In response to the Cass review:

'This review is being weaponised by people who revel in spreading disinformation and myths about healthcare for trans young people' - Amnesty UK and Liberty

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Amnesty International has released a press release calling the Cass Review an exercise in 'disinformation and myths about healthcare for trans young people.'

It is being pushed to justify massive crackdowns on transgender people in England and globally.

For those who are curious, one of my paper tries to offer an account of gender identity that gets around that problem.

Read it here: florenceashley.com/uploads/1/2/4/…

And here’s a Twitter thread summarizing it: twitter.com/i/bookmarks?po…

In real (inflation-adjusted) dollars, health insurance companies pay psychologists ~75% less today than in 1980. No other healthcare profession has seen this decline

Of course people cannot access quality psychotherapy

Please read this. Solidarity with 🏳️‍⚧️ , NB and gender expansive folks constantly written about and subject to hostility and annihilatory tactics.

An excellent and concise response to the Cass report.
'...an eliminationist agenda, dressed up in the language of ‘reasonableness’.'
#TherapistsConnect

Our interim response to the Cass report
Friday 12th April 2024
#TherapistsConnect therapistsagainsttransphobia.org/2024/04/12/our…

The question 'are large numbers of kids receiving irreversible medical treatments without assessment?' has been asked and answered dozens of times.

Anyone who insists on continuing this 'debate' is either misinformed or acting in bad faith.

There has been an alarming escalation in anti-LGBTQ legislation in the last 5 years. We have over 500 bills in 2024 alone. ACA has not addressed this in any way despite advocacy from numerous members even though it impacts our scope of practice.

Having mixed feelings but mostly alarm that I'm getting targeted ads for victims of or witnesses to hate crimes.

Y’all THE dr. della is naming herself (she/they) curated and will co-facilitate with Jasiah McCalla a Joy Circle as part of the APA Division 17 #JusticeJoyHealing initiative.

Join the interactive discussion & deep exploration of #joy on Sat 4/13/24 from 2pm to 4pm EST

Register: bit.ly/JJJoyCircle

I think the non trans world truly doesn't know or understand what's going on.

Shout out to my cis friend and the trans friends who have checked in on me directly. I'm doing okay! Working out every day while listening to Gossip, doing meaningful work, etc.

Powerful statement from Dr Rob Agnew

linkedin.com/posts/drrobagn…

Some people feel but need help to understand. Some people understand but need help to feel. Therapy helps with both.

1/ One reason the therapy world is so polarized is that CBT made psychoanalysis part of its PR narrative & origin story

The narrative is that CBT is evidence-based & psychoanalytic treatment is not, and science (good) triumphed over darkness (evil)

But the narrative is a lie

This is a slide from a guest lecture I did at University of Girona in early 2020. It's sadly particularly relevant right now.

There's so much pressure for trans ppl to prove that we are psychologically healthy & stable, when we're really set up to be suffering.