Category: Transgenderism

^{Wesley J. Smith
August 15, 2021
Transgenderism}

Amazon Bans Transgender Critics but Sells Suicide-by-Starvation Book

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 15, 2021
Transgenderism}

The book-selling ethics of Amazon’s management are truly twisted. The company readily offers books that intend to teach how to commit — and will result in — suicides. At the same time, it bans books that simply engage in a respectful debate about a radical agenda — about which, surely, reasonable people can differ — because that could wound people’s feelings. Disgraceful. Read More ›

A transgender flag being waved at LGBT gay pride march

^{Wesley J. Smith
August 4, 2021
Transgenderism}

Bioethicist: Right to Transgender Healthcare Akin to Freedom of Religion

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 4, 2021
Transgenderism}

Critics of the transgender moral panic have been arguing that the movement is akin to religion. Now, that criticism finds support in the Journal of Medical Ethics — only rather than a criticism, the author contends that there is a right to GAH — gender-affirming health care — that is equivalent to freedom of religion. Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
July 31, 2021
Transgenderism}

AMA to Urge End of Sex ID on All Birth Certificates

_{Wesley J. Smith
July 31, 2021
Transgenderism}

It is astonishing how the transgender moral panic has swept actual science aside. The American Medical Association Board of Trustees (BOT) just passed a resolution that will have the AMA lobbying to end the designation of sex in all future birth certificates. Read More ›

desperate man in silhouette sitting on the bed with hands on head

^{Wesley J. Smith
July 27, 2021
Transgenderism}

At Last! Establishment Pushback Against Puberty Blocking

_{Wesley J. Smith
July 27, 2021
Transgenderism}

Opponents of puberty blocking can no longer be denigrated as supposed religious fanatics or transphobic haters. Hopefully, the ultimate beneficiaries of this sea change will be the children whose bodies will not now become fodder in the well-meaning but ultimately destructive name of “gender affirmation.” Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
July 25, 2021
Transgenderism}

Finns Turn against Puberty Blockers for Gender Dysphoria

_{Wesley J. Smith
July 25, 2021
Transgenderism}

First, it was the Brits and then the Swedes. Now, the transgender moral panic is receiving more pushback from the Finns. Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
July 13, 2021
Transgenderism}

Bioethicist: Impose Puberty Blocking over Parental Objection

_{Wesley J. Smith
July 13, 2021
Transgenderism}

Transgender ideology has advanced so far that serious proposals in the most respected medical and bioethics journals are being made to push parents out of the way if they oppose their child’s transition. Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
May 28, 2021
Transgenderism}

Jenner: Puberty Blocking ‘Proper Medical Treatment’

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 28, 2021
Transgenderism}

Children with gender dysphoria need to be protected from suffering the potentially permanent life-shattering consequences of “early” transitioning — vividly illustrated in a recent 60 Minutes report. By backing off a principled position to appease woke critics, Jenner made matters more fraught for these troubled youngsters. Read More ›

The symbol of the transgender in hands on a cardboard plate, covering (hiding) the face.

^{Wesley J. Smith
May 24, 2021
Transgenderism}

No NEJM: Blocking Puberty in Gender-Dysphoric Children Is Not Settled Science

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 24, 2021
Transgenderism}

Certain issues have been deemed by our betters among the elite as undebatable. One is climate change. But the fervor over that issue pales next to the attempt to prevent open debate about the propriety and safety of blocking the puberties of children diagnosed with gender dysphoria. Read More ›