I have quietly been studying the issue off gender identity, especially as it relates to teenagers. I minister, counsel, and coach teenagers. I have three teenagers myself. I have discovered that there are many people who only know what they’ve been told, or what’s been approved in traditional media outlets. And no, below isn’t a collection of links from people who believe the Moon landing was staged. Most of these links are people who identify as “Gender Critical”. Almost, maybe all, of the positions express below are from a non-religious vantage point, and often from people who consider themselves left or left of center politically. That is by design because so often things get so politicized that no one will listen to anyone on “their side.” You would never know it here, but over in quite secular, quite progressive Europe they are having robust conversations. In parts of Europe they are pausing some of the transitions, both socially and medically of children.
Disclaimer: I’m quite sure I would not endorse everything said in these links or perhaps even the way there were said, the goal is to give people a one-stop place to go who want to resource themselves on gender dogma run amok.
The links will be updated and expanded occasionally. They are not arranged by importance or date of publication.
Gatekeeping Fail for kid’s safety: just 2 hours of therapy before being fast tracked to transition. A thread.
It’s Just A Pronoun, Or Is It?
New Personal Pronouns Can Seem Harmless And Fun, But The Use Of New Personal Pronouns Is Harmful For Developing Children by Pamela Garfield-Jaegar
The myth that trans-identified kids will kill themselves if not given drugs and surgeries is pernicious disinformation. Here are 10 things you need to know to combat it by Leor Sapir
Children on puberty blockers saw mental health change – new analysis: 34% saw their mental health deteriorate, while 29% improved.
Youth Gender Transition Treatment is Not Life Saving According to Finish Study.
Current Concerns About Gender-Affirming Therapy in Adolescents: The field of gender medicine must stop relying on social justice arguments and return to the time-honored principles of evidence-based medicine.
NHS Bans Puberty Blockers at England Clinics. “We have concluded that there is not enough evidence to support the safety or clinical effectiveness of [puberty blockers] to make the treatment routinely available at this time,” an NHS England policy document released on Tuesday read.”
A very short response to statistical gaslighting on intersex designed to give people the impression that sex is a spectrum and not binary. .
A new peer-reviewed study has found that male “non-binary” athletes run faster than female “non-binary” athletes. Men and women are different, basically.
Sex matters in medicine: Obscuring biological differences is dangerous
Do No Harm Expert’s Testimony before Congress. Do No Harm Senior Fellow Dr. Miriam Grossman did in testimony at Congress on June 14th. A practicing child psychiatrist, she outlined the truth that transgender activists tend to ignore, with the goal of guiding policy in the direction of protecting children.
An open secret: social contagion is driving the astronomic rise in teen gender dysphoria. And adults are not immune either.
The Suicide Myth: A Twisted Scare Tactic Subverting Medical Standards by Cat Cattinson, someone who detransitioned.
Correcting the Record on Social Transition: Public schools treat social transition as a neutral act, it isn’t.
The Economist: What America has got wrong about gender medicine. Too many doctors have suspended their professional judgement.
Saying no to school transition: Social transition in schools is wrong, risky and unfair to children.
What to think about the claim that all authorities support so-called Gender Affirming Care by Leor Sapir.
Pediatric Gender Medicine and the Moral Panic Over Suicide Hyperbolic rhetoric about suicide rates may do more to increase suicide than prevent it.
41% Suicide Attempt Rate: A tale of flawed data and lazy journalists. Without the emotionally manipulative hammer wielded against parents, so much of this medical craze falls apart. If we are going to set public policy based on a talking point, and that policy will lead to kids (with still developing brains) becoming life-long medical patients, it ought to be scrutinized. BTW, whenever you see an article that incorporates this tactic, packaged as science, you should check the author and ask yourself, “is this person an activist?”, “Is this person someone who’s platform is built on this narrative?” “Is this person’s livelihood yoked in some way to this narrative?”
The Media and Misleading Studies Presented as Gospel by Jessie Singal
Puberty Blockers and Suicidality in Adolescents Suffering from Gender Dysphoria. This is a bit more wonky, but if you read it, you will see that the mic drop claim that suicidality is settled by the science quite so clear when you look a little deeper. Any study by Turban should be considered suspect.
