# Researcher’s fears of ‘weaponized’ data reignite focus on puberty-blocking drugs for transgender youth

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/researchers-fears-of-weaponized-data-reignite-focus-on-puberty-blocking-drugs-for-transgender-youth/
- Published: 2024-11-06T09:00:37-06:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo caption: Numerous studies have documented high rates of suicide and suicidal thoughts in transgender children and teenagers, and the physical changes of puberty can greatly increase the distress of feeling trapped in the wrong body. Photo credit: Alex Menendez / AP / File. Article by Brenda Goodman and Meg Tirrell. CNN: Health – October 25, 2024. (CNN) — The benefits of puberty-blocking drugs for transgender children are drawing fresh attention after the scientist leading a major federally funded study was quoted by The New York Times as saying she had delayed publication of some of her results because of fears that they would be “weaponized” in a heated political climate. Some advocates for […] Click here to view original web page at www.cnn.com Related articles: Megyn Kelly’s Remarks to Bill Maher About Transgender Kids Go Viral – Newsweek Study finds LGBTQ+ youth mental health suffering in states with anti-trans laws – PBS News Here’s what the limited research we have on transgender health tells us – Association of Health Care Journalists