"Did you participate in the propagation of corrupted science in support of this contagion? Did you celebrate the importation of bizarre experimental practices from the outer fringes of human extremity into the spaces of ordinary bourgeois domesticity? Did you allow yourself to be complicit in harming children while earnestly believing yourself to be a hero and a savior?"
Thank you for this writing from your heart. It deeply grieves me that children are being harmed by adults they trust.
"No child is trans as this is a fiction created by a fusion of mental health conditions and capitalism, which has no problems coining a considerable profit, regardless of real-world consequences." https://lucyleader.substack.com/p/mass-hysteria-and-moral-panic
Again, I believe in Stella and Sasha. They are not miracle workers, but they have real qualifications and are practising therapists with real patients.
I think there are so many kids and so many families going through this in different degrees now that there are parents whose kids desist at the drop of a hat. And others who are hanging on for dear life.
When this is all over .......... my family will still be in tatters. My granddaughter, age 15, determined herself to be what is now known as binary, in 2016. She discussed with her school first and parents later, grandparents even later. Her school allowed to to be called Lime (no, I'm not kidding). Her father refused to call her by that name, but my daughter was all aboard! Her parents (divorced) sent her to a therapist, that's when stuff really hit the fan. Her therapist said she finally remembered an incident from 2007 that occurred which rendered her so imbalanced that she denounces her gender. She said she was touched inappropriately by her great-grandfather, at the time age 76. I was never given any details - even when the police investigated my parents - at to what exactly she accused him of. From that time forward, all contact with my parents was severed with my daughter and her grandchildren. The entire family was split between who continued to see my parents. To make a long story shorter, my granddaughter, within a year, has come out as gay, thankfully didn't continue with her desire to transition (thanks to my ex-son-in-law) and goes by her middle name now. Family is still torn, even though it is obvious that the so called therapist pushed this narrative on her, and tore my family apart forever. I hope no more families have to go through this.
This podcast does a good job explaining the difference between clinical psychologists vs MA level therapists and is the reason I thoroughly vet anyone who calls themselves a mental health psychotherapists…
This is a wonderful review- written by a person who really understands what many families are going through-- of a book written by three professional people who are experienced, courageous and clear-eyed about this topic. Lucky me, I found all three of the authors online, in 2020. And I have relied on their expertise and depth of knowledge about transitioning kids, ever since. Thanks for the review!
In a world where the elite “brilliant fools” are advocating for a nearly endless number of insane progressive/woke ideologies, (censorship, climate panic, open borders, defunding police, etc.) none can compare to the dystopia of the Trans movement. The insanity is multi-pronged, including: 1. Allowing children in mental/emotional distress to determine their sexual and/or gender identity and 2. To advocate the conceit that biological gender is a fiction and 3. Allowing children with no physical ailments to undergo irreversible medical procedures and 4. Criminalizing medical professionals and/or parents who want to intervene in this insanity. The good news, for