Earlier this month, Australian Doctor published an article on a journal paper by clinicians treating children and teenagers at the gender clinic at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead in Sydney.

The doctors, including endocrinologists and psychiatrists,  expressed concern at the emergence of a so-called “conveyer belt” mentality to treating gender dysphoria based on a “misguided belief that affirmation of gender dysphoria equates to a medical intervention pathway”.

As a result, they claimed there was a reluctance of families to engage in long-term therapy to address what the authors suggested was psychological, family and trauma issues among the patient cohort.

Below, we publish a response by Australian Professional Association for Trans Health (AusPATH), a peak body for professionals involved in the health, rights and wellbeing of trans people.