The review section is a testimony to why this book is necessary. The conversation around gender identity has become dogmatic. Did I agree with everything the author wrote? No, I did not. But scolding and name-calling accomplish nothing. The lack of nuance and the prevalence of ad hominem attacks in many of the reviews of this book is chilling.
The push to medically transition kids reminds me of the push to prescribe psych meds to anyone experiencing any degree of depression beginning in the mid-1980s. I was critical of this trend, stating that we really had no idea what the long-term effects of these medications were. However, to speak unfavorably of these medications was to invite derision. I feel that the main parties benefiting from both blanket prescription of psych medications and fast-tracking young people for medical transition are the pharmaceutical companies.
To be critical of transition without careful consideration such as Buck Angel (a trans man) describes is not hatred of trans people. But any expression of doubt in the current trans dogma immediately leads to accusations of "transphobia." This lack of nuance helps no-one, particularly not the vulnerable young people who are sent down a path of irreversible medicalization with no consideration given at all to whether that is really in their best interest.
Whether or not one is in complete agreement with the author, she provides a necessary voice of reason regarding an issue which even the medical and scientific communities refuse to view or discuss in a nuanced fashion.
~Sly Has Spoken~
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Written in response to a post by Stephanie Davies-Arai on Transgender Trend.
https://www.transgendertrend.com/bbc-adult-trans-activist-agenda-children/
A million thanks, Stephanie. It's so important to keep fighting to shine the light on the truth. The 'transwomen are women" rhetoric and the idea that there are ten million genders, one of which happens to be "woman," are terribly harmful beliefs. Without sites like Transgender Trend to provide counterpoints to these arguments, people will just accept them as fact, because if they don't, they will be branded "transphobic," which in these times is the kiss of death.
Just like phrenology and lobotomies, transgenderism is pseudoscience. Just like thalidomide and antidepressants, puberty blockers are dangerous medications that should not be prescribed without very careful consideration. Yet just like thalidomide and antidepressants, puberty blockers are being touted as not only safe but "life-saving," and anyone who dares question their use is demonized.
I am not saying that there aren't people who feel that medical transition is the only way to overcome their dysphoria, but it should be the last resort, not the first option. Children should never be put on puberty blockers or have healthy body parts removed because of dysphoria.
~Sly Has Spoken~
