through a phase. The 80% figure comes from a 2013 study in Amsterdam conducted by Thomas Steensma, PhD and others. The study has been widely criticized for flawed methodology and the author himself has said that measuring desistance was never the intent of the study.
MYTH: those who receive gender affirming care will regret it.
FACT:
Fewer than three percent of those who receive gender-affirming medical care discontinue or regret that care.
MYTH: THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT GENDER-AFFIRMING CARE IMPROVES MENTAL HEALTH.
FACT:
Gender-affirming care (GAC) is defined as any kind of medical care that people receive to align their body with their gender identity. This includes therapy, consultations with doctors, hormones, medication, or surgery for those over the age of 18. Gender-affirming care is life-saving medical care for the majority of people who receive it.