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Northern Europe
Finnish research: Number of people regretting gender change increases
More and more transgender people are regretting their gender transition. The results of a major Finnish study reveal that the risk of regret is underestimated. The Finnish research group followed 1359 patients who started taking cross-sex hormones between 1996 and 2019. The study found that 7.9 per cent of them…
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European Union
“US transgender organisation deliberately misleads vulnerable people”
The global authority on transgender care, WPATH, is deliberately misleading vulnerable people. This would appear from internal documents leaked by a US whistleblower and brought out last month. The disclosed documents, published as “WPATH Files”, number 170 pages and refer to “pseudoscientific experiments in children, teenagers and vulnerable adults”. The…
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Christian Life
When your adolescent daughter suddenly tells you she wants to be a boy
“Nonsense, you're just a girl.” The words are out before you know it. A thousand thoughts shoot through your head as your adolescent daughter reports being a boy. You didn't see this coming. So how can you react wisely nevertheless?> Stay up to date with Christian news in Europe? Sign…
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European Union
Doctors' association concerned about WHO gender guideline plans
The international doctors' association Society for Evidence Based Gender Medicine (SEGM) is “deeply concerned” about gender care guidelines announced by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in December. The guidelines are supposed to encourage access to “gender-inclusive care” meant to confirm gender with hormones and surgery. They are also supposed to…
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Central Europe
How far does religious freedom stretch and where do LGBT rights get the upper hand?
Victor Madrigal-Borloz's (53) term as the UN's LGBT rights watchdog is over. He recently submitted his latest report to the UN Human Rights Council. In it, the Costa Rican lawyer clashes with the fundamental rights of freedom of conscience and religion.For four and a half years, Victor Madrigal-Borloz has been…
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Western Europe
Puberty blockers meet more and more resistance
More and more countries are tightening guidelines for prescribing puberty blockers for gender problems. The New Zealand Ministry of Health recently updated the text on puberty inhibitors on its website. The words “safe and fully reversible” disappeared. Now there is a more neutral text, calling puberty blockers a drug “to…
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Christian Life
Anne is happy that she did not go for gender reassignment
As a girl, Anne loves to romp. A dress makes her “unhappy”, even now. At 25, she realises she hais transgender feelings. She does not transition, even though a doctor says that is the best solution. “My life is a successful non-transition,” explains the now 28-year-old. “I went through a…
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Opinion
Debra Soh seeks facts about sex and gender
She calls herself liberal, is an atheist and defends transgender rights. Meanwhile, students in Oxford wanted to ban her as a speaker, claiming she is transphobic. Canada's Debra Soh is a striking voice in the debate on gender and sex.Neuroscientist and journalist Debra Soh stands for facts. In doing so,…
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Northern Europe
Norwegian Public Prosecution Service investigates “hate inciting” tweets about gender
The Norwegian Public Prosecution Service investigates “hate-mongering” tweets by feminist Christina Ellingsen, addressed to a man who claims to be a lesbian woman. If found guilty, Ellingsen could face up to three years in prison. Ellingsen posted the tweets between February 2021 and January 2022, in reaction to statements of…
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Western Europe
Dutch doctor: Consequences Transgender law remain unclear
Around Christmas time, a friend shared with Dr Hanneke Kouwenberg the developments she noticed in the field of transgender ideology. Since that time, the physician has dived deep into the ins and outs of the proposed Dutch Transgender law. Her friend is still a member of D66, the liberal Dutch…
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