WHO appoints Canadian LGBT activist to new transgender guidelines group
Alberta law professor and LGBT activist Florence Ashley believes that ‘unbounded social transition and ready access to puberty blockers ought to be treated as the default option.’ 
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(LifeSiteNews <lifesitenews.com/>) — The World Health Organization’s (WHO) appointment of a Canadian LGBT activist to its transgender guidelines group has sparked outrage on social media.
On December 18, the WHO announced <www.who.int/news/item/18-12-2023-who-announces-the-development-of-a-guideline-on-the-health-of-trans-and-gender-diverse-people>that University of Alberta law professor and trans activist Florence Ashley, a man who has adopted a feminine appearance, will be part of a guideline development group (GDG) which will create transgender health guidelines.
“The guideline will focus in five areas: provision of gender-affirming care, including hormones; health workers education and training for the provision of gender-inclusive care; provision of health care for trans and gender diverse people who suffered interpersonal violence based in their needs; health policies that support gender-inclusive care, and legal recognition of self-determined gender identity,” WHO said in a press release.
Ashley’s appointment has met with criticism online, as he is an open supporter of providing children with puberty blockers despite the irreversible effects.
According to a 2019 article <www.florenceashley.com/uploads/1/2/4/4/124439164/ashley_thinking_an_ethics_of_gender_exploration_-_against_delaying_transition_for_transgender_and_gender_creative_youth.pdf> titled “Thinking an ethics of gender exploration: Against delaying transition for transgender and gender creative youth,” Ashley believes that “unbounded social transition and ready access to puberty blockers ought to be treated as the default option.” 
“Youth who take puberty blockers have their options wide open, their bodies unaltered by either testosterone or estrogen,” he claimed.
Ashley did admit that “much remains unknown about the long-term effects of puberty blockers.” However, he maintained that they should still be used, citing some “limited empirical evidence and clinical experience.”
*RELATED: **Pro-LGBT extremists are developing the WHO’s new transgender guidelines <www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/lgbt-extremists-who-transgender/>*
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