As experienced professionals involved in direct care for the rapidly growing numbers of gender-diverse youth, the evaluation of medical evidence or both, we were surprised by the Endocrine Society’s claims about the state of evidence for gender-affirming care for youth (Letters, July 5). Stephen Hammes, president of the Endocrine Society, writes, “More than 2,000 studies published since 1975 form a clear picture: Gender-affirming care improves the well-being of transgender and gender-diverse people and reduces the risk of suicide.” This claim is not supported by the best available evidence.
Every systematic review of evidence to date, including one published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society, has found the evidence for mental-health benefits of hormonal interventions for minors to be of low or very low certainty. By contrast, the risks are significant and include sterility, lifelong dependence on medication and the anguish of regret. For this reason, more and more European countries and international professional organizations now recommend psychotherapy rather than hormones and surgeries as the first line of treatment for gender-dysphoric youth.
Dr. Hammes’s claim that gender transition reduces suicides is contradicted by every systematic review, including the review published by the Endocrine Society, which states, “We could not draw any conclusions about death by suicide.” There is no reliable evidence to suggest that hormonal transition is an effective suicide-prevention measure.
The politicization of transgender healthcare in the U.S. is unfortunate. The way to combat it is for medical societies to align their recommendations with the best available evidence—rather than exaggerating the benefits and minimizing the risks.
This letter is signed by 21 clinicians and researchers from nine countries.
FINLAND
Prof. Riittakerttu Kaltiala, M.D., Ph.D.
Tampere University
Laura Takala, M.D., Ph.D.
Chief Psychiatrist, Alkupsykiatria Clinic
UNITED KINGDOM
Prof. Richard Byng, M.B.B.Ch., Ph.D.
University of Plymouth
Anna Hutchinson, D.Clin.Psych.
Clinical psychologist, The Integrated Psychology Clinic
Anastassis Spiliadis, Ph.D.(c)
Director, ICF Consultations
SWEDEN
Angela Sämfjord, M.D.
Senior consultant, Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Sven Román, M.D.
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
NORWAY
Anne Wæhre, M.D., Ph.D.
Senior consultant, Oslo University Hospital
BELGIUM
Em. Prof. Patrik Vankrunkelsven, M.D. Ph.D.
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Honorary senator
Sophie Dechêne, M.R.C.Psych.
Child and adolescent psychiatrist
Beryl Koener, M.D., Ph.D.
Child and adolescent psychiatrist
FRANCE
Prof. Celine Masson, Ph.D.
Picardy Jules Verne University
Psychologist, Oeuvre de Secours aux Enfants
Co-director, Observatory La Petite Sirène
Caroline Eliacheff, M.D.
Child and adolescent psychiatrist
Co-director, Observatory La Petite Sirène
Em. Prof. Maurice Berger, M.D. Ph.D.
Child psychiatrist
SWITZERLAND
Daniel Halpérin, M.D.
Pediatrician
SOUTH AFRICA
Prof. Reitze Rodseth, Ph.D.
University of Kwazulu-Natal
Janet Giddy, M.B.Ch.B., M.P.H.
Family physician and public-health expert
Allan Donkin, M.B.Ch.B.
Family physician
UNITED STATES
Clin. Prof. Stephen B. Levine, M.D.
Case Western Reserve University
Clin. Prof. William Malone, M.D.
Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine
Director, Society for Evidence Based Gender Medicine
Prof. Patrick K. Hunter, M.D.
Florida State University
Pediatrician and bioethicist
Transgenderism has been highly politicized—on both sides. There are those who will justify any hormonal-replacement intervention for any young person who may have been identified as possibly having gender dysphoria. This is dangerous, as probably only a minority of those so identified truly qualify for this diagnosis. On the other hand, there are those who wouldn’t accept any hormonal intervention, regardless of the specifics of the individual patients.
Endocrinologists aren’t psychiatrists. We aren’t the ones who can identify gender-dysphoric individuals. The point isn’t to open the floodgates and offer an often-irreversible treatment to all people who may have issues with their sexuality, but to determine who would truly benefit from it.
