What brings us here?

More and more children, teens, and young adults, are being diagnosed with gender dysphoria, affirmed as transgender and are medically transitioning. Since gender dysphoria can be fluid in some young people, inappropriate medical transitions are happening as a result of the move towards a “gender affirmative model.” In this model, the gender identity of the young person is immediately validated. Social and medical transition (even in minors) is supported and treated as a human right, rather than treating gender dysphoria as a mental health issue, where medical treatment should be avoided if possible. While trans-identified youth whose identities persist in adulthood may believe this is the best path, there are serious costs to these choices. Regret rates are likely to rise. This will disproportionately affect gay, lesbian, and bisexual youth, who are more likely to experience gender dysphoria than the general population. There are also health consequences for young people who medically transition, regardless of how stable their trans identification may be. In addition, the ideology around how society should view gender, often promoted by individuals supporting these social and medical industry changes, is affecting society in ways that many argue are not all positive.

This website discusses the topic of protecting same-sex attracted youth. But this is a website for adults. It is necessary for us to show graphic examples of medical damage and threats happening around gender identity activism. We support the idea most parents are loving and should monitor the social media use of their children.

New Project to Aid Parents & Educators in Opposing Radical Trans/Gender/SOGI Activism in Schools

DO SCHOOLS AND THE GOVERNMENT HAVE A RIGHT TO FORCE PARENTS TO TRANSITION THEIR TRANS-IDENTIFIED CHILDREN SOCIALLY & MEDICALLY FOR THE YOUTH’S OWN PROTECTION?

Politicians are increasingly passing laws to limit parental rights and allow children as young as thirteen to choose to medicalize themselves (see CA, OR, & WA state and elsewhere). It is society’s responsibility to protect minors from parental abuse. Trans-identified youth and LGB youth experience higher rates of parental abuse and rejection, including circumstances where the youth leaves or is kicked out of the home. These youths need and deserve love, support, and special services to address their needs. But there are many complexities around the current rise of trans identification in minors, and the medicalization of it, that make genuine child abuse around a minor’s gender dysphoria more challenging to identify. For a list of many of them, see here. We assert unnecessarily medically altering growing children and adolescents is its own form of abuse, regardless of whether the intentions behind it were good and the youth was insistent at the time.

ABOUT US

WHY GHQ?

WHO ARE WE?

VIEWPOINTS

MISSION & GOALS

To prevent the over-medicalization of gender nonconforming youth. To prevent harm resulting from medical treatments on trans-identified minors. And to address confusion and rights conflicts that arise from new ideologies about gender (within and outside of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans populations). This will be done through outreach to the mental health and medical community, “LGBT” organizations, parents, schools, media, and the public. Learn More

Gender Health Query is a U.S. based organization, but these are issues affecting other countries, and we seek an international network and conversation.

OPEN LETTER

We are seeking to build community with other pro-same-sex-rights people, concerned parents, mental health and medical providers, educators, and trans people concerned about pediatric medical transition. To support us please sign our ongoing open letter, calling for more evidence-based information regarding large increases in trans-identified youth.

TOPICS

Below is a list of TOPICS covered around medically treating minors for gender dysphoria, and the influence of postmodern gender ideology on youth and society. For a more detailed list of subject matter, there is a full OUTLINE of these topics and subtopics.