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WHY SOCIAL WORKERS SHOULD OPPOSE WESTMINSTER'S CONVERSION THERAPY BILL
The Bill threatens to turn teachers and social workers into enforcers of minority ideological beliefs and practices.

Maggie Mellon Social Worker
Jul 244 min read
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12 Rebuttals To Transgender Ideology - Evidence from Child Development
Debunking claims made in support of transgender ideology: Children know who they say they are (Gillick Competence), Social Transition is harmless, Transgender children exist, Affirmation saves lives, We need a ban on trans conversion therapy, Puberty blockers are safe, Regret is rare, Being trans is like being left handed, Why do you care it's a tiny number of children?...
@prof_curiosity1
May 3123 min read
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Social worker issues pre-action letter over CAFCASS Gender Identity Guidance
Social worker issues pre-action letter over CAFCASS Gender Identity Guidance

EBSWA
2 days ago3 min read
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The Detransition Wave: What Developmental Psychology Predicted All Along
X posts from EBSWA member @prof_curiosity The rates of detransition - reversing a gender transition and returning to one's biological sex - are growing rapidly, particularly among young women who transitioned in their teens. Forums for detransitioners now number in the tens of thousands. The phenomenon is not surprising. Five foundational frameworks in developmental psychology effectively predicted it. Their common message: adolescence is characterised by social contagion, co
@prof_curiosity1
Apr 173 min read
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Child Development & 'Trans' Children
I have examined all the major (and most of the minor) child development theorists, in the writing of my handbook around child development and gender identity. And not one of these empirical theories supports the "transchild" construct. Indeed, all of them, individually, provide strong evidence against this construct. In addition, they explain why gender identity is attractive to vulnerable children, and why detransition is inevitable for most "transchildren."
@prof_curiosity1
Apr 173 min read
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Social Transition Isn't Harmless - Taking a Developmental Perspective
Social transitioning, changing a child’s name, pronouns, and social role to reflect a cross sex identity, is often presented as a neutral or reversible act. Developmental evidence suggests otherwise.

EBSWA
Jan 242 min read
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