UPCOMING
Clémentine Bruno
Educational Complex
September 8-22, 2024
With the support of Fluxus Art Projects
Paris Internationale (10th edition)
October 16-20, 2024
Jacent
Hélène Yamba-Guimbi
2025
Hélène Yamba-Guimbi
PAST
Antoine Trapp
unreal : sex : entanglement
Organised by Cocotte
June 8–23, 2024
Jakob Forster
Someday I’ll love Jakob Forster
curated by nièce
May 4–19, 2024
Book launch
If with Insistence on the Tension Gravity as Intercessor a Future Interject
by Roger van Voorhees
Published by Bauer Verlag
May 11, 2024
Slackers
Fabienne Audéoud, Julie Beaufils, Barbara Bloom, Charlie Boisson,
Camille Brée, Marcel Devillers, Sarah Holveck, François Lancien-Guilberteau,
Phung-Tien Phan, Ludovic Sauvage, Julie Vayssière, Ana Vega, Xe Xe
Curated by Fiona Vilmer
October 7-22, 2023
Clémentine Adou
Daddy long legs’ hands
September 9-24, 2023
Salon d’été
Hanna Rochereau
July 22-23, 2023
Basel Social Club
Fabienne Audéoud, Jacent
June 12-18, 2023
Clémence de la Tour du Pin
Topological-Ease
May 13-28, 2023
Théo Robine-Langlois
Ton cœurps change
1-16 April, 2023
Gina Folly
Simplify Complexity
November 26–December 11, 2022
Mamoune
with Agnès Racine, Louise Sartor, Jacent, Zhiliang Jin
Invited by Sans titre at Pina, Vienna
November 18–December 18, 2022
Only One Step From Heaven
Marilou Bal, Eva Barto, Arnaud Eubelen, Matthias Groebel, Barbara Kasten, Marlie Mul,
Yoël Pytowski, Eric Tabuchi & Nelly Monnier, Niklas Taleb, Tobias Zielony
Curated by Reine Aliénor
at La SIRA, in collaboration with Shivers Only
October 21–November 18, 2022
Book launch
‘oberih’ by Understructures
October 20, 2022
Elephant’s Leg
Chino Amobi, Juliette Bonneviot, Charlotte Houette
October 18–November 6, 2022
PRK-1U
Anna-Sophie Berger, Louisa Boeszoermeny, Nicolas Ceccaldi, Hélène Fauquet,
Gina Folly, Sébastien Maloberti, Dan Mitchell, Patrik Pion, Aurilian, Heji Shin,
Richard Sides, Gil Zinck
Curated by Reine Aliénor
October 18-24, 2021
Matthieu Palud
Recent paintings at Liste Showtime Online
September 18-30, 2021
Paul Bonnet, Kim Farkas, Charlotte Houette, François Lancien-Guilberteau,
Matthieu Palud, Christophe de Rohan-Chabot, Louise Sartor, Jacent
Group show
October 11–November 3, 2019
Fabienne Audéoud
A Retrospective, 1:15 scale
October 11–November 3, 2019
Matthieu Palud
Peintures récentes
February 16–March 10, 2019
Renaud Perriches
Dominus
October 26–November 11, 2018
Natsuko Uchino
September 28–October 14, 2018
Gaëlle Leenhardt
La fosse aux lions
February 25–March 11, 2018
Heike-Karin Föll
Ma line
Curated by Maurin Dietrich & Cathrin Mayer
October 16–November 5, 2017
Paris Internationale 2017
October 18-22, 2017
Hugo Avigo
European Painter Tour
September 8-22, 2017
Anne Fellner & Burkhard Beschow
Castle of Insolence
24 June–10 July, 2017
Jacent (Jade Fourès-Varnier & Vincent de Hoÿm)
Chez Jacent
May 21–June 10, 2017
Camilla Wills
March 30–April 16, 2017
Paul Bonnet, Julien Laugier & Guillaume Maraud,
Matthieu Palud, Louise Sartor
Reopening group show
January 27–February 15, 2017
Louise Sartor, Signe Rose
Sometimes my way is more important than the truth,
Parfois mon avis est plus important que la vérité
December 5-20, 2015
Steinar Haga Kristensen, Kristian Ø. Dahl
Entourage du prophète malade
Curated by Benoît Lamy de La Chapelle
October 25–November 15, 2015
Yann Gerstberger, Julien Goniche
Gravillon
May 16-31, 2015
Paul Bonnet
Evildoers
at Passerby / Galerie Alain Gutharc
May 8-28, 2015
Luca Francesconi
Nightmare carbohydrates
April 17–May 3, 2015
Julien Laugier, Guillaume Maraud
At L’Âge d'Or
September 20–October 12, 2014
Jacent (Jade Fourès-Varnier & Vincent de Hoÿm)
3rd mind myth
June 15–July 16, 2014
Matthieu Palud
Paintingzzz
March 14–30, 2014
Michelle Naismith, Timothy Davies
Grand opening!
