Publications — Page 15 of 23

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...

2nd October 2023

When Kids Say They’re Trans: A Review

At this point, I’ve been researching gender identity for years. So I’m used to reading “trans boys” and thinking...

28th September 2023

They Should Have Helped Me Accept My Body: Eliza Mondegreen Interviews Lukasz Sakowski

Lukasz Sakowski is a Polish science journalist and blogger. You can find his work at www.totylkoteoria.pl Eliza Mondegreen: Tell...

22nd September 2023

Genspect Releases Full Programme for Denver Conference

Click here to buy tickets Genspect has now released the full schedule of speakers and their topics for its...

19th September 2023

Gender Affirmation and the Nocebo Effect

One of the biggest myths of gender affirming care is that if parents don’t affirm their child as transgender,...

18th September 2023

Gender Ideology and the Breakdown of the Chain of Trust in Irish Education: Part 2

In Part 1 of this series, we explored extreme gender ideology being promoted by activists in Irish schools and...

13th September 2023

The Colonisation of the Irish Curriculum: Part II

In Part I of this series, we explored how gender ideology was exported from foreign NGOs into Irish classrooms....

12th September 2023

The New Gay-Conversion Therapy: A Psychologist’s Perspective

Gay-conversion therapy is a thing of the past. It comprised psychological interventions intended to convert homosexuals into heterosexuals. Critics...

6th September 2023

Recant! Apology in the Age of the Gender Wars

We are living through an historic age—an age of puritans, of organisational conquest, of punishment of heretics, and of...

4th September 2023

Gender Ideology and the Breakdown of the Chain of Trust in Irish Education: Part 1

In recent years, there has been growing pressure from transgender activist groups to increase awareness and understanding of gender...

3rd September 2023

On the Double Standard in Library Collections

If you want to read pornographic fiction at the British Library, you have to find the Private Case—perhaps the...

1st September 2023

Dear World, Let’s Unteach Schools’ Overreach

Parents from across the world have watched in shock as schools adopted policies allowing boys to play on girls’...

31st August 2023

Five Years Later: What I’ve Learned About Women and Men in Sports

In July, a male athlete won a national women’s event—again. This time, the winner was not swimmer Lia Thomas...

30th August 2023

The Colonisation of the Irish Curriculum: Part I

Ireland is no stranger to colonisation. The arrival of the Vikings, Anglo-Normans, and subsequently the English, changed the trajectory...

25th August 2023

Taking Conversations Into the Real World: Eliza Mondegreen Interviews Corinna Cohn

Corinna Cohn is a writer, podcaster, and activist from Indiana. Corinna was diagnosed with gender identity disorder at age...

22nd August 2023

#ROGDAwarenessDay: What It Is and Why You Should Care

Amidst the ongoing onslaught of transgender media coverage and public discussion on gender and sexuality, a new push for...

16th August 2023

ROGD: Looking Back, Looking Forward

Five years ago today, Lisa Littman put words to a phenomenon that many clinicians and researchers had been trying...