in the UK, the absolutely bad faith cass review cited in that sci am article was used to ban best practice medical care for trans kids in a country where adult care is already appallingly hard to access, often requiring referrals & waiting periods that clock in at (last i checked at ~18 years). 🧵

who decides what’s best practice care? WPATH—the world professional association for transgender health. experts in the field (& like most major medical orgs, still considered *too conservative* by folks who need the care they govern). look at how they responded to cass vs what it was used to do.🧵