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
gender identity
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
In their own words — What professionals are saying Part II
Before you take your gender-confused child or teen to a therapist, or before you recommend this to a parent, be sure to research the therapist or clinic very carefully. Medical and mental health professionals, too, have been captured by Transgender … Continue reading
In their own words — What professionals are saying
Do you know what your children and adolescents are being told about gender by their teachers and counselors? If you were to take your four-year-old son to your pediatrician because he thinks he is really a girl, or your 13-year-old … Continue reading
How Schools Can Better Support Gender Non-Conforming Kids III: Stop asking for “preferred pronouns” cont’d.
STEP TWO (cont’d.) It is not only the gender non-conforming, the transgender, and the neurodivergent who are harmed by “preferred pronouns” rituals. Teens sensitive to things happening in the world around them “Imagine [a] girl hearing that ‘cis’ people are oppressors. … Continue reading
How Schools Can Better Support Gender Non-Conforming Kids II: Stop asking for “preferred pronouns”
STEP TWO “Stop asking for ‘preferred pronouns‘ . . . who is being helped by this ritual? And who is being harmed?” Transgender students Unless the school has been informed that a child is in the process of transitioning, teachers … Continue reading