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The Bigger Picture: Genspect Conference Takes on WPATH
Last week in Denver, several hundred people gathered in person for the Genspect conference, ”The Bigger Picture,” while many more from all over the world joined online. Genspect’s founder, Stella O’Malley, has the intentional strategy of hosting their annual conference at the same time and in the same location as the annual World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) meeting.
Last year they gathered in Killarney, Ireland, when WPATH met there, and next year they will host their gathering in Lisbon, Portugal, piggybacking off of the WPATH dates and location. It’s an interesting strategy offering WPATH attendees to come to Genspect’s sessions for free whereby they can engage with a different perspective, as well as putting WPATH on notice that there is a growing movement of those who want to offer a “healthy approach to sex and gender.”
I was unable to attend their gathering last year in Ireland, but when O’Malley invited me to speak at the Denver conference, I was happy to accept. The speaker’s list was a who’s who of those fighting gender ideology, some for many years.
On the Front Lines of the Gender Wars
Michael Shellenberger opened the conference with a bold claim that time is up for WPATH and that soon he would release his “WPATH files” on his Substack, where he will show the receipts he has on the pseudoscientific standards of care and practices of WPATH. Amid robust applauses, attendees were encouraged to post on X using #TimesUpWPATH. A lifelong member of the Democrat Party, he lamented how far the left has fallen from the principles that drew him to that party.
Highlights for me were hearing from the brilliant Leor Sapir on “Institutional Capture (How gender ideology has been embedded within America).” Sapir chronicled Obama’s 2010 anti-bullying initiative, which was at first sex-based directed, and then expanded in 2011 to include gender language in the antibullying initiative.
Following this was the 2015 letter from James Ferg Cadima in the Office of Civil Rights, stating, “The Department’s Title IX regulations permit schools to provide sex-segregated restrooms, locker rooms, shower facilities, housing, athletic teams, and single-sex classes under certain circumstances. When a school elects to separate or treat students differently on the basis of sex in those situations, a school generally must treat transgender students consistent with their gender identity.”
Stories of Destransitioning and Whistleblowers
Any conference like the one hosted by Genspect naturally needs to include the voices of those most harmed by “gender affirmation therapy,” those who transitioned and have now detransitioned once they realized their decision to transition didn’t fix any of their mental health issues, and as is often the case, made things worse. Chloe Cole and Prisha Mosley both spoke about their deeply personal experiences. Many other detransitioners attended the conference as well. It was wonderful to see how their tragic stories have brought them together in the spirit of camaraderie.
And who doesn’t love a good whistleblower story like Jamie Reed? Reed blew up the internet back in February with her expose, “I thought I was Saving Trans Kids. Now I’m Blowing the Whistle.”
Since 2018, Reed served as a case manager at Washington University, in their Transgender Center at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, until she came to the realization that she could no longer condone the treatment children were receiving. Her remarks at Genspect were a rallying cry for the political left to wake up and stop harming children. As a lifelong leftist, she implored the audience not to give up on the left, but to help them return to principles.
The title of my own talk — “Transgender Assisted Reproduction: where is this going?” — was a convergence on my years of work in assisted reproductive technology and how this technology will most likely be needed by trans-identifying people, especially children who are fast-tracked to puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgeries.
When I first found out that children were being offered fertility preservation procedures, knowing that “gender affirmation care” harms natural and normal fertility, I began speaking up and producing documentary films about the lack of medical ethics and evidence-based medicine supporting these practices. Pre-puberty, children are offered to cryopreserve their ovarian or testicular tissue because their gametes, (ova and sperm) are not yet mature. Post-puberty, the child will have mature ova and sperm, so they are offered to freeze and bank their gametes.
The data is clear. Most assisted reproductive technology cycles fail. Data is coming out about the harms and risks to children being created by these technologies. The maxim, “First, Do No Harm” is being ignored in offering hope of future children, when in fact this is considered an experimental procedure with no data on this population. From the audience’s reactions and comments, it was clear that this is a whole new level of doubling down on harming children to advance an ideology that ignores biological reality, evidence-based medicine, and medical ethics.
Times up, WPATH.
How does Genspect aim to promote a more nuanced and holistic understanding of gender in the field of transgender health?
Ing?” — might have given away my perspective, but I aimed to present a fair and balanced assessment of the potential ethical, legal, and societal implications of transgender assisted reproduction. The discussion that ensued was passionate and thought-provoking, with participants engaging in respectful dialogue and challenging each other’s ideas.
Overall, the Genspect conference was a resounding success. It provided a platform for individuals from diverse backgrounds and perspectives to come together and critically examine the current approach to gender and transgender health. By hosting the conference alongside the WPATH meeting, Genspect signaled its intention to be a catalyst for change and a voice for those who believe in a more nuanced and holistic understanding of sex and gender.
However, it is essential not to overlook the challenges that lie ahead. The entrenched nature of the current medical and psychological establishment, as represented by WPATH, means that change will not come easily or quickly. Critics of Genspect argue that it is merely an echo chamber for dissenters and does not have the influence or reach necessary to effect substantial change within the field of transgender health.
Nevertheless, Genspect has undeniably made progress in building a community of individuals who are committed to questioning the prevailing narratives and advocating for a more thoughtful and compassionate approach to gender issues. The voices of detransitioners and whistleblowers are finally being heard, and their stories serve as a powerful reminder of the potential harm that can occur when the medical and psychological establishments prioritize ideology over the well-being of individuals.
Moving forward, it is crucial for Genspect and other organizations advocating for change to collaborate and engage with influential stakeholders within the transgender health field. Building bridges and fostering dialogue will be instrumental in effecting meaningful change and ensuring that the experiences and perspectives of all individuals are taken into account.
In conclusion, the Genspect conference was a vital step in promoting critical discourse and challenging the prevailing narratives in transgender health. By providing a platform for diverse voices and perspectives
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