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Gaslighting the Concerned Parents of Trans Children—A Psychotherapist’s View

I first met Jo and Carol in Manchester two years ago, when I spoke as a clinician on a panel at what is believed to be the first conference dedicated to the issue of detransitioners (people who once presented themselves as transgender, but then decided to live in accordance with

Stella O’Malley

4 May 2021 · 15 min read

When Sons Become Daughters, Part IV: Parents of Transitioning Boys Speak Out on Their Own Suffering

The recent spike in trans self-identification has made things even more difficult for these parents, because gender-related body dysmorphia often appears alongside other kinds of physically focused anxieties.

Angus Fox

21 Apr 2021 · 17 min read

The Search to Explain Our Anxiety and Depression: Will ‘Long COVID’ Become the Next Gender Ideology?

Long COVID is just the latest example of the sort of idea that will become popular among this generation—and it certainly won’t be the last.

Jonathan Kay

15 Apr 2021 · 9 min read

When Sons Become Daughters, Part III: Parents of Transitioning Boys Speak Out on Their Own Suffering

Gay men and women fought long and hard to be accepted for who they are, often battling reactionary bigotry in the process.

Angus Fox

12 Apr 2021 · 18 min read

When Sons Become Daughters, Part II: Parents of Transitioning Boys Speak Out on Their Own Suffering

This isn’t to say that all causes of transgenderism are exogenous: the presence of neuro-atypical cognition comes up over and over, as does the sons’ process of discovering (or rejecting) their sexuality.

Angus Fox

6 Apr 2021 · 32 min read

Diversity, Inclusion, and Academic Freedom: The Case of Gender Biology

But it is sad to see established facts now suppressed along with undesirable beliefs and opinions. And to see our institutions of higher learning being led to this kind of neo-obscurantism in the name of enlightened social attitudes.

Constantin Polychronakos

5 Apr 2021 · 10 min read

Facts Don’t Care About Your Diversity Training Certificate—A Critique of Credentialism

The basic fact that famous experts are often wrong is not itself in dispute—but is worth reviewing.

Wilfred Reilly

4 Apr 2021 · 10 min read

When Sons Become Daughters: Parents of Transitioning Boys Speak Out on Their Own Suffering

Many of the young men in question have, in moments of candour, hinted that their motivations for transition are unrelated to actual gender dysphoria.

Angus Fox

2 Apr 2021 · 11 min read

The Campaign of Lies Against Journalist Jesse Singal—And Why It Matters

One of the odd-seeming aspects of progressive cancel culture is that many of the figures targeted by mobs aren’t especially conservative in their views.

Jonathan Kay

18 Mar 2021 · 13 min read

Accommodating Trans Athletes Without Rejecting the Reality of Human Biology

As recent studies have shown, these advantages generally don’t go away simply because an athlete has changed their pronouns and hormone chemistry. At the highest levels, the difference between male and female world records typically hovers around 10 percent.

Quillette

17 Feb 2021 · 11 min read

Scottish Nationalists in Turmoil

The trans argument shows how easily it may be rocked back on its heels. Neither of the two women at loggerheads are transphobic on any but an extreme definition; they merely differ about how easy it should be to register a sex change.

John Lloyd

4 Feb 2021 · 10 min read

First, Do No Harm: A New Model for Treating Trans-Identified Children

Individuals with a fragile ego structure also tend to be prone toward black-and-white thinking, which leads them to concrete rather than symbolic solutions.

Susan Evans and Marcus Evans

4 Feb 2021 · 16 min read

In Defense of Shame

In reducing sex to a basic mechanical function in the service of health, we have covered the uniquely human parts of ourselves that should be engaged during sex and lost precisely what makes sex sexy—what transforms its mechanics into mystery.

Marilyn Simon

31 Jan 2021 · 10 min read

On Sex and Gender, The New England Journal of Medicine Has Abandoned Its Scientific Mission

The very idea of “a dichotomous sex-classification system” is dubious, the authors believe.

Colin Wright

23 Dec 2020 · 14 min read

Like It Or Not, Keira Bell Has Opened Up a Real Conversation About Gender Dysphoria

In the debate about transitioning children who experience gender dysphoria, Ms. Bell’s case represents an important turning point.

Quillette

18 Dec 2020 · 9 min read