Gender Ideology News Links (GINL)

-* Online - Washington Examiner website.

US - article - trans medicalization, left media bias

Davis, Lisa Selin. (December 10, 2022). Opinion: Liberal media refuses to tell full truth about transgender kids. New York Post.

"... Finally, last month, The New York Times admitted the story was more complicated than they’d let on... Reuters, too, has begun to report more honestly, and Politico followed suit in one piece..." (Excerpt from above.)

-* Online - New York Post website.

US - video of TV news report - detransitioners, problems in schools / youth

Roberts, John. (December 9, 2022). Transgender messages for young girls "incredibly confusing," "predatory": Prisha Mosley [video of TV news report]. America Reports program, Fox News.

-* Online - Fox News website.

US - article - court cases, trans medicalization, government policy

Deese, Kaelan. (December 9, 2022). Appeals court rules Catholic medical centers can't be forced to perform transgender surgeries. Washington Examiner (right-leaning).

US - article - trans medicalization

Buttons, Christina. (December 9, 2022). Famed "TikTok surgeon" faces intense backlash from transgender community after allegedly maimed patient goes viral. Daily Wire (UK) (right-leaning).

-* Online - Common Sense / Substack website.

US - article - trans medicalization

Sibarium, Aaron. (December 7, 2022). The hijacking of pediatric medicine; The American Academy of Pediatrics claims to support the health of all children. Many doctors are appalled by its prescriptions. The Free Press (Substack).

US - TN - trans medicalization, possible legal action, government policy

Penley, Taylor. (December 7, 2022). ACLU called out for threat to Tennessee hospital [in Memphis] over pause on transgender surgeries: "Not following science" [with embedded video of TV broadcast of Fox & Friends]. Fox News.

-* Online - Fox News website.

US - article - trans medicalization, trans orgs

Sapir, Leor. (December 6, 2022). Affirming deception; An unexpected concession by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health reveals dishonesty in the American gender-medicine establishment. City Journal (US).

"... health authorities in Sweden, Finland, and the U.K. have agreed that no evidence exists that the benefits of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones outweigh the risks. All three countries have since imposed measures to reduce drastically the accessibility of these drugs to teenagers..." (Excerpt from above.)

-* Online - City Journal website.

AU, US, UK - article - left media bias, trans medicalization, LGBTQ / trans orgs

Lane, Bernard. (December 6, 2022). At last, mainstream journalists are starting to report the truth about youth gender clinics; The New York Times and Guardian are the latest progressive institutions to scrutinize the safety so-called “gender-affirming” medical interventions. Quillette.

"... the coverage of medicalised gender change in general has been more informed and balanced in the UK— as compared to the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, where progressive media taboos and mistaken assumptions remain strong..." (Excerpt from above.)

-* Online - Quillette website.

US - NC - trans medicalization, court cases, workplace issues

(December 6, 2022). North Carolina transgender surgery ban violates ACA, court rules. Bloomberg Law.

"The North Carolina State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees’ blanket exclusion on paying for gender-confirming care unlawfully discriminates against transgender employees and their dependents on the basis of sex, a federal court said..." (Excerpt from above.)

-* Online - Bloomberg Law website.

US - TN - article - trans medicalization, possible legal action

Adcox, Abigail. (December 5, 2022). Tennessee hospital [in Memphis] says it temporarily paused transgender procedures. Washington Examiner (right-leaning).

-* Online - Washington Examiner website.

UK - article - trans medicalization, trans orgs

Ely, John. (December 2, 2022). NHS should pay for biological women wanting a penis to undergo surgery ABROAD to bypass record waiting list, trans rights campaigners say. Daily Mail (UK).

-* Online - Arkansas Democrat-Gazette website.

US - TN - trans medicalization, possible legal action

Kruesi, Kimberlee (Associated Press). (December 1, 2022). ACLU warns Tenn. hospital over transgender treatment policy; Civil rights advocates say a Memphis hospital is no longer providing gender-affirming surgeries. ABC News (left-leaning) (USA).

-* Online - ABC News website.

US - AR - article - trans medicalization, government policy, court cases

Ellis, Dale. (December 1, 2022). Testimony wraps up in trial over Arkansas transgender care law; judge does not make ruling. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Little Rock, AR, USA).

-* Online - Arkansas Democrat-Gazette website.

US - AR - article - trans medicalization, detransitioners, government policy, court cases

Ellis, Dale. (1 December 2022). Two former transgender people testify for the defense in trial over state transgender care law; Backed care ban, activists tell court. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Little Rock, AR, USA).

