In the post, Bourne, a 53-year-old mother from Davis, CA, discussed how she went on a 231-day undercover operation to expose the realities of “gender-affirming care” and the medical professionals who push the treatments at Kaiser Permanente. The mother, motivated by her daughter’s sudden decision to “transition” to becoming a transgender male, feigned being nonbinary to figure out exactly what was going on in the gender industry.

On September 6, 2022, I received mail from my Kaiser Permanente Davis Ob-Gyn reminding me of a routine cervical screening. The language of the reminder stood out to me: “Recommended for people with a cervix ages 21 to 65.” When I asked my Ob-Gyn about this strange wording, she told me the wording was chosen to be “inclusive” of their “transgender” and “gender fluid” patients.

Based on this response, several thoughts occurred to me. Could I expose the medical scandal of “gender-affirming care” by saying and doing everything my daughter and other trans-identifying kids are taught to do? Would there be the type of medical safeguarding and differential diagnosis we would expect in other fields of medicine, or would I simply be allowed to self-diagnose and be offered the tools (i.e. hormones and surgeries) to choose my own gender adventure and become my true authentic self?

If I could demonstrate that anyone suffering from delusions of their sex, self-hatred, or identity issues could qualify for and easily obtain body-altering hormones and surgeries, all covered by insurance as “medically necessary” and potentially “life-saving” care, then maybe people would finally wake up. I certainly had.

What Bourne found was precisely what detransitioners and others have publicly exposed. She discovered that the process for going through “gender-affirming” treatments was streamlined, with members of the staff actively encouraging the “transition” without so much as considering therapy or other solutions.

“Despite gender activists and clinicians constantly claiming that obtaining hormones and surgeries is a long and complex process with plenty of safety checks in place, I was in full control at every checkpoint,” Bourne reveals, also noting that the medical workers “repeatedly reminded me that they were not there to act as ‘gatekeepers.’”

I was able to instantly change my medical records to reflect my new gender identity and pronouns. Despite never being diagnosed with gender dysphoria, I was able to obtain a prescription for testosterone and approval for a “gender-affirming” double mastectomy from my doctor. It took only three more months (90 days) to be approved for surgery to remove my uterus and have a fake penis constructed from the skin of my thigh or forearm. Therapy was never recommended.

The author acknowledged that part of the issue was her age, noting that the professionals at Kaiser Permanente possibly figured she was old enough to know what was necessary for her mental health. However, Bourne points out that “this argument for adult bodily autonomy is a standard we apply to purely cosmetic procedures,” not treatments that could have irreversible, life-altering effects. She also asserted that rushing to these treatments is especially not appropriate for children.

Bourne’s investigation reveals a troubling trend in medicine when it concerns gender identity. In situations in which patients are clearly experiencing mental health problems related to their identities, the haphazard manner in which members of the medical profession are addressing these issues is alarming, to say the least. “No other medical field operates with this level of carelessness and disregard for patient health and welfare,” Bourne writes.

Unfortunately, these professionals are doing great harm to their patients because they are prioritizing an ideology over actual concern for people’s well-being. This is especially true when it comes to children, who are far too young to understand the ramifications of these procedures and the impact on their mental health. This has led to the rise of the detransitioners, individuals who went through “gender-affirming care” as children and later regretted it as adults. Many of these folks have filed lawsuits against the medical facilities that they claim pushed them into puberty blockers, hormone treatments, and even surgeries as kids.

Bourne’s piece could ignite a critical discussion about the issue of gender identity and the negative consequences suffered by children pushed into irreversible treatments. It is certainly a cautionary tale of which every parent should take notice.

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