Publications — Page 14 of 22

A Review of “What Makes a Dog?”

Author Dr Tal Croitoru. Illustrated by Tut Blumenthal. My niece identified as a dog when she was six years...

16th February 2024

La féminité: de la fuite à l’acceptation

J’ai subi des agressions sexuelles dans mon enfance. La violence sexuelle a été dans ma vie depuis mon plus...

8th February 2024

Womanhood: From Flight to Acceptance

I was sexually assaulted as a kid. Sexual violence has been in my life from a very young age....

8th February 2024

Where did All the Weird Nerd Women Go?

I had a long conversation with Nicole Rainey about her experiences in online fandom, what she witnessed as gender...

6th February 2024

Navigating Ideological Currents: Why We Will Continue to Avoid Ideological Bias

It is hard to think of any topic more likely to incite fear, rage, suspicion, purity-testing, name-calling, highly uncharitable...

2nd February 2024

Genspect 2nd submission of concerns to the World Health Organisation (WHO) regarding the development of a guideline on the health of trans and gender diverse people

Genspect is an international organisation that promotes a healthy approach to sex and gender. Our organisation includes professionals, trans...

2nd February 2024

Iceland: “Gender Medicine” Still in the Darkness of Activism and Lack of Knowledge

I stumbled across an article on the Icelandic Public Broadcaster’s (RÚV) website this week. What caught my attention was...

1st February 2024

Detrans Awareness Day 2024 – Call for Submissions

For the 2024 Detrans Awareness Day on March 12, Genspect and Beyond Trans invite detransitioners and people who have...

1st February 2024

What Was I Made For?

Looking back now, it’s clear how misled I was. What’s less clear is why the adults in charge didn’t...

25th January 2024

Feeling like an Imposter Before, During and After Transition

Because my research focuses in part on experiences of feeling like an imposter, the subject of “passing” as a...

19th January 2024

Mind the Gap: Religion and Gender Identity in Ireland

A slow-burning religious revolution is transforming Ireland. The Catholic Church has waned to a smidgin of its former significance...

17th January 2024

“Really not enjoying the female experience”

The Reddit community r/questioning describes itself as “a helpful community for those questioning their sexuality and/or gender.” In practice, online communities...

11th January 2024

The Truth about Trans

Until the medical profession recognises that there are different reasons behind cross-sex identification, and that “trans” is not explained...

9th January 2024

Why Genspect doesn’t want to replace WPATH (we want to close it!)

In our recent discussion, Kellie Jay Keen expressed her desire for Genspect to replace WPATH, stating, “I want you...

8th January 2024

Genspect concerns submitted to the World Health Organisation (WHO) regarding the announcement of the development of a guideline on the health of trans and gender diverse people

Genspect is an international organisation that promotes a healthy approach to sex and gender. Our organisation includes professionals, trans...

5th January 2024

I’m going to push on my throat all day long so the Adam’s apple won’t come out

Nicolas Blooms announced he was no longer ‘Nita’ in August of 2022 because “the trans issue has gotten so...

4th January 2024

Parenting within the minefield of sex and gender

This piece explores the highly contentious issues that impact parents of gender-distressed children Parents of gender-distressed children should probably...

3rd January 2024

Parenting the gender-distressed child in 2024

What is facing parents of gender-distressed children this coming year? For those of us who have lived in...

31st December 2023

Permanent Decisions, Temporary Relief: The Psychology of Body Modification

In an increasingly complex and tumultuous world, body modification has emerged as a poignant coping mechanism, offering solace and...

27th December 2023

Grateful to be alive at thirty-five

I am so grateful to have just turned thirty-five. Not the birthday that all single (or any) women would...

26th December 2023

Leading doctors lodge formal complaint about HSE treatment of Irish children with gender identity issues

On Friday the 15th of December 2023, the Irish national broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) broke the news that...

24th December 2023

Trouble with Gender: A Review

The controversies surrounding ‘gender’, ‘gender identity’ and ‘transgender’ often depend on differences of opinion of what these concepts might...

22nd December 2023

The effort to get FDA approval for drugs currently used off-label in “gender-affirming care”

A non-profit called Research Institute for Gender Therapeutics (RIGT) was formed with the express purpose of securing FDA approval...

20th December 2023

New Zealand has a new government. What does this mean for sex and gender?

The election New Zealanders went to the ballot box on October 14th and voted to change the government. They...

12th December 2023

The Transition Trap – defining the emotions behind medicalisation

I have cultivated relationships with many detransitioners in the last three years, including Laura Becker, who spoke to me...

6th December 2023

The Split

To paraphrase the Irish writer, Brendan Behan, the first item on the agenda of any meeting these days is:...

11th November 2023

The Bigger Picture Conference – Denver

Following the success of our inaugural conference in Killarney, Genspect continued its mission with the second "The Bigger Picture"...

6th November 2023

Irish Woman who was Refused Entry to NWC’s Annual Meeting has Lost her Discrimination Case

An Irish woman who was refused entry to the National Women’s Council of Ireland Annual General Meeting in June...

5th November 2023

“T is the key that opens the gate holding back the flood”: When transition isn’t helping

Research online trans communities and you develop an ear for contradiction: Life got worse after transitioning, but not because...

27th October 2023

Colonisation of the Irish Curriculum: Part III

Autumn is well upon us. The last of the burnished leaves cling to stark silhouettes of trees and darkness...

25th October 2023

The Folly of Preferred Pronouns Policy in Irish Higher Education

On the 5th of October 2023, the Irish Times reported that South Eastern Technical University (SETU) lecturer Colette Colfer...

22nd October 2023

Shape Shifter v. Fenway Health: Latest US Detransitioner Court Case Exposes Faults with “Gender-Affirming Care.”

Shape Shifter v. Fenway Health, an emergent court case in Massachusetts, is part of a growing number of legal...

18th October 2023

Fetishistic Transition: A Detransitioned Man’s Case Study

Note: This article discusses explicit fantasies. Reader discretion is advised. This is the concerning story of a young male-to-female (MTF)...

6th October 2023

Llygad ar Gymru

Mae menywod traws yn fenywod, mae dynion traws yn ddynion, ac mae hunaniaethau anneuaidd yn gwbl ddilys. Llywodraeth Cymru,...

2nd October 2023

Wales Watching

“Trans women are women, trans men are men, and non-binary identities are valid.” Welsh Government, 2023 Smaller than the...