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A critical commentary on follow-up studies and “desistance” theories about transgender and gender-nonconforming children

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Natasha Belmont, Timothy J. Cronin & Christopher A. Pepping. (2023) Affirmation-support, parental conflict, and mental health outcomes of transgender and gender diverse youth. International Journal of Transgender Health 0:0, pages 1-13.
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Jordan Osserman & Hannah Wallerstein. (2022) Transgender Children: From Controvery to Dialogue. The Psychoanalytic Study of the Child 75:1, pages 159-172.
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Stephen B. Levine, E. Abbruzzese & Julia W. Mason. (2022) Reconsidering Informed Consent for Trans-Identified Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy 48:7, pages 706-727.
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Van Slothouber. (2020) (De)trans visibility: moral panic in mainstream media reports on de/retransition. European Journal of English Studies 24:1, pages 89-99.
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Michael C. LaSala & Erica D. Goldblatt Hyatt. (2019) A Bioethics Approach to Social Work Practice With Transgender Clients. Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services 31:4, pages 501-520.
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Leigh A. Spivey & Laura Edwards-Leeper. (2019) Future Directions in Affirmative Psychological Interventions with Transgender Children and Adolescents. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 48:2, pages 343-356.
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Maura Priest. (2019) Transgender Children and the Right to Transition: Medical Ethics When Parents Mean Well but Cause Harm. The American Journal of Bioethics 19:2, pages 45-59.
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Ryan J Watson & Jaimie Veale. (2018) Transgender youth are strong: Resilience among gender expansive youth worldwide. International Journal of Transgenderism 19:2, pages 115-118.
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