{"id":1393486,"date":"2022-03-22T08:18:45","date_gmt":"2022-03-22T12:18:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1393486"},"modified":"2022-03-22T08:19:04","modified_gmt":"2022-03-22T12:19:04","slug":"portland-childrens-hospital-instructs-kids-to-bind-their-genitals-and-solicit-sex-shops-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/portland-childrens-hospital-instructs-kids-to-bind-their-genitals-and-solicit-sex-shops-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Portland Children\u2019s Hospital Instructs Kids To Bind Their Genitals And Solicit Sex Shops"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fportland-childrens-hospital-instructs-kids-to-bind-their-genitals-and-solicit-sex-shops-2%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1393486&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/MaxPixel.net-Band-aid-Treatment-Gauze-Medical-Bandage-2671511-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Doernbecher Children\u2019s Hospital in Portland has been teaching \u201csafe tucking\u201d and \u201cchest binding\u201d to minors confused about their sex, even referring them to a local sex shop as a resource. Chest binding means putting pressure on breasts to hide them, and tucking means similarly treating male genitals. <\/p>\n<p>Doernbecher, a division of Oregon Health and Science University, operates a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohsu.edu\/doernbecher\/doernbecher-gender-services\">gender clinic<\/a>\u201d for \u201ctransgender and gender-nonconforming children and teens.\u201d The \u201cclinic\u201d provides puberty suppression, hormones, and genital mutilation (under the name \u201cgender-affirming surgery\u201d) to children confused about their sex.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"teaching-kids-to-tie-up-their-organs\">Teaching Kids to Tie Up Their Organs<\/h2>\n<p>The hospital\u2019s \u201cSafe Tucking\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohsu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/2020-12\/Gender-Clinic-Safe-Tucking-Handout.pdf\">handout<\/a> describes ways for boys confused about their biology to hide their healthy organs.\u00a0\u201cTucking can reduce any concerns you have about your body, how your clothes fit and how safe you feel in public,\u201d the handout reads.<\/p>\n<p>Doernbecher advises youth to use tight underwear \u2014 or even tape \u2014 to hide their genitalia. \u201cThere are two main ways to tuck: with tape and without. You might find that simply wearing tight underwear smooths things out enough,\u201d the handout continues.<\/p>\n<p>The hospital even goes so far as to instruct boys on \u201cputting your testicles inside your body.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis part of tucking is not for everyone. \u2026 But if you want to try it, here are the steps,\u201d the handout says, before proceeding to describe this process. I\u2019ll refrain from discussing further details for the reader\u2019s sake, but Doernbecher offers a diagram of the process for children. While the hospital gives confused boys instructions on how to hide their genitalia, it acknowledges several side effects, including urinary tract infections and loss of circulation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Doernbecher also offers a handout entitled \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohsu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/2022-03\/Gender-Clinic-Chest-Binding-Handout.pdf\">About Chest Binding<\/a>.\u201d This handout describes ways for girls confused about their sex to hide their feminine biology.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChest binding can help people of any gender feel more comfortable with the way their chest looks and feels,\u201d the handout reads.<\/p>\n<p>The hospital instructs girls on ways to measure their chests for binding, in order to flatten their breasts. At the same time, however, Doernbecher acknowledges the potential health complications, noting that improper binding \u201ccan keep you from breathing normally, make fluid build up in your lungs and even cause serious injuries, such as broken ribs.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"giving-kids-sex-shop-recommendations\">Giving Kids Sex Shop Recommendations<\/h2>\n<p>If that wasn\u2019t enough, Doernbecher refers minors to sex shops as resources. In instructing boys where to find \u201ctucking clothing,\u201d the hospital boasted that one shop, Origami Customs, has been featured by Planned Parenthood. The business aims to be \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/origamicustoms.com\/pages\/about-press\">anti-capitalist<\/a>,\u201d according to its website.<\/p>\n<p>Origami Customs is \u201ca company that offers people of any size, shape, age, ability and gender expression a safe way to have customized items that meet their needs,\u201d the site says. \u201cWhile we can\u2019t say that any company is truly anti-capitalist, we are trying our hardest to find a better way to be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Doernbecher also refers children to a local sex shop called \u201cSheBop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSheBop is a sex-positive shop in Portland. They sell gender-affirming clothing items as well as sex toys, videos and more,\u201d the \u201ctucking\u201d handout originally read. (Since I originally took a screenshot of the page on March 17, the references to sex toys and videos appear to have been quietly removed.)<\/p>\n<p>SheBop advocates for \u201cequity in the adult industry,\u201d according to the shop\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheboptheshop.com\/service\/about\/\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no one-size-fits-all approach to sex education or pleasure,\u201d the website reads. \u201cWe are working to decenter whiteness \u2014 in our hiring practices, education program, product selection, and beyond. We recognize there is more to equity than dildo skin tones.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>SheBop is officially only open to adults, but Doernbecher recommended children contact the shop outside of business hours.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe shop is for people age 18 and older, but they offer appointments before or after hours for younger shoppers. You can schedule an appointment by calling them or emailing,\u201d the handout originally noted. (The language has since been changed to note the need for a parent or guardian and a consent form.)<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"damaging-kids-minds-and-bodies\">Damaging Kids\u2019 Minds and Bodies<\/h2>\n<p>The handout\u2019s recommendations potentially violate state law, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonlegislature.gov\/bills_laws\/ors\/ors167.html\">ORS 167.075<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonlegislature.gov\/bills_laws\/ors\/ors167.html\">ORS 167.080<\/a> prohibit \u201cexhibiting an obscene performance to a minor\u201d and \u201cdisplaying obscene materials to minors.\u201d I reached out to the Doernbecher Gender Clinic and SheBop for comment but did not receive a response in time for publication.<\/p>\n<p>Doctors usually begin taking steps to repress children\u2019s biological sex around puberty, according to the hospital\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohsu.edu\/doernbecher\/doernbecher-gender-services\">website<\/a>. \u201cMedical treatment usually doesn\u2019t begin until puberty. This is commonly age 10 or 11,\u201d the website says. \u201cWe are happy to meet with you and your child before that, though.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The United Kingdom\u2019s High Court <a href=\"https:\/\/www.judiciary.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Bell-v-Tavistock-Judgment.pdf\">affirmed<\/a> the obvious in December 2020: Children do not have the capacity to appropriately weigh gender transition treatment. \u201cThere is no age appropriate way to explain to many of these children what losing their fertility or full sexual function may mean to them in later years,\u201d the High Court said, in a decision that was later appealed.<\/p>\n<p>Youth who describe themselves as transgender also face higher risks of depression, self-harm, anxiety, suicidal ideation, or attempting suicide by two to three times, according to a study published by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4339405\/\">National Institutes of Health<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p>\n  Logan Washburn is studying politics and journalism at Hillsdale College. He is a correspondent for Campus Reform and an outreach assistant for the Freedom Foundation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Doernbecher Children\u2019s Hospital in Portland has been teaching \u201csafe tucking\u201d and \u201cchest binding\u201d to minors confused about their sex, even referring them to a local sex shop as a resource.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":507,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1393486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1393486","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/507"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1393486"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1393486\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1393486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1393486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1393486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}