BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - MARCH 28: A general view of The Johns Hopkins University on March 28, 2020 in Baltimore, Maryland. A transgender health group tried to prevent researchers from publishing a study showing little evidence supporting gender transition procedures for children, according to documents
In 2020, the World Professional Association for Transgender Health commissioned researchers from Johns Hopkins University in Maryland to execute “systematic reviews on the evidence supporting ‘gender affirming’ care,” DNH“I have been distracted and I am not sure what we will end up publishing in a timely manner as we have been having issues with this sponsor trying to restrict our ability to publish,” the researcher wrote.
“Oh wow, sorry to hear about the issues with the sponsor,” another replied. “Knowing there is little/no evidence about adolescents is helpful.” Johns Hopkins did not respond to repeated requests for comment from The National Desk on the matter. TND also reached out to WPATH for comment, but has not received a response. This story will be updated if responses from either are received.Gender transition procedures for minors have become a major topic of debate in the U.S.
“Our public defenders have just kind of told us to ‘be quiet, keep your head down, play nice and let your daughter finish this program,’” the child’s parentsTND at the time. “When it started to become clear that wasn’t what was happening and we spoke out, custody of our daughter was taken from us at that point.”Jackson Walker on X at @_jlwalker_ for the latest trending national news. Have a news tip? Send it to jacwalker@sbgtv.com.