Guests Céline Maçon and Caroline Eliacheff discuss the topic of transidentification in adolescents. They question the diagnosis of gender dysphoria and propose the term pubertal sexuation anxiety. They emphasize the importance of distinguishing transidentification from transidentity and warn against early medicalization. They also discuss the phenomenon of detransition and the associated risks. The report to the Senate on this subject is also discussed, as well as the significant increase in the number of young people identifying as transgender or non-binary. The report emphasizes the need for assessment and diagnosis by local child psychiatric teams for young people questioning their gender. It also recommends psychiatric and psychotherapeutic care for the child and their family. The report recommends referring minors to specialized services in the event of persistent gender-related distress since early childhood. It also proposes a ban on the prescription of puberty blockers, sex reassignment surgery and cross-sex hormones to minors. In the educational sector, the report suggests repealing the Blanquer circular and protecting single-sex spaces. Finally, it recommends a systematic review of evidence-based data and monitoring of the content of school textbooks.
*Keywords*
transidentification, gender dysphoria, pubertal sexual anxiety, transidentity, detransition, early medicalization, report to the Senate, increase in the number of young transgender people, assessment, diagnosis, care, minors, puberty blockers, sex reassignment surgery, cross-hormones, Blanquer circular, non-mixed spaces, systematic review of data, school textbooks.
