“Gender-based care” refers to the use of adolescent inhibitors and hormone therapy in children and adolescents identified as trans. Levin, who is a trans, made comments to NPR last week while criticizing states such as Florida and Texas for challenging the practice. He said that this opposition leads to “harassment, scapegoat and deliberate abuse” of transgender children. “There is no disagreement between the professionals of the doctor – pediatricians, pediatric endocrinologists, adolescent doctors, adolescent psychiatrists, psychologists, etc. “On the value and importance of gender-based care,” Levine told NPR. Her comments came after Florida Surgeon General Joseph Landapo withdrew her federally recommended practice when his office published new guidelines to the contrary last month. Florida General Surgeon Dr. Joseph A. Ladapo speaks at a press conference with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, January 3, 2022.AP / Wilfredo Lee Ladapo said children with sexual dysfunction should seek counseling instead of medical intervention, arguing that a high percentage of young people eventually lose the desire to change their gender. Levine dismissed Ladopo’s stance in an NPR interview, saying he was motivated by political rather than medical imperatives. He argued that Ladopo’s recent instructions were not supported by the medical community. Levine, a high-ranking trans member of the government, added that Florida’s actions provoke suicidal thoughts among trans young people. “Gender-confirming care” refers to the use of adolescent inhibitors and hormone therapy in children identified as trans. AP / Robin Rayne “The language of medicine and science is used to drive people to suicide,” he said. However, Florida officials again denied the allegations Monday, citing a letter from a team of doctors questioning the use of medical procedures on trans youth. “The state’s general surgeon believes that guidance and evidence speak for themselves,” spokesman Jeremy Redfern said in a statement. “The burden of proof in support of the bizarre allegations made in NPR falls on Dr. Levine ».