Curated by The Ister (BE)
February 7–March 1st, 2014
Xavier is a 40-year-old father of two who still finds life very complicated. When the mother of his children moves to New York, he can’t bear them growing up far away from him and so he decides to move there as well.
Credits: TheMovieDb.
Film Cast:
Xavier Rousseau: Romain Duris
Martine: Audrey Tautou
Isabelle: Cécile de France
Wendy: Kelly Reilly
Ju: Sandrine Holt
Isabelle, la babysitter: Flore Bonaventura
les philosophes allemands: Jochen Hägele
le père de Xavier: Benoît Jacquot
la mère de Xavier: Martine Demaret
Nancy: Li Jun Li
l’éditeur: Dominique Besnehard
M. Boubaker: Zinedine Soualem
John: Peter Hermann
l’avocat new-yorkais de Xavier: Jason Kravits
L’infirmière: Vanessa Guide
Antoine Garceau: Kyan Khojandi
le photographe (caméo): Cédric Klapisch
Le deuxième mari Latino: Alex Kruz
Le mari latino: Luis Vega
Tom Rousseau: Pablo Mugnier-Jacob
Mia Rousseau: Margaux Mansart
Lucas: Amin Djakliou
Jade: Clara Abbasi
Ray: Sharrieff Pugh
L’agent bureau immigration: Peter McRobbie
L’avocat de Wendy: Byron Jennings
La première collégienne: Alison Arboux
La deuxième collégienne: Loreleï Aubry
La femme sensuelle: Natalia Segura
L’associé de l’éditeur: Xavier Alcan
L’assistante de l’éditeur: Maud Wyler
L’infirmière de la maternité: Catrina Ganey
Le patron coursier: Adrian Martinez
Miguel: Jose Soto
Ming Li: Shuya Chang
Ben: Howah Hung
Le chauffeur de taxi chinois: Phil Nee
La vieille dame: Anna Berger
Le premier rocker: Larry Fessenden
Le deuxième rocker: Joe Stefko
Le chauffeur en colère: Yinka Adeboyeku
Le chauffeur de taxi indien: Kenneth Maharaj
L’assistant-photographe: Antoine Garceau
Le piéton secouriste: Damon Michael Gordon
Un passant: Michael Che
Carlos Fernandez: Dominic Colón
Kayla: Ryiah Rene Suazo
La femme yiddish: Yelena Shmulenson
L’homme yiddish: Allen Lewis Rickman
Le père en colère: Dylan Chalfy
Le deuxième avocat: Victor Colicchio
Le barman: J.D. Williams
La femme latino: Jenny L. Saldaña
Le réceptionniste: Wang Yinuo
Une skater: Celia Au
Un gay qui se marie: Brian Cheeks
Un invité au mariage au City Hall: Alexander Jameson
Hasidic Daughter: Mia Sinclair Jenness
Le premier fuyard: Ilan Krigsfeld
Un messager à vélo: Stephen Lin
Sammie: Niyi Oni
La fille hassidique: Anna Rapp
Le fils hassidique: Tyler Rapp
Le témoin du marié: Will Tomi
Film Crew:
Producer: Cédric Klapisch
Location Manager: Damon Michael Gordon
Director of Photography: Natasha Braier
Editor: Anne-Sophie Bion
Producer: Bruno Levy
Music: Loïc Dury
Music: Christophe Minck
Production Design: Roshelle Berliner
Production Design: Marie Cheminal
Art Direction: Valérie Rozanes
Art Direction: Matteo De Cosmo
Costume Design: Lee Harper
Hairstylist: Christopher Fulton
Key Makeup Artist: Rachel Geary
Hair Department Head: Mandy Lyons
Key Makeup Artist: Frédéric Marin
Wigmaker: Anne Moralis
Special Effects Makeup Artist: Pierre Olivier Persin
Key Hair Stylist: April Schuller
Hairstylist: Adenike Wright
Executive Producer: Raphaël Benoliel
Executive Producer: Carol Cuddy
Co-Producer: Gaëtan David
Co-Producer: Buzz Koenig
Co-Producer: André Logie
Producer: Arlette Zylberberg
Casting: Ann Goulder
Casting: Gayle Keller
Casting: Jeanne Millet
Set Decoration: David Schlesinger
Foley Editor: Jérémy Babinet
ADR Recordist: Ric Schnupp
Foley Artist: Philippe Penot
Sound Mixer: Nicolas Mazet
Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Cyril Holtz
ADR Mixer: Mark DeSimone
Sound: Cyril Moisson
Movie Reviews:
Andres Gomez: This third part of the series started with “The Spanish Apartment” and “Russian Dolls” continues following the life of Xavier and his complications. The cast is the well known and very good from previous parts with the good additions of the children, which perform really well.
