Teens & Transgenderism - A Gospel-Centered, Compassionate Approach

Sit Down with Sky and Amanda

On today’s episode, with the rise of transgenderism among teens, what worries us and what brings us hope? What do we know, what do we not know, and what clarity does the gospel and our Savior bring to this hard topic?
Also, what is the most compassionate, gospel-centered approach to the issue? All that and more on today’s episode of Sit Down with Sky and Amanda.
Sources:
Limited understanding on the effects of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones for children:

• https://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2019/04/51524/
• https://jessesingal.substack.com/p/researchers-found-puberty-blockers
• https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2023/4/10/23672904/transgender-youth-bill-spencer-cox-utah?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=dn-social&utm_campaign=twitter&utm_content=deseretnews

ROGD study

• https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-023-02576-9

Suicide rates pre and post-op:

• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21364939/

The vast majority of children who show signs of gender confusion grow out of it:

• http://www.sexologytoday.org/2016/01/do-trans-kids-stay-trans-when-they-grow_99.html

Jordan Peterson talks with de-transitioner Chloe Cole:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6O3MzPeomqs&pp=ygUaam9yZGFuIHBldGVyc29uIGNobG9lIGNvbGU%3D

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