Parental consent and the treatment of transgender youth: the impact of Re Imogen

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Parental consent and the treatment of transgender youth: the impact of Re ImogenTo the Editor: We read with interest the article by Kelly and colleagues, 1 In our opinion, the authors' statement "Access to timely gender-affirming care is associated with improved mental health outcomes and overall wellbeing" is not well supported by the two citations provided.

Striving for gender equity at theMedical Journal of Australia

“…Whyte 14 shares a deeply moving reflection on their personal experience of surviving contemporary conversion practices in Australia, while Power and colleagues 15 examine what formal and informal conversion practices look like today and how health care providers can support recovery. Letters to the Editor by Clayton et al 16 and Pang et al 17 discuss the evidence regarding improved mental health outcomes for transgender youth receiving gender‐affirming care. The relationship between gender norms and health is explored by Hegarty and colleagues, 18 who present the current evidence for identifying and responding to gender‐based violence in Australia, a form of violence that disproportionally affects women, particularly Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander women.…”