Critical media coverage of “gender-affirming care” was associated with a decline in gender clinic referrals.

An analysis¹ of gender clinic referrals in Sweden found an association between “negative” media coverage of “gender-affirming care” – specifically the “Trans Train”² documentary – and a decrease of 25.4% in referrals to pediatric gender clinics.

1. Indremo M, Jodensvi AC, Arinell H, Isaksson J, Papadopoulos FC. Association of Media Coverage on Transgender Health With Referrals to Child and Adolescent Gender Identity Clinics in Sweden. JAMA Netw Open. 2022;5(2):e2146531. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.46531 ↩︎
2. https://youtu.be/MVEZ7gELcgY?si=6uc6DZBmGsKlXXQ8 ↩︎