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Finland Takes Another Look at Youth Gender Medicine

The mismatch between the young people described in the protocol and the patients “on the ground” triggered a policy...

23rd February 2023

Worried Parents were Behind Sweden’s U-turn on Paediatric Gender Medicine

A popular documentary series is often cited as the beginning of the end, but parents were always busy in...

8th February 2023

The Dutch Model is falling apart

Finally. the Dutch are speaking up. The country that recklessly decided that it was a good idea to offer...

2nd January 2023

Suggestion, Appropriation, and Straight-Out Theft

In my recent conversation with Benjamin Boyce, we covered a lot of ground, including suggestion and the belief that many...

15th December 2022

When sterility is the risk, placebo is far from harmless

Gender dysphoria is strongly associated with depression and anxiety, both of which are susceptible to the subjective effects of...

14th December 2022

Originals and Facsimiles

There’s a painful gap that stretches between what trans activists mean when they talk about acceptance—or self-acceptance or authenticity—and...

5th November 2022

Genspect Explainer: Latest data on gender affirmative care from USA

On October 6th 2022, Reuters published a ground-breaking article highlighting the drastic increase in children identifying as transgender and seeking gender...

12th October 2022

Genspect Explainer: Mermaids

Mermaids is a UK registered charity that was established in 1995 to support “transgender, nonbinary and gender-diverse children, young...

5th October 2022

What YouTube Influencers Are Telling Your Kids About Trans Identity and Doubt

Ever felt “a sense of misalignment, disconnect, or estrangement from your own emotions”? How about “knowing you’re somehow different...

20th September 2022

The Current State of Paediatric Gender Dysphoria in Australia

The Tavistock’s Gender Identity Development Services (also known as GIDS) has closed at last. Australian Genspect parents are very...

24th August 2022

An Open Letter to Pediatric Gender Clinics

The world’s largest pediatric gender clinic, the Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust...

29th July 2022

An Open Letter to the American Academy of Pediatrics

We write to you from Genspect, an international and non-partisan organization which represents thousands of parents of gender dysphoric...

18th July 2022

Bill Maher Showed You the Tip of the Iceberg

The HBO television show Real Time with Bill Maher, hosted by American comedian and political commentator Bill Maher, recently...

15th July 2022

Ask Dr. Julia About Puberty Blockers

“My pediatrician sent us to see a pediatric endocrinologist after hearing my child was unhappy with their gender. The...

9th June 2022

Does the Affirmative Care Model Protect Kids and Families? A Comprehensive Review

By Genspect guest author Lynn Chadwick. See here for the references cited in this article. In a recent sweeping...

31st March 2022

San Francisco Chronicle publishes balance about Texas

On March 4, 2022, the San Francisco Chronicle published a balanced piece written by independent journalist Lisa Selin Davis...

4th March 2022

Constructive Criticism for TIME

Written by a Genspect parent and health professional. On February 12, 2022, TIME Magazine published an article entitled Pediatricians...

1st March 2022

BREAKING: Sweden drastically changes protocol, prioritizes psychotherapy

Genspect has quickly translated the following article from the Swedish publication Lakartidningen.se, which was published February 22, 2022. Please...

23rd February 2022

Constructive Criticism for Psychology Today

Written by a Genspect parent A recent article in Psychology Today about using hormones and puberty blockers on young...

2nd February 2022

Sweden to release new standards in March

Independent journalist Jesse Singal just did a remarkable interview with a Swedish investigative journalist who has reported on the medicalization...

28th January 2022

American law firm launches investigation into puberty blockers

Written by a mental health attorney Girard Sharp, a national law firm focusing on class action litigation in the...

24th January 2022

An assessment of the Keira Bell case

Written by Genspect parent Lynn Chadwick. In an editorial for the Journal of Clinical Nursing dated 09 December 2021,...

13th December 2021

Swedish documentary: Stopping the Trans Train

Written by Genspect parent Derek Duval. Sweden, home of the Nobel Awards that in 1949 gave the prize in...

6th December 2021

BREAKING: Texas gender clinic shuttered

Written by Genspect parent Lynn Chadwick. The GENECIS (GENder Education and Care Interdisciplinary Support) clinic in Dallas, Texas has...

4th December 2021

When doing less is helping more: A more considered approach

Written by Genspect parent Lynn Chadwick. In Clinical and Ethical Considerations in the Treatment of Gender Dysphoric Children and...

3rd December 2021

Bone health: Puberty blockers not “fully reversible”

Written by Simon Tegg, who is part of Fully Informed, a group of people from across New Zealand concerned...

20th October 2021

“Giant mess”: Why the media won’t report fairly on gender-questioning kids

This summary was written by a Genspect parent. Many thanks to independent journalist Meghan Daum of the Unspeakable podcast for giving...

9th October 2021

“Sloppy healthcare”: Two top gender-affirming doctors finally speak out

On Monday October 4, Bari Weiss’ Common Sense released a bombshell article written by Abigail Shrier: Top Trans Doctors...

7th October 2021

Edwards-Leeper: Support doesn’t always mean medical interventions

This summary was written by a Genspect parent. Many thanks to independent journalist Meghan Daum of the Unspeakable podcast for giving...

7th October 2021

Dr. Laura Edwards-Leeper: The urgent need for comprehensive assessment

This summary was written by a Genspect parent. Many thanks to independent journalist Meghan Daum of the Unspeakable podcast...

6th October 2021

Keira Bell ruling: Who gets the hot potato next?

At first glance, the ruling of the High Court in the Keira Bell case seems simple: the decision of...

20th September 2021

Canadian libraries renew commitment to free speech

As representatives of parents of gender-questioning children and young people, Genspect would like to thank the Canadian Federation of...

17th August 2021

Parenting and pressure, on Sasha White’s Plebity Podcast

Genspect founder Stella O’Malley talks parenting and pressure with Sasha White – herself excommunicated from the publishing world for...

25th July 2021

For Scandi-style progressive politics, try Arkansas (yes, really)

Many other parts of the US frequently stereotype Arkansas as a backward-thinking, conservative, bible-belt state. But when it comes...

1st June 2021

Sweden breaks away from the Dutch treatment model

In a move which will have ramifications around the world, Sweden’s Karolinska Hospital has banned the regular use of puberty...

11th May 2021

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