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 Yep, that’s it.  HHS’s deputy secretary is basing all of his commentary about ‘gender affirming care’ on two pages of propaganda.  Not that I’m terribly surprised because a lie repeated often enough becomes a substitute for the truth.

Protect the Public’s Trust (PPT), a nonprofit watchdog, filed a Freedom of Information Act request for “records of scientific evidence, studies, and/or data to support the Assistant Secretary’s claim that ‘gender-affirming care is medically necessary, safe, and effective for trans and non-binary youth,’” as well as for “records of surveys of medical professionals regarding the value and importance of ‘gender-affirming care’ for minor children.”

In response, HHS produced only a single document—a two-page PDF called “Gender-Affirming Care and Young People.” The document is also on HHS’ website and is not a scientific study, but rather a brochure that declares that “research demonstrates that gender-affirming care improves the mental health and overall well-being of gender-diverse children.”

Levine (the deputy secretary and a man pretending to be a woman) has said that there’s ‘no argument among medical professionals about the importance of ‘gender affirming care’.  

Because they choose not to acknowledge anything that is contrary to their preferred stance:

“These statements not only do not acknowledge the contrary evidence, they assert that there is none,” the group argues. “In spite of voluminous scientific evidence from around the world, as well as a growing number of policy decisions in other countries that run in the opposite direction, Adm. Levine has consistently made assertions indicating there is no data, studies, or evidence that contradicts or does not support these statements. The Assistant Secretary has also not only ignored the burgeoning controversy regarding the use of these treatments for minors, but has declared that it simply does not exist, that there is not a modicum of controversy in the scientific or medical communities regarding these treatments.”

 From the article:

PPT on Tuesday wrote to the HHS Inspector General requesting that the office open an investigation, saying that Levine is violating the Department’s scientific integrity policies by making politically-motivated declarations and misrepresenting scientific evidence. 

I don’t know if it’ll be taken up by the Inspector General, but wow, it’d be great if the Hammer of Doom started coming down on these liars who use their positions to push a personal agenda.