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- Young people today are increasingly identifying as gender-diverse, with adolescents being the fastest-growing group seeking gender-affirming healthcare.
- There is significant debate and legislative restrictions surrounding gender-affirming healthcare, with some individuals equating it to "gay conversion therapy."
- The commentary argues that gender-affirming healthcare is distinct from conversion therapy and suggests that acknowledging the complexities of sexuality and gender could improve these healthcare services.
Article Abstract
Many young people today embrace gender-diverse identities, with adolescents and young adults comprising the largest and fastest-growing demographic of gender-affirming healthcare seekers. Simultaneously, gender-affirming healthcare for this demographic has been debated, and restrictions have been introduced in many jurisdictions. Within this politically charged climate, some journalists, cultural commentators, gender clinicians and politicians have leveraged rhetorical claims that gender-affirming healthcare comprises a new form of "gay conversion therapy." In this commentary, we explore the extent to which empirical evidence supports or contradicts this discourse as a real phenomenon. While we conclude that gender-affirming healthcare is not gay conversion therapy, we also draw attention to opportunities to enrich gender-affirming healthcare by embracing the complexity of sexuality and gender.
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