Graphic Truth: Understanding Surgical Gender Intervention | Erin Brewer | Ruth Institute Summit

WARNING: The pictures of the gender affirming interventions are graphic. We apologize for the nature of these, but feel that, given the importance of the issue, the public has a right to know about them.

Most of us, those experiencing gender incongruence included, don't understand the invasive nature of "gender affirming" interventions.The interventions take functioning body parts and alter them so they no longer function properly.

What is the long term effect of such treatments? The truth is that we don't know. These patients are experiencing intense mental anxiety and distress and to have the medical professionals tell them that they are physically flawed and the only way to fix the problem is with physical interventions. The fact that they are proscribed as "safe, effective, and helpful" suggests that the medical professionals are placing ideology and profits ahead of the well-being of the patients.

Erin Brewer also spoke on her experience with gender incongruence, forgiveness, and dealing with the experience of being raped as a six year old at the 2021 Summit, which you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV3a36ALLLA&t=668s

If you, or a loved one, are dealing with gender incongruence, please visit our Transgender Resource Center for additional resources: http://ruthinstitute.org/resource-center/transgender/

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