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When Sons Become Daughters, Part V: The Links Between Trans Identity, Gifted Minds, Categorical Thinking—And Anime

Anime offers vividly coloured worlds, in which giant-eyed kids and anthropomorphized animals conduct heroic journeys against beautifully detailed backdrops.

Angus Fox

11 May 2021 · 17 min read

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 Journalism Blurs Into Activism—A Canadian Case Study

This all began with an imaginary teachers’ manual. It ended with us challenging Canada’s self-described “national newspaper” about a range of stories in which ideologically-driven narratives seemed to trump fact. We are two long-in-the-tooth Canadian journalists who began our careers in the 1980s. We’ve written investigative pieces about

Paul Benedetti and Wayne MacPhail

3 May 2021 · 12 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

Australian Indigenous Activists Call Out White Feminism's Deadly Blind Spot

The very language we now use to discuss social justice and feminism is being subjected to American critical-race ideology and intersectional feminism.

Edie Wyatt

19 Apr 2021 · 8 min read

For Our Own Good, We All Need a Glimpse of the Evil Queen

I have never seen a dream present something I believed to be untrue.

Jordan Peterson

7 Mar 2021 · 11 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

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

‘Taking Cara’ Business: A New Mom’s Anxious Glimpse Into the World of Baby-Sleep Consultants

Being a new mom who wanted the best for my child, I felt anxious about having fallen into what I was told was suboptimal behaviour.

Tara Nykyforiak

3 Feb 2021 · 8 min read

Philosophers Smear One of Their Own for Gender Heresy

Why do philosophers so often uncritically support the conventional views of the time and place in which they find themselves?

Nathan Cofnas

14 Jan 2021 · 7 min read

A Student Mob Took Over Bryn Mawr. The College Said Thank You

Anyone who sought to attend class, go to the dining hall, or even turn in schoolwork was denounced as a “scab,” and often faced acts of bullying.

Minnie Doe

27 Dec 2020 · 10 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

My White Privilege Didn’t Save Me. But God Did

Because of my experiences, and the newly fashionable denial of reality being promoted by progressives, I find myself sitting with the politically homeless.

Edie Wyatt

7 Dec 2020 · 12 min read

The Attack on Beauty

The new beauty contest has less to do with our physical vanities and more to do with our moral ones.

Marilyn Simon

1 Dec 2020 · 11 min read

Desperation and the Quest for Control: The Dangers of Alternative Medicine

Contrary to popular opinion, alternative medicine is not always harmless, and when patients use it instead of conventional medical treatment, it can even be deadly.

S. Stiles

27 Nov 2020 · 16 min read