The truth about \u200dtransgenderism is finally being revealed. On Monday, Michael Shellenberger unleashed<\/a> a treasure \u2062trove of internal \u200cfiles from the World Professional Association for Transgender Health\u200d (WPATH) that \u201c expose<\/a> the \u2064lack of scientific and medical basis behind transgender medicine.\u201d WPATH has long been regarded as the\u200c ultimate \u2064authority on transgenderism by the \u200cpolitical, cultural, and\u2062 medical establishments. However, the private\u2063 conversations among its members tell a different story\u200b than \u200bthe one they present to the public.<\/p>\n

Instead of practicing rigorous, evidence-based medicine as they claim, the WPATH files reveal \u2064doctors who are essentially making things up as they \u2063go along, disregarding ethical boundaries even though they are fully aware that\u200d the children they are altering\u200c through chemical and surgical means cannot truly give informed consent. And people are starting to \u200dtake notice.<\/p>\n

It’s\u2064 no wonder that transgender activists\u2064 are feeling anxious. The public \u200bhas proven to be more resistant\u200d than expected, particularly when it comes to radical policies such as housing men in women’s prisons and allowing them in girls’ locker\u2063 rooms,\u200b not to mention the controversial practice of surgically altering and sterilizing children. Yet, the activists and their allies have nothing new to \u2064offer except for \u200brepeating their failed arguments, but with \u200bmore volume.<\/p>\n

Take, for example, a recent opinion piece<\/a> in the New England Journal of Medicine by Michael R. Ulrich, a professor of law\u2063 and public \u200chealth\u2063 at Boston University who is also affiliated<\/a> with Ibram X. Kendi’s controversial<\/a> \u2063 Center for Antiracist Research. Ulrich\u2064 argues that restrictions on transitioning children are part of a broader right-wing culture \u200cwar \u2064aimed \u2063at controlling and regulating medicine. However, the fundamental flaw \u200din this argument is\u200d that so -called gender-affirming care<\/a> is not\u2063 actually medicine.<\/p>\n

From puberty blockers to hormones to surgeries, there is never a medical necessity for transitioning. Transitioning \u200ddoes not cure any\u2064 diseases or correct any physical ailments or injuries. Instead, the purpose \u2063of medicalized transition is to disrupt and dismantle the normal functioning of healthy bodies.<\/p>\n

Ulrich tries to downplay concerns about these procedures by comparing them to “Pediatric chemotherapy and radiation,” \u200cwhich \u2064also “have lasting\u200c effects on growth \u200bdevelopment and reproductive capabilities.” \u2063While this may be true, it’s important to note that cancer is a life-threatening condition<\/a>, which is \u200bwhy we are willing to\u2064 accept serious side effects in order to treat it. In contrast, not receiving “gender-affirming care” poses no physical risks. However,\u2064 as the WPATH files demonstrate, puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and transition surgeries carry significant and potentially life-threatening risks.<\/p>\n

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This is why the argument for transition \u2064always resorts to manipulating people, especially children, by using suicide as\u2063 a threat. The only harm that can \u200ccome\u2062 from not transitioning is \u2063self-inflicted harm. Therefore, Ulrich repeatedly invokes\u200c the specter of suicide, claiming that “lives \u2063are at risk in states pursuing these\u2063 bans\u2064 on needed \u200bcare.” However, Ulrich provides no substantial evidence to support this claim. He simply assumes that affirming and medically transitioning individuals will reduce the high rates of suicide,\u200c suicide attempts, and suicidal thoughts among transgender youth.<\/p>\n

Ulrich\u2064 cites only one study as “evidence showing the effectiveness of gender-affirming care in reducing depression, anxiety, and suicide attempts.” However, contrary to the hype, that study<\/a> did not actually demonstrate such results. \u2063As Jesse Singal explained<\/a> \u2063 after its publication in 2022, \u2062”the\u2062 kids who took puberty \u200bblockers \u200bor hormones experienced no statistically significant mental health improvement \u2063during the study<\/strong>. The claim that they did<\/em> improve, \u2063which was\u2062 presented to the public in the study itself, in publicity materials, and on social media \u2062(repeatedly) by one\u2062 of the authors, is false”\u200b (emphasis in original).<\/p>\n