This part, although shows again the chaotic life of Xavier, feels, somehow more coherent and luminous, as if the pieces would be finally fitting. Maybe the best way of summarizing the series and the conclusion is with the conversation that Xavier and Martine have by the end of the film in which Martine tell Xavier...
Here's my Tribute show me the way for the angels that welcomed 6-year-old Lucy Morgan Louis XVII, Shirley Temple, Jayce Carmelo Luevanos, Jailah Nicole Silguero, Serenity Gail Elmore, Ava Jordan Wood, Skylar Annette "Sky " Neese, Semina Mary Halliwell, Saffie-Rose Brenda Roussos, Makenna Lee “Kenna” Elrod Seiler, Eliahna “Ellie or Elle” Torres, Jacklyn Jaylen “Jackie” Cazares, Layla Salazar, JonBenèt Ramsey, Destiny Arianna Kay Riekeberg, Catherine Violet Hubbard, Sloan Mattingly, Audrii Cunningham, Liliana Marie “Lily” Peters, Olivia Pratt Korbel, Elizabeth Shelley, Sara Sharif, Charlotte Figi, Jersey Dianne Bridgeman, Sidra Hassouna, Avery Jean Lane, Hartog “Harry” Abram, Helena “Hetty” Abram, Pauline “Paultje” Adelaar, Walter Adler, Samuel Max “Sam” Akker, Felilia Alter, Berta Ament, Dora Ament, Deborah Gail “Debbi” Stone, Deborah Anne “Debbie” Bricca, Ingeborg Hertha Angress, Klaus Angress, Fiorella Anticoli, Fiorella Anticoli, Zdenka Apler, Nelli Apter, Matilda Aron, Elena “Lena” Aronova, Moisei Novodvorski Aronovitz, Lois Janes, Luise Charlotte zu Mecklenburg, Sophie d'Artois, Hubert Restoueix était le fils de Jean (né le 19 juin 1886, à Cognac-la-Forêt), forgeron, et de son épouse Anna née Teillet, Renate Charlotte Asch, Rebecca Asser, Marika Miriam Austerlitz, Hans Peter Bacharach, Ichak Bachrach, Abraham “Appie” Barend, Aron Barend, Eva Barend, Andras Barta, Rudolf Max Bartenstein, Anna Veronika Bartok, Betje Baruch, Silvia Juliette Basch, Frederik Jack Batavier, Yekhiel Bauman, Leopold Becher, Edith Roseij Beek, Kazbek Bekoyev, Arnold Belgorodski, Roza Belotinski, Lora Ben, Pauli Benger, Gabriel Berger, Judit Berger, Sarlota Sheina Berger, Yaacov Yehuda Bergman, Ervin Shraga Berkovits, Andreas Pista Berkovitz, Ibolya “Ibike” Berkovitz, Brigitta Ruth Berkowitz, Etylda Berkowitz, Max Meir Bermann, Marika Besnyo, Levie Beugeltas, Egon Birnbaum, Mei Leung, Dayle Okazaki, Lucy Morgan, Mendel Blank, Ziko Blank, Anna Glinberg, I have another edit for semina Halliwell next tomorrow morning
Dans le cadre de la 7e édition de l’exposition triennale de l’ADIAF « De leur temps », le Frac Grand Large présente un nouvel instantané des collections françaises d’art contemporain à travers une sélection d’œuvres acquises récemment sur les 4 niveaux du bâtiment. Constituant un panorama unique des achats récents des collectionneurs français, cette exposition témoigne de leur vitalité et de leur passion pour l’art « de leur temps ».
