Harish Kumar Pemde, Utkarsh Bansal, Piyali Bhattacharya, Ram Niwas Sharma, Sanjiv Kumar, Poonam Bhatia, Sanjay Niranjan, Suhas Dhonde, Jagdish Chandra Garg
JUSTIFICATION: The transgender community has been long stigmatized, and discriminated against, and faces numerous mental and physical problems. Certain indicators of transgender personality appear during childhood and more often before puberty begins. This puts the onus on Pediatricians to identify and offer evidence-based care for their benefit. There is an urgent and deep-felt need to understand the medical, legal, and social aspects of the care of transgender children. Hence, Adolescent Health Academy decided to release a statement on the care of transgender children, adolescents, and youth...
May 14, 2023: Indian Pediatrics