by Cameron Parkins | Feb 7, 2022 | Medically Speaking, Mindful Mondays
One change I have noticed over the last couple years is an increase in the number of youth coming in to our gender clinic describing a nonbinary gender identity. When the first gender clinics for youth were developed, descriptions of the care provided had no mention...
by Cameron Parkins | Oct 18, 2021 | Illuminations with Dr. Caretto, Mindful Mondays
Bell vs Tavistock overturned! In 2004, I attended my first conference about gender dysphoric youth in London at The Tavistock and Portman Clinic (“Tavistock”). It was so informative that I spent the entire flight home writing a program proposal for the University of...
by Cameron Parkins | Sep 6, 2021 | Book Review, Mindful Mondays
For this issue of Real News, I am reviewing several picture books that feature transgender and nonbinary characters. These books speak of kindness, joy, and acceptance. Please share them with children you love. Introducing Teddy, A Gentle Story About Gender and...
by Cameron Parkins | Aug 10, 2021 | Illuminations with Dr. Caretto, Mindful Mondays
Everything old is new again: More Than One Way To Be Trans In his 1966 book, The Transsexual Phenomenon, Dr. Harry Benjamin’s defined 6 types of (male to female) transsexuals: Transvestite of the pseudo type; Transvestite of the fetishistic type; True Transvestite;...
by Cameron Parkins | Jun 21, 2021 | Illuminations with Dr. Caretto, Mindful Mondays
This is the third installment addressing the myth of Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria. The first addressed the myth of social contagion and the second talked about how to evaluate a research article, using the example of Lisa Littman’s poorly written publication about...
by Cameron Parkins | Apr 12, 2021 | Mindful Mondays
Language Matters: How to Improve Patient/Provider Communication –Michelle Levy, Stand with Trans Volunteer Interactions between transgender people and healthcare providers can be fraught with anxiety. From misgendering to miscommunication, it is important to...
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