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The clinic mentioned in the book is in the UK, one of the worst countries in Europe for getting proper trans-care due to lack of trained GPs and rampant transphobia: https://www.rcgp.org.uk/representing-you/policy-areas/transgender-care https://www.them.us/story/uk-worst-places-in-europe-trans-new-report-finds Gender-Affirming care is not child abuse, and does reduce the risk of suicide: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/survey-2021/?section=SupportingTransgenderNonbinaryYouth https://www.thetrevorproject.org/blog/new-study-finds-gender-affirming-hormone-therapy-linked-to-lower-rates-of-depression-suicide-risk-among-transgender-youth/ https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/early-care-leads-better-mental-health-transgender-youths-study-finds-n1241289 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10027312/ https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2789423 https://nichq.org/insight/gender-affirming-healthcare-consistently-shown-reduce-health-disparities-youth https://theconversation.com/trans-youth-are-significantly-more-likely-to-attempt-suicide-when-gender-dysphoria-is-met-with-conversion-therapy-than-with-hormone-treatment-207592 https://www.texasobserver.org/healthcare-for-trans-kids-is-not-abuse/ https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/new-report-from-doctors-group-says-gender-affirming-care-is-not-child-abuse/
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