JK Rowling has launched a fresh attack on access to healthcare for trans youth – attempting to use scientific studies to back her views.
But medical experts and trans campaigners have fought back, pointing out the flawed science in her argument. The Harry Potter author sparked the fresh Twitter storm on Sunday evening (5 July).
In it she suggested that life-saving hormone treatment for trans people may become ‘a new kind of conversion therapy for young gay people’.
Rowling noted she had taken antidepressants in the past. And she added: ‘Many health professionals are concerned that young people struggling with their mental health are being shunted towards hormones and surgery when this may not be in their best interests. ‘Many, myself