Lack \u2062of Evidence\u2062 on Suicide<\/h2>\nThere\u2062 is no solid evidence that transitioning prevents suicide, especially in the case \u200cof children. While \u200dit is true that those who identify as transgender have a higher risk of suicide (although this is often exaggerated<\/a> by activists),\u200c this can be better explained by the fact that trans-identified individuals also have a significantly higher rate of mental health issues<\/a> \u200dand trauma. Adding the false notion \u200cthat they were born in the wrong body\u200c only exacerbates these underlying problems.<\/p>\n
The extraordinary claim that some children are born \u200cin the\u200b wrong bodies and must therefore be chemically and surgically transformed into the opposite sex is not supported by medical \u200cevidence. It is an ideological and sexual fantasy \u200bdisguised as medicine. \u200cThere is no substantial evidence to justify transitioning \u200bchildren because gender ideology is\u200b exactly that \u2013 an ideology pretending to be medicine. The reality of\u2064 human\u2062 nature\u2064 remains unchanged, despite the shameful \u2064eagerness of much of the medical establishment, such as the NEJM, to surrender to the demands of a small group of vocal activists.<\/p>\n
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Regulating the Industry<\/h2>\n
Therefore, it is not only reasonable but crucial for lawmakers to rein in the\u2062 transgender\u200b industry, particularly\u200c when it comes \u200dto the “transitioning” of \u200dchildren. Ulrich and other activists may rant about right-wing conspiracies, but it is morally right and just to prohibit the surgical\u2062 and chemical mutilation of children. \u200dMany states have already taken this step,\u200b proving that gender ideology does not have to prevail and claim our children as its own.<\/p>\n
However, this does \u200dnot\u200d mean that the battle is over. In fact, we should anticipate that gender ideologues will become even more aggressive \u2064as their defeats accumulate. \u2062They \u2063believed that time would be on their\u200b side and that new research \u200dwould \u2064vindicate their cause. Yet, their time\u200c is running out, and the continued lack of evidence\u2064 for “gender-affirming care” is \u200ddriving them to resort to increasingly brazen lies and distortions in an attempt to justify their crumbling position.\u2063 They\u200c are also becoming more authoritarian in the areas and institutions they control, as they \u200dstrive to impose transgender dogma on the rest \u2063of society.<\/p>\n
Therefore, those\u2062 who oppose gender ideology must not become complacent. Trans activists and their allies \u2062will continue \u200cto fight until the bitter \u2062end, especially those who have staked\u2063 their reputations, livelihoods,\u200b and self-worth on radical gender ideology.\u2063 Nevertheless, we can now envision the \u200dend, even \u200dthough \u2064there is still much\u2063 work to be done in order\u2063 to achieve\u200d it.<\/p>\n
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\u200dHow\u200b do the leaked WPATH files call into question the scientific basis of transgender medicine?<\/h2>\n
Title: The Hidden Truth Behind Transgender Medicine: \u2062Unveiling the WPATH Files<\/p>\n
Introduction:<\/p>\n
In \u2062recent years,\u2063 transgenderism has become a highly debated topic, with various opinions and perspectives being expressed. However, a recent revelation \u2064challenges the widely accepted narrative\u2063 surrounding transgender medical treatments. Michael \u200bShellenberger, on Monday, \u2064disclosed confidential files from the World Professional\u2063 Association for Transgender Health \u2063(WPATH), shedding light on \u2063the lack of scientific \u200devidence\u2064 behind transgender\u200d medicine. This article aims to explore the implications of these leaked documents \u2062and the concerns they raise regarding the medical \u200btreatment of \u200ctransgender individuals.<\/p>\n
Questioning the Validity of Transgender Medicine:<\/p>\n
WPATH has long\u2064 been regarded as the ultimate authority on transgenderism by political, cultural, and medical \u2064establishments. Yet, \u2063the leaked files from WPATH reveal\u2063 a stark contrast between the organization’s\u200c public stance and private discussions among its \u200cmembers.\u200d Instead of upholding rigorous, evidence-based medicine, the files indicate that\u200c doctors associated with WPATH may be \u2063making decisions \u2063without sufficient \u2063scientific grounding.<\/p>\n
Ethical Considerations:<\/p>\n
The leaked files highlight a troubling aspect of transgender \u2064medicine\u2014the lack of informed consent. It brings forth concerns regarding the medical alteration of children through \u200dchemical and surgical means without their capacity to truly understand\u2064 the long-term consequences. This revelation raises ethical questions within the medical community and beyond.<\/p>\n
Public Reservations:<\/p>\n
The public response to radical\u200c transgender policies, such as housing transgender individuals in certain facilities, has \u200bbeen \u200cmet with resistance. \u200dTransgender activists \u200dand their allies, despite their repeated arguments, have failed\u200b to provide new evidence to \u200bsupport their claims. This reluctance to address concerns \u200band\u2063 engage in\u200d meaningful\u2063 discourse further challenges the validity\u2063 of their stance.<\/p>\n
Is\u2064 Gender-Affirming\u2063 Care Medicine?<\/p>\n
Transgender medical treatments encompass various procedures, \u2063including puberty blockers, hormones, and surgeries.\u200b However,\u2063 a fundamental flaw in their categorization as\u200c medicine\u2063 exists. Unlike treatments for life-threatening conditions like\u2063 cancer, transitioning does not aim to cure diseases or address \u200cphysical ailments. Rather, it disrupts and dismantles the normal functioning\u200b of otherwise\u200c healthy bodies. This distinction calls into question the \u2063classification of gender-affirming care as genuine medicine.<\/p>\n
Suicide as a Manipulative Argument:<\/p>\n
Advocates for transgender medical treatments often resort to using suicide as a \u200dthreat when arguing for the\u200c necessity of transitioning. \u200bHowever, the unproven claim that\u2062 affirming and medically transitioning individuals will reduce suicide rates among transgender\u2063 youth lacks substantiated evidence. While one \u2063study\u200c is cited as a reference, \u2062subsequent analysis revealed no \u2063statistically significant mental health improvement for those who underwent puberty blockers or hormone\u200c treatments.<\/p>\n
Lack of Evidence on Suicide and Transgenderism:<\/p>\n
Although transgender individuals may \u2064have a higher risk of suicide,\u2064 it is crucial to understand that this could be attributed to their higher prevalence of mental health issues and trauma, rather than their gender identity alone. The idea that individuals are born in the wrong bodies lacks substantial medical evidence\u2014a notion \u200cthat can exacerbate underlying psychological \u200bdifficulties.<\/p>\n
Conclusion:<\/p>\n
The leakage \u2062of WPATH files has \u200bsparked concerns about the scientific credibility of transgender medical treatments. The lack of evidence\u200d supporting the necessity and efficacy of transitioning\u2063 procedures,\u2062 particularly for children, challenges the prevailing \u200cnarrative. It is essential to engage in open and evidence-based discussions to ensure that medical decisions align with the best interests \u200cand long-term well-being\u2063 of transgender individuals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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