What We Don’t Know: Does Gender Transition Improve the Lives of People with Gender Dysphoria?
Pro trans activists like to cite cornell literature review to support their claim that gender transition has a positive effect on transgender wellbeing, but the problem is that studies that proclaim that are of poor quality (most of them have small sample sizes and no controls)
"However, a number of scientific papers have recently shown people who have undergone male puberty retain significant advantages in power and strength even after taking medication to suppress their testosterone levels."
U.S. Support of Gay Rights in Africa May Have Done More Harm Than Good
"Since 2012, United States officials said, the American government has spent more than $41 million specifically to promote gay rights globally, along with a portion of $700 million earmarked for marginalized groups to support gay communities and causes. More than half of the $700 million, and $6.6 million of the $41 million, was spent on sub-Saharan Africa — just one indication of the continent’s importance to the new policy."
Once nearly eliminated in the U.S., syphilis is increasing, especially among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM).
Between 2018 and 2019, the number of reported primary and secondary (P&S) cases in the United States increased by 11%, and there were 38,992 P&S syphilis cases reported in 2019. Most (47%) of these cases were among MSM only and men who have sex with both men and women.
Psychosocial Well-Being in Children of Same-Sex Parents: A Longitudinal Analysis of Familial Transitions
Using longitudinal samples with random samples, Potter and Potter (2017) found that 57% of heterosexual parents were still together from the time their kid was in kindergarten to 5th grade. For same sex parents it was 31%, a 26% difference.
"Unisex changing rooms are more dangerous for women and girls than single-sex facilities, research by The Sunday Times shows. Almost 90% of reported sexual assaults, harassment and voyeurism in swimming pool and sports-centre changing rooms happen in unisex facilities, which make up less than half the total. Gender-neutral changing is growing as councils seek to cut staff costs and cater to transgender people."
Effects of perceived discrimination on mental health and mental health services utilization among gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons
"Although perceived discrimination was associated with almost all of the indicators of mental health and utilization of mental health care that we examined, adjusting for discrimination did not significantly reduce mental health disparities between heterosexual and LGBT persons. Conclusion. LGBT individuals experienced more major discrimination and reported worse mental health than heterosexuals, but discrimination did not account for this disparity." experts.umn.edu/en/publications/effects-of-perceived-discrimination-on-mental-health-and-mental-h-2
A review of the literature on suicidal ideation and behavior among LGBT youths found small effect sizes, publication bias, and a lack of stat sig. for things like the effects of stigma, for example, on suicidal ideation