The Distortions in Jack Turban’s Psychology Today Article on ‘Gender Affirming Care’ by Leor Sapir If you talk to public officials, which I have all the way up to the Commissioner of Education in Kentucky. You will quickly find that they have been handed a narrative, built on shaky ground. A narrative that, you dare not question today. This link will show that some of the preeminent doctor/activists numbers are quite suspect when looked at closely.
How Autistic Traits Can Be Mistaken For Gender Dysphoria: As many as 80% of girls with autism are not diagnosed until they reach adulthood, which can cause significant mental health problems and incorrect early diagnoses.
England: The Cass Review Into Gender Identity Services. After an internal review of gender clinics and the ideology driving them Dr. Cass concluded that social Transitioning is NOT a neutral act, it is psychotherapy.
“I felt bullied” Mother of a child treated at a gender clinic speaks out.
Tavistock scandal ‘on a par with East German doping of athletes’ New book on NHS child gender clinic reveals how clinicians ‘regret’ routinely referring under-16s for puberty blockers
Finland Takes Another Look at Youth Gender Medicine. An interview about how out of step the American medical establishment is with its European counterparts.
Sweden’s Karolinska Ends All Use of Puberty Blockers and Cross-Sex Hormones for Minors Outside of Clinical Studies: Concerns over medical harm and uncertain benefits result in a major policy shift. More.
The Norwegian Healthcare Investigation Board, (NHIB/UKOM) has deemed puberty blockers, cross-sex-hormones & surgery for children & young people experimental, determining that the current “gender-affirmative” guidelines are not evidence-based and must be revised.
Researchers Found Puberty Blockers And Hormones Didn’t Improve Trans Kids’ Mental Health At Their Clinic. Then They Published A Study Claiming The Opposite. A Critique of the oft sited studies. Whenever I see a headline in USA today or from NBC News on Facebook, I quickly look for two things. 1. Who wrote the article? 2. What is the time frame for the study? Which is almost always 2-3 years. There are no serious long-term studies, because we are in the midst of the craze right now.
Tavistock scandal ‘on a par with East German doping of athletes’ New book on NHS child gender clinic reveals how clinicians ‘regret’ routinely referring under-16s for puberty blockers
I Thought I Was Saving Trans Kids. Now I’m Blowing the Whistle. There are more than 100 pediatric gender clinics across the U.S. I worked at one. What’s happening to children is morally and medically appalling.
Yes, Europe Is Restricting “Gender-Affirming Care” American activists distort the situation in European countries to defend an aggressive approach to pediatric gender medicine. City Journal
The NHS Ends the “Gender-Affirmative Care Model” for Youth in England. The gender-clinic model of care has been replaced with holistic support and appropriate care. This link is a thread of comments and citations of many places in Europe where the “Gender Affirming” model is being rethought, paused, and reversed.
If “the science is settled“…🧵 by Abigail Favale. In this thread Abigail provides the evidence, not just the claim, that many European countries are rethinking the Affirmation Only approach.
Whistleblower testimony by Dr. Erica Anderson. Summary of an affidavit by Dr , a former USPATH President & WPATH board member, clinical psychologist & open transwoman who works with trans-identified youth. You can read the unedited affidavit here.
A thread on history of medical experiments and their connection to this current movement. This is not an academic thread, but good thoughts to consider. By Francis Aaron.
How To Make a ‘Trans Kid’ Since adults typically make difficult converts, gender activists are increasingly turning their focus to children.
A Comprehensive Guide to the issue of fairness for girls and women in sports.
Tides Turn on Gender Pseudoscience as Left-Wing Publications Acknowledge Detransitioners
The Real Story Behind Drag Queen Story Hour. Aimed at children, the phenomenon is far more subversive than its defenders claim.
From Sex to Gender: The Modern Dismissal of Biology. Wonky, but good perspective from evolutionary anthropologist at Penn State.
Understanding the Sex-Binary. Accurate, nonpoliticized descriptions of biology are essential to crafting policy to preserve the integrity of female-only spaces.
When Asked ‘What Are Your Pronouns,’ Don’t Answer. A seemingly innocuous question masks a demand for conformity with a regressive ideology.
Kevin Bryan Hash 