Abstract
Malin Indremo, MS; Anna Clara Jodensvi, MD; Hans Arinell, BSc; Johan Isaksson, PhD; Fotios C. Papadopoulos, PhD
Highlights
Recent years have seen greater public discussion questioning the rights of transgender and gender diverse (TGD) individuals to access public spaces and to participate in certain occupations and sporting activities, all of which has been echoed and amplified in the press
The authors examined whether referral numbers to specialist pediatric gender clinics across Sweden changed after the airing of a controversial 2019 Swedish television documentary series that highlighted the recent increase in pediatric referral numbers, featured stories of young adults who came to regret the gender-affirming treatment they received as adolescents, and raised concerns about the scientific basis for such treatment
The mechanisms underlying this decrease were not formally explored in their study, the authors reasonably speculated that both parents and referring health professionals may have been less likely to support a child or adolescent’s attendance at a specialist pediatric gender clinic following the documentary.[3]
Summary
Recent years have seen greater public discussion questioning the rights of TGD individuals to access public spaces (eg, toilets and changerooms) and to participate in certain occupations (eg, the military) and sporting activities, all of which has been echoed and amplified in the press.
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