Looking back When I began my doctoral studies in 1991 HIV/AIDS was still poorly understood. Most of those afflicted were men who were having sex with men, so AIDS was still considered a a gay disease. The folder containing my … Continue reading
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In the News — Canada’s province of Alberta announces plans to restrict mounces edicalised gender change for minors
“The government is introducing policies across several ministries to preserve the choices children and youth have before potentially making life-altering and often irreversible adult decisions involving the alteration of their biological sex while also ensuring women and girls have the … Continue reading
Is the tide turning for “gender-affrming health care”? Part IV
Professional organizations The American Medical Association (AMA) is strongly opposed to any “governmental intrusion” into the practice of “necessary gender-affirming care” by medical and other health care professionals. Dr. Miriam Grossman, psychiatrist and author of Lost in TransNation: A Child Psychiatrist’s … Continue reading
Is the tide turning for “gender-affirming health care”? Part III
or No? The increasing calls for caution are not the whole story. Transgender ideology is still deeply entrenched globally — in government policy, in the health care professions, in sex education, and in the media. Government policies Europe Advocates say … Continue reading
Is the tide turning for “gender-affirming health care”? Part II
North America In the United States, federal courts have granted doctors and hospitals the right to refuse to provide transgender treatments to which they object on religious or medical grounds. Nineteen state legislatures in the United States have passed legislation … Continue reading
Is the tide turning for “gender-affirming health care”? Part I
Citing insufficient research, European health bodies from Sweden to France are taking a more conservative approach to “gender-affirming” care for minors. Is the tide turning? Yes? It might seem so. The almost universally accept model of care for a … Continue reading