“In many cases, these young people may be suffering from mental health problems such as anxiety or depression that leave them easy prey to the cult-like tactics of these online trans activists,” said the group of professionals. As a result of this situation, says the group, they are now ringing the alarm on medical transition for youth professing to be transgender.

Youth Trans Critical Professionals, a group of “psychologists, social workers, doctors, medical ethicists, and academics” who identify as “pro-gay-rights” and “left-leaning,” say vulnerable children are being recruited online to believe they are transgender and mental health professionals are affirming the belief of these victims.

“We are alarmed by the trend among mental health professionals to affirm a young person’s self-diagnosis as transgender with minimal exploration. In many cases, these young people come to identify as trans after binges on social media sites such as tumblr, reddit, or YouTube. There is evidence that vulnerable young people are being actively recruited and coached on such sites to believe that they are trans,” said the group on their website.

“In many cases, these young people may be suffering from mental health problems such as anxiety or depression that leave them easy prey to the cult-like tactics of these online trans activists,” said the group of professionals.

As a result of this situation, says the group, they are now ringing the alarm on medical transition for youth professing to be transgender.

The professionals argue that due to legislation in several states barring conversion therapy, mental health professionals are prevented in some cases from appropriately exploring underlying issues that might lead some young people to believe they are transgender.

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