Commissariat : Keren Detton (Frac Grand Large) et Michel Poitevin (ADIAF)
Avec les œuvres de :
ADD FUEL, Saâdane AFIF, Jean-Michel ALBEROLA, Giulia ANDREANI, Kader ATTIA, Marcos AVILA FORERO, Esmaël BAHRANI, Bertille BAK, Éric BAUDELAIRE, Mélanie BERGER, Bianca BONDI, Étienne BOSSUT, Emmanuelle BOUSQUET, Aline BOUVY, Szabolcs Bozó, David BROGNON et Stéphanie ROLLIN, Cornel BRUDASCU, Io BURGARD, Damien CABANES, Miriam CAHN, Michael Ray CHARLES, Julian CHARRIÈRE, Grégory CHATONSKY, Vajiko CHACHKHIANI, Delphine CIAVALDINI, Claude CLOSKY, Isabelle CORNARO, Jesse DARLING, Edith DEKYNDT, Hélène DELPRAT, Nolan Oswald DENNIS, Hugo DEVERCHÈRE, David DOUARD, Nicolas DHERVILLERS, Mathilde DENIZE, Nathalie DJURBERG et Hans BERG, Marlene DUMAS, Kenny DUNKAN, Hoël DURET, Mimosa ECHARD, Hans-Peter FELDMANN, Esther FERRER, Gabriel FOLLI, Bruno GADENNE, Daiga GRANTINA, GUERILLA GIRLS, Terencio González, Ilona GRANET, Juliette GREEN, Myriam HADDAD, Tirdad HASHEMI, Paul HEINTZ, Damien HIRST, My-Lan HOANG-TUY, Danielle JACQUI, Oda JAUNE, Sophie KITCHING, Kapwani KIWANGA, Sergey KONONOV, Anna KUTERA, Lucie LAFLORENTIE, Luc LAPRAYE, Hanne LIPPARD, Jonas LUND, MADSAKI, Paul MAHEKE, Benoît MAIRE, François MANGEOL, Teresa MARGOLLES, Randa MAROUFI, Rayane MCIRDI, Anita MOLINERO, Franck NOTO, Prune NOURRY, Josèfa NTJAM, Estefania PENAFIEL LOAIZA, Françoise PÉTROVITCH, Gloria PETYARRE, Grayson PERRY, Walter PFEIFFER, Amalia PICA, Benoît PIERON, Joanna PIOTROWSKA, Robin PLUS, Julien PRIMARD, Hervé PRIOU, Enrique RAMIREZ, Emmanuel RÉGENT, Caroline REVEILLAUD, Lili REYNAUD-DEWAR, Carole RIVALIN, Mathilde ROSIER, Karine ROUGIER, Elsa SAHAL, Ludovic SAUVAGE, Marta SPAGNOLI, Pierre SEINTURIER, Massinissa SELMANI, Cindy SHERMAN, SHIMABUKU, Kelly SINNAPAH MARY, Saule SULEIMENOVA, Claire TABOURET, Ida TURSIC & Wilfried MILLE, Pierre VERMEULEN, Christophe VIART, Oriol VILANOVA, Danh VO, Lois WEINBERGER, Duncan WYLIE, Tim ZDEY.
Présentation de l'œuvre The Nation, 2019, technique mixte sur papier, 150 x 150 cm. Collection privée.
Wealth & Propriety is the title of two of Anna-Sophie Berger's most recent exhibition projects. They are accompanied by an image of a stick-figure wearing a dress on which arrows are drawn like axes, labeled with the designations "wealth" and "propriety". The lecture will explore these terms literally and formally as they relate to art and to Berger's practice.
Anna-Sophie Berger (b. 1989, Vienna) is an artist living and working in New York and Vienna. She was trained in fashion and creates work that connects individual perception and intimate use with questions of material reality as part of socio-economic circulation and consumption. Berger has had solo exhibitions at Bonner Kunstverein (2020); Cell Project Space, London (2019); MUMOK, Vienna (2016); Kunsthaus Bregenz (2016); Ludlow 38, New York (2015); White Flag Projects, St. Louis (2015); and Belvedere21, Vienna (2014); among others. She has recently participated in group exhibitions at the Pictures Collection of the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna (2022); The Glucksman, Cork (2022); MACRO Museum, Rome (2021); MAK, Austria (2019); Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna (2019); Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem (2018); S.M.A.K., Ghent (2018); Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius (2018); Kestnergesellschaft, Hannover (2017); Kunstverein München, Munich (2017). She is the recipient of the 2017 Ars Viva Fine Arts Prize in Germany and the 2016 Kapsch Contemporary Art Prize, Austria.