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Many thanks to Exulansic for agreeing to be my very first solo interview guest for The Distance. You can find her Substack here. Mainstream media has begun to cover the negative health impacts of ‘gender affirming medicine,’ slowly but surely. We discussed what kinds of harm are indicated in the present literature that future studies will likely confirm. Jazz Jennings serves as our case study. Exulansic says she may write a book and I promise to review it for all of you if she does.
One correction: I mention Dr. Marci Bowers here when I am likely thinking of Dr. Johanna Olson-Kennedy.
The Increased Cardiac Risks of 'Trans' Hormones Differ According to the Sex Binary
In a development that should surprise absolutely no one who has paid attention, a new paper shows that people taking cross-sex hormones as part of a ‘trans identity’ face “significantly higher risk” of cardiac problems. Comparing health data from 2,671 Danish ‘trans people’ in their early or mid-20s to a c…
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