ok, i might piss off some people saying this;
the NOTN grand exchange npc looks like a tory,
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An open letter to the former Equalities Minister, who was celebrating a Times article about the Tavistock children's gender clinic closing
CW transphobia, child abuse, MPs encouraging child abuse, UK politics, incompetent government, Tory government
This article is a damned lie and you should be deeply, deeply ashamed of yourself. I know you aren't.
Here is the Cass report on the decision. And here is a mirror of the Times article. Let's identify all the lies, shall we?
The headline: "Tavistock gender clinic forced to shut over safety fears: Centre accused of rushing vulnerable children into treatment".
Cass recommended that Tavistock should close because Tavistock is failing trans kids by being too slow.
The waiting time for a first appointment at Tavistock is about two years. This is far faster than the ~four years for adults, but trans kids getting treatment is more urgent because they risk going [further] through puberty.
(You may recall, if you're more competent than I think you are, that the NHS guarantees a waiting time of no more than 18 weeks for new referrals.)
Cass has therefore recommended that Tavistock's role should be split between regional centres. You wouldn't know this from the headline, would you?
Now, about puberty blockers. As you should know, assuming you gave a damn about your former job, puberty blockers are given to block puberty. They are not experimental drugs. They are routinely given to non-trans kids who begin puberty too early.
They are not without their downsides, which is mentioned in the Cass letter. (You've read the Cass letter, haven't you?) In particular, part of adolescence is a "critical period" for the wiring up stuff of particular stuff in the brain. Puberty blockers might interfere with this. Do they? We don't know-- or, as Cass puts it, there's "gaps in the knowledge base".
This does not mean that there's insufficient evidence to use puberty blockers in general.
Cass specifically says that there is research on the effects on "boys" [i.e. trans girls] at Tanner stage II-- that is, right at the start of puberty. (Friendly warning especially for those reading at work: Wikipedia's page on the Tanner stages has photos.) Having research on this is important, because some pubertal changes are irreversible: one's voice breaking, for example. This makes a difference when considering the tradeoffs of whether to go on puberty blockers and how long for.
If the Tavistock was closing because healthcare for trans kids is bad, why would Cass recommend opening several new clinics?
If the Tavistock was closing because there is no positive evidence for the use of puberty blockers, why would Cass call for more specific research?
In summary: the Times journalists are deliberately misleading the public, and though you should know better, you're cheering them on.
I hope one day you realise the suffering you've caused and begin to make amends. Shame on you. Shame on you. Shame on you.
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OC-tober day 9: Major character flaw
Ramzee is my Twili Rogue from @wizard-bizness ‘s Zelder Scrolls campaign. He’s an impulsive idiot and, sadly, has the highest INT in the party.
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margaret thatcher was one of, if not the single worst prime minister in the history of britain, so here's a short list of the evil shit she did:
-passed section 28, which outlawed teaching about lgbtqia+ topics in schools
-introduced the poll tax, which was a flat tax rate levied on every eligible adult with no regards to income
-abolished free milk for school children
-authorised the use of violence against striking miners across the country, who were protesting to attempt to prevent pit closures and job losses
-introduced right to buy council housing, which after a few years only led to landlords owning masses of accommodation that had previously been owned by local councils
-decimated the power of unions with the trade union act of 1984, which required a secret ballot before strikes could be held as a way to declare many strikes unlawful and therefore liable for police violence
-openly backed the right wing dictator of chile, augusto pinochet, based solely on the grounds that he was anti communist
-defended apartheid in south africa
and a lot of other fucked up shit i can't be bothered to mention because i'm tired.
basically, margaret thatcher was an awful human being.
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not this cunt liking my boyfriend's cute tweet about his birthday cake
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so uh. why does a government benefit you get count towards the income you make to qualify for that benefit.
like. if you do not have that money you qualify for the benefit and then you get the money and then if that puts you above the max income you then no longer qualify for the benefit and owe money so you cancel the benefit and then you earn under so you qualify for the benefit so you get the benefit and then you’re earning more so you cancel the benefit and then
i just don’t get it. if you qualify for something without the something the something shouldn’t be counted towards your qualification next year why is the uk government like this
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