Gender dysphoria Archives — Page 2 of 5

Adult, Female, Detrans and Angry

Genspect will be holding a free webinar for Detrans Awareness Day on Tuesday March 12th at 7pm EST. Please...

12th March 2024

Poetry by a detransitioner

USED When changes stopped feeling new I started to miss when I was a kid And the pain, it...

12th March 2024

To the “Gender-Affirming” People Who Lied to Me

To: The “Gender-Affirming” People Who Lied to Me From: a Candid Realist The most painful part of detransitioning was...

12th March 2024

We Need to Complexify Our Understanding of Transition and Detransition

I spoke with Keira Bell about Detrans Awareness Day and the challenges facing people who stop the process of...

12th March 2024

Fan Fiction and Trans Identity

I’d been meaning to return to the subject of fan fiction and trans identification—just as I’ve been meaning to...

6th March 2024

The WPATH Files Revealed

The WPATH Files are leaked internal conversations that were sent to Michael Shellenberger last year. Michael worked on these...

5th March 2024

Detransition Awareness Day 2024

March 12th marks an important day in the calendar—Detransition Awareness Day. This annual observance serves a crucial purpose: it...

28th February 2024

Where are the Educational Psychologists When Children Say They’re Transgender?

There is a debate raging nationally. A debate about how to support young people who say they are trans....

26th February 2024

My Grandmother’s Kaleidoscope: A Constantly Changing Life

The author wants to make it known that he has now detransitioned. I grew up right outside of Annapolis...

24th 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

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

“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

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

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