US - OK - article - trans medicalization, government policy

Douglas, Kaylee and Goins, Adria. (December 1, 2022). Representative files bill to prevent gender affirming care for Oklahomans under 21. KFOR (channel 4) (Oklahoma City, OK, USA).

-* Online - KFOR website.

US - VA - article - trans medicalization, government policy

Arnold, Tyler. (December 1, 2022). Virginia lawmaker files bill to ban transgender procedures for minors. The Center Square (right-leaning) (US).

-* Online - The Center Square website.

US - AL - article - trans medicalization, court cases, government policy

Holmes, Jacob. (November 21, 2022; updated November 29, 2022). Alabama appeals to lift injunction on law criminalizing treatment of transgender youth; Attorneys for the plaintiffs argued that the state is criminalizing a treatment that is the standard of care, and is discriminating against transgender youth. KFSM (CBS channel 5) (Fort Smith, Arkansas).

-* Online - 5 News website.

UK - article - trans medicalization

Donald, Kevin. (December 1, 2022). EXCLUSIVE: Transgender expert dubbed the Snapchat Surgeon has his licence suspended after probe into facial feminisation op that left patient blind in one eye. Daily Mail.

US, FR - article - trans medicalization

Richeux, Vincent. (28 November 28, 2022). Transgender patients on hormone therapy require monitoring. Medscape (US).

"... Transgender men and women, especially transgender women, 'should be deemed high-risk cardiovascular patients, or even very high-risk in some cases'... " (Excerpt from above.)

-* Online - Medscape website.

UK - article - trans medicalization

Manning, Sanchez. (November 27, 2022). Top surgeon says sex-change breast removals are "up tenfold in decade-- mostly on teenagers and early-20s". Daily Mail (UK).

BE, DE, ES, FR, MT - news brief - trans medicalization

Michaux, Róisín. (November 24, 2022). Unclear whether Belgium’s new conversion therapy law outlaws exploratory therapy [with similar laws in France, Germany, Malta and parts of Spain]. Peaked (Róisín Michaux substack).

EU-wide - news brief - trans medicalization

Michaux, Róisín. (November 24, 2022). People are learning online how to do DIY transitions. Peaked (Róisín Michaux substack). (Viewed 25 November 2022. T00700).

FR - news brief - harassment, trans medicalization, cancel culture

Michaux, Róisín. (November 24, 2022). Paris, Lille events cancelled: psychiatrist who wrote about trans social contagion shut down by activists. Peaked (Róisín Michaux substack).

ES - news brief - trans medicalization, schools issues

Michaux, Róisín. (November 24, 2022). Head of psychiatry at Spanish hospital raises alarm over boom in gender cases. Peaked (Róisín Michaux substack). (Viewed 25 November 2022. T00700).

FI, US - article - trans medicalization

Michaux, Róisín. (November 24, 2022). Finnish expert helps convince Florida to put brakes on hormones and surgeries for gender-distressed kids. Peaked (Róisín Michaux substack).

UK - article - trans medicalization / schools

Gentleman, Amelia. (November 24, 2022). "An explosion": what is behind the rise in girls questioning their gender identity? As the NHS reviews gender referrals, parents, clinicians and young people reveal the social, medical and emotional challenges they face. The Guardian (left-leaning newspaper).

-* Online - The Guardian website.

-* See previous reporting in a variety of other media over about the 12 past months in Section B. Shocking problems with medical care incl youth / detransitioners. (What's notable is that the Guardian has now reported on this.)

UK - article - trans medicalization, detransitioners, government policy

Eden, Tom. (November 22, 2022). "Detransitioners" who regret changing their genders will describe their ordeal as they warn Scottish parliament against approving Sturgeon's controversial trans reform plans. Daily Mail (UK).

US - OR - article - detransitioner / lawsuit

Buttons, Christina. (November 18, 2022). Detransitioner announces lawsuit against Oregon gender clinics for expediting surgery. The Daily Wire (right-leaning website).

US - article - trans medicalization

Ashton, Mia. (November 16, 2022). New surgery provides trans patients with BOTH male and female genitals; The latest ethically dubious growing trend in the consumerist world of gender medicine is nonbinary-affirming surgeries that serve the wishes of patients requesting no genitals or both sets of genitals. Post Millenial.

-* Online - Post Millenial website.

IE - article, radio interview - politics / trans medicalization

Staines, Michael. (November 16, 2022). Politicians "fearful" of discussing child gender issues [due to the threat of online backlash] - Stella O'Malley. newstalk (Ireland).

-* Online - newstalk website.

US / UK - article - death, rape threats to detransitioners, bombing threats

Reinl, James. (November 15, 2022). EXCLUSIVE: Young people who detransition describe death threats, doxxing, intimidation, and being accused of "genocide" from the "cult-like" transgender community they turn their backs on. Daily Mail (US).

UK / US - article - Suzanne Moore vs. New York Times / trans medicalization

Moore, Suzanne. (November 15, 2022). Even the New York Times is waking up to the truth about trans; After years of demonising "terfs", the paper finally accepts that more research is needed on puberty blockers. The Telegraph (UK).

"... One of the reasons that it is so incendiary is because outfits such as the NYT have not until now allowed evidence-based debate..." (Excerpt from above.)

-* Online - The Telegraph website. (Subscription required.)

-* Online - Washington Examiner website.

US - article - trans medicalization

Johnson, Julia. (November 15, 2022). Ben Carson would "adamantly refuse" to perform child sex changes, cites Hippocratic oath. Washington Examiner (right-leaning news).

UK - article - trans medicalization

Sanderson, Daniel. (November 14, 2022). NHS Scotland plans to "fast-track irreversible surgery for trans patients"; A report seen by The Telegraph calls for "barriers" to gender reassignment surgery to be removed and make operations more widely available. The Telegraph (UK).

-* Online - The Telegraph website. (Subscription required.)

-* Online - more coverage - Antifa mention - Post Millenial website.

US - NY - article, TV report, videos - radical trans and Antifa violence

Rozner, Lisa. (November 14, 2022). NYPD: 9 arrested in a protest and counter protest at City Hall, debating the rights of transgender women [with embedded video of TV news report]. WCBS (Channel 2, CBS network) (New York City).

-* Online - CBS New York website.

-* Online - shocking on-site video - Timcast News website.

US - podcast - detransitioner focus

Showalter, Brandon. (November 11, 2022). Detransitioner: "I... lost nine years of my life": A mass medical experiment breeding chaos, infertility, and regret. Generation Indoctrination: Inside the Transgender Battle series. Christian Post (religious-orientated news source). 19 min.

-* Online - Christian Post website.

US - TX - university protest / detransitioner

Le, Dang & others. (November 11, 2022). Students gather on campus to protest anti-transgender speaker. The Shorthorn (University of Texas at Arlington news, UTA student publications).

"... Dallas resident Kevin Whitt, one of Younger’s supporters at the event, said he had experience transitioning as a child, which helped frame his view on the issue... He was transexual for 20 years... he doesn’t think a child should be transitioned, due to the permanent, lifelong effects of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones..." (Excerpt from above.)

-* Online - The Shorthorn website.

US - article - Problem at trans / LGBTQ org

Cramer, Jude. (November 11, 2022). Trevor Project CEO ousted amid questions over past McKinsey work; CEO Amit Paley was recently removed over his work with the consulting giant during the opioid crisis. Fast Company magazine.

-* Online - Fast Company website.

US - article - trans medicalization / follow the money

Buttons, Christina. (November 11, 2022). New data emerges of 1,100+ adolescent "gender affirming" mastectomies. Daily Wire (right-leaning website).

"... The median total charges for chest reconstruction were $29,886 ($21,285–$45,147), a number that was adjusted for inflation, the authors note..." (Excerpt from above.)

US - article - trans medicalization / legal conflict

Buttons, Christina. (November 11, 2022). Detransitioner Chloe Cole announces intent to sue Kaiser Permanente for "experimental" hormones and surgery. Daily Wire (right-leaning website).

-* Online - notice of intent to sue - Center for American Liberty website.

US - TN - trans medicalization / government policy

Buttons, Christina. (November 9, 2022). Tennessee introduces legislation to ban trans treatments for minors. Daily Wire (right-leaning website).

US - OR - article - trans medicalization / court case

Reinl, James. (November 7, 2022). EXCLUSIVE: Oregon woman, 32, with long history of mental health problems now sues carers for green-lighting her double mastectomy gender change that was FAST-TRACKED after brief Zoom sessions. Daily Mail (US).

US - MN - article - transitioning youth

Ashton, Mia. (November 7, 2022). Children's Minnesota gender clinic treats pre-verbal toddlers for gender dysphoria; The director of the Gender Health Program at Minnesota Children’s Hospital believes children can know that they are transgender from as young as age three... Post Millenial (Canada).

-* Online - Post Millenial website.

UK - article - trans medicalization / government policy

Puttick, Helen. (November 5, 2022). Families’ anguish as fear silences debate over "Scottish Tavistock"; Amid a wall of noise surrounding trans issues, amplified by the Gender Recognition Reform Bill, parents have voiced their concerns over an "omerta" among experts and staff. The Times (UK).

"'I have no trust in the medical services available when it comes to my child’s mental health,' says one father, whose daughter identifies as transgender...." (Excerpt from above.)

-* Online - The Times website. (Subscription required.)