There are at least 38 Dutch websites kept online by a single administrator that appear to offer help to people with questions about their gender identity, but in fact contain disinformation about transgender people and the care available to them, Pointer discovered.
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If you have questions about your gender identity and search for answers online, you could easily end up on 38 sites containing misinformation, according to research by Pointer. Research by Pointer (KRO-NCRV) shows that 38 of these Dutch websites are kept online by a single administrator. The sites appear to offer help, but are created to criticize the medical transition of trans people.