Protester holding a transgender flag sign encouraging social distancing at Trans Pride 2020 in London.
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Trying to get help for gender dysphoria is rigorous and stressful for young people and their families, it shouldn't be this way.
Keira Bell, one of the claimants in the High Court case, was prescribed puberty blockers at 16.
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So-called "puberty blockers" work by temporarily suppressing the action of a specific hormone in the body.
How the media represent transgender people can greatly affect how young transgender people see themselves.
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Transgender children have been the focus of considerable media attention in Australia over the past two years. Much of this has been positive, focused on the rights of transgender children.