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dontmeantobepoliticalbut · 8 months

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A new landmark study has found that access to gender-affirming healthcare significantly reduces rates of depression, gender dysphoria, and suicidality among transgender people.

While it’s no secret that providing gender-affirming care to transgender individuals who ask for it can greatly benefit their well-being, an increase in transphobic rhetoric and bans on gender-affirming healthcare has prompted thorough medical studies into the impact of such care.

Now, brand new research conducted in Melbourne, Australia, has found that allowing transgender people to access the care they’re after can reduce suicidality by a stunning 55%.

As part of the first-ever randomized controlled trial (RCT) on gender-affirming care, researchers took 64 transgender and gender-diverse adults who had been looking to start testosterone therapy and randomly split them into a treatment group and a control group.

While the treatment group was allowed to begin hormone therapy that week, the control group waited three months for their treatment to begin.

Before the study began, both groups were evaluated on depression, gender dysphoria, and suicidality. Three months later, the two groups were evaluated again.

RCTs for medical care can often be hard to conduct due to practical and ethical concerns. However, researchers of this study found a way to hold an RCT for this study by incorporating a shorter follow-up period. Rather than giving the control group a placebo drug, or no treatment at all, they were simply given a longer wait time.

The results showed a notable decrease in gender dysphoria, depression, and – most significantly – suicidality.

The group that received gender-affirming care right away saw a 55% reduction in suicidality compared to a 5% drop within the control group.

Depression scores in the treatment group decreased by half, while gender dysphoria rates also significantly decreased.

Breaking down their findings, researchers Brendan J. Nolan MBBS, Sav Zwickl, PhD, and Peter Locke wrote: “There was a statistically significant decrease in gender dysphoria in individuals with immediate [access to gender-affirming care] compared with delayed initiation of testosterone therapy.”

“A clinically significant decrease in depression and a decrease in suicidality also occurred with immediate testosterone therapy.”

“The findings of this trial suggest that testosterone therapy significantly decreases gender dysphoria, depression, and suicidality in transgender and gender-diverse individuals desiring testosterone therapy.”

Of course, this isn’t the first time that research has shown significant drops in depression and suicide rates among transgender individuals who receive gender-affirming care.

A 2022 medical study showed that young transgender people who have access to puberty blockers are 73% less at risk of suicide and report improved well-being.

But, as anti-trans activists advocate for further bans on gender-affirming care, one of the key arguments is that the evidence in support of the care isn’t up to scratch with GRADE (Grades of Recommendation, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation) standards.

So research like this landmark RCT is so significant to the transgender community and its allies as the fight for their healthcare rights rumbles on.

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tecochet · 11 months

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mary jane's husband and his boyfriend

#if i have the energy part 2 of this would be MJ having to comfort PB through his existential crush #spider man: across the spider verse #miguel o'hara #peter b parker #hello tumblr people #i'll start slowly posting stuff here too #mostly for archiving #so sorry if i'm not too responsive!#the @ in the comics are tecotit bc that's my twt side account and i didn't think i'd post it here woops #also twt locked me out of my tecochet acc for some reason #thanks elon........#teco draws

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duranduratulsa · 6 months

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Now showing on my Spooktober Filmfest...The Hill Have Eyes (1977) on classic DVD 📀! #movie #movies #horror #thehillshaveeyes #wescraven #RIPWesCraven #roberthouston #michaelberryman #DeeWallace #SusanLanier #virginiavincent #janusblythe #martinspeer #russgrieve #peterlocke #jameswhitworth #lancegordon #johnsteadman #dvd #70s #spooktober #Halloween #October

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aphrcdites · 1 year

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“not all men”

you’re right, my favorite fictional character would never.

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auntbibby · 1 year

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ok so jesse isnt doin a new Release for a while so he said it’s okay for me to post this.

it’s a new song!!!! havent made one in a while. 90s House. made it on my iphone, usin the Korg Gadget app.

this does NOT mean im back to composin 😡

hope u like it

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saintclementinearts · 5 months

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Guys I’m a little bit obsessed with the saw freaks ….. they need to be sedated

#yeah the pose reference for this was a destiel manip I found on Pinterest but let’s pretend it’s not #I want to lock them inside that fuckass glass coffin and shake it about #saw franchise #mark hoffman #peter strahm #hoffstrahm #coffinshipping #saw movies #fanart #amanda young #john kramer #adam stanheight #lawrence gordon #my art

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bmj-arts · 5 months

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Spiderdads Tangled AU 🕷️✨

i was feeling silly im sorry

lylascal

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l0caltiredgirl · 2 years

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fanfiction writers are the literal backbone of society

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quest-draws · 1 year

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[image ID. two simple figures sitting on chairs. The person on the left is labelled "Repressed nerds struggling under the weight of their profound loneliness". They are shaking and digging their nails into their legs while staring intensely at the other person.

The person on the right is labelled "hot idiot who can't shut up". They are swinging their legs and gesturing with their arms, looking off to the side while sweat drips down their face. End ID]

I think I finally boiled down what my favourite ship dynamic is.

Bonus with some specific ships

[Image ID. the first image used as a template for four different ships; Lan Zhan and Wei Wuxian, Harrowhark and Gideon, Nureyev and Juno, and Martin and Jon. End ID.]

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brittlebarbie · 10 months

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My boyfriends 🫶

#marc spector #moon knight #steven grant #tasm!peter x reader #miguel ohara #josh hutcherson #rodrick x reader #pedro is daddy #jake lockely #joel miller #leon kennedy #carlos oliveira

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cyareclones · 6 months

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got 30 new mini charm designs up in the shop! 24 different clones (my new record!) so im sure you’ll find at least one little guy to love. preorders are only open for 2 weeks, so plan accordingly :]

—> cyareclones.com

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ilovemesomevincentprice · 3 months

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Vincent Price and Peter Lorre

Tales of Terror; The Black Cat (1962) dir. Roger Corman

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rageserenity · 6 months

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reading the dofp script for reasons and

what the hell

#THE WORLD SLOWS AROUD THEM #mhhhmm! just a couple of mates #locking eyes #SIGHHHHH #text #script #cherik #also they were about to get cain marko instead of peter?? damn

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luxrayz64 · 2 months

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do u ever in your mind have a vision so beautiful you mourn that it doesnt exist and then remember that u can draw. anyway heres the glass coffin scene if they were pikmin

#like i cant eveb explain it. i cant remember why i even thought of this. divine intervention i think #saw #hoffstrahm #coffinshipping #peter strahm #mark hoffman #pikmin #DELIGHTED i can tag a post with saw and pikmin. this is so stupid #i havent tried painting in a while i found a cool new tool in photoshop to make this #i was so locked in i dont think ive had this much fun with a drawing in. well. i dont remember #i thot abt making strahm a white pikmin (angry + deeply toxic + autism eyes) and hoffman an ourple pikmin (built like a fridge)#but decided against it bc strahm being taller is important to me. also red pikmin (violent + pointy nose) and blue (mouth) works just as we #putting deep and immense thought into saw characters pikminsonas #espeon draws #ALSO made strahm a leaf pikmin bc he woulda just gone thru the cube and never gave himself a chance to recover #unlike hoffman who was prepared for this and in a better state physicallty after his fake trap #really tempted to do trhe water cube like thius too it would be so funny #added alt text :thumbsup: i hope thats good enough

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the-gay-skeleton-in-ur-closet · 1 month

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Lily: I mean, small animals are way more vicious. It's because their anger has less space to be bottled up in Barty: That's ridiculous, give me one example of this Peter: Wasps Remus: Spiders Sirius: Terriers James: Regulus Regulus: Regulus: WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU JUST SAY? James: *insert high-pitched girly scream* James: *turns in to a stag and prances away* Peter: Remus: Sirius: Barty: Lily: Lily: This just proves my hypothesis