Resources
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How did the Progress Pride Flag come to fly at all NPS buildings?
The School Committee held a meeting on Tuesday, June 20, 2023 at 6:30 pm in the School Committee Room, third floor, Town Hall. Chair Shai Fuxman called the meeting to order and took roll call at 6:35 pm.
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School Committee Policy Handbook
This manual contains the official policies of the Natick School Committee; the major procedures intended to implement policy and certain reference or "exhibit" documents that relate to policies and/or procedures.
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Natick Public Schools Bullying Prevention and Intervention Plan
The Natick Public School Department is committed to providing our students equal educational opportunities, and a safe learning environment free from bullying.
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The Trevor Project
The Trevor Project is the leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention nonprofit organization for LGBTQ+ young people. We provide information & support to LGBTQ+ young people 24/7, all year round.
Reputable research
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Sex Assigned at Birth Ratio Among Transgender and Gender Diverse Adolescents in the United States. Pediatrics. 2022;150(3)
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Do Clinical Data from Transgender Adolescents Support the Phenomenon of “Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria”?. J Pediatr 2022;243:224-7
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After backlash, publisher to retract article that surveyed parents of children with gender dysphoria, says co-author
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World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) Standards of Care Version 8
Read more (Click on SOC8)
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PFLAG Our Trans Loved Ones
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Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline
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Pediatric Endocrine Society
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Psychosocial Functioning in Transgender Youth after 2 Years of Hormones. N Engl J Med 2023;388:240-50.
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Falsehoods About Transgender People and Gender Affirming CareNew List Item
KFF’s Health Misinformation and Trust Initiative published an article that “explores politically motivated misinformation targeting gender-affirming care, transgender people, and its impact on online discourse, legislation, and health care access.” They examine false claims made by political candidates, misleading narratives about the evidence around this care, and how this misinformation could influence the upcoming Supreme Court case.
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There’s Just Not Scientific Evidence That Gender Medicine for Teens Should Be Restricted
Slate reports on the Cass Review and notes that the report should not be used to restrict access to care for transgender youth. The author discusses how evidence that supports gender-affirming care “is treated with enormous suspicion” in the report, and that the overall recommendations are not scientific, but rather are opinions.
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AMA strengthens its policy on protecting access to gender-affirming care
Here is a link to the American Medical Association (AMA) 2023 statement on gender-affirming care, which was drafted by the Endocrine Society in response to the policies and laws enacted in various states placing restrictions or bans on gender-affirming care.
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A4TE's Trans Health Project
Not only the AMA, but dozens of other major medical bodies have supported gender-affirming care for youth, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American Psychiatric Association, the World Health Organization, and the American Heart Association. For a full list of leading medical groups who support evidence-based care for transgender and gender diverse youth.
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An Evidence-Based Critique of "The Cass Review" on Gender-affirming Care for Adolescent Gender Dysphoria
Here is a link to a 39 page evidence-based critique of the 2024 NHS review on gender affirming care and puberty blockers in the UK that also has citations for important high quality research in transgender care for adolescents.