Chapter
The Transgender Ideology and Treatment Debate
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The influence of ideology on the behavior of and policies at GIDS regarding introduction of a blocker at a younger age, reduction of age criteria for hormones, and introduction of relaxation criteria for a young person to go on a blocker before hormones.
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The role of ideology in the practices and behavior of Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) has long been a subject of controversy.
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Gender Identity Development Service
Summary
The role of ideology in the practices and behavior of Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) has long been a subject of controversy. Trans support groups had a considerable influence on GIDS clinicians, lobbying for the introduction of the blocker at a younger age, reducing the age of hormone administration and relaxing the criteria for administering hormone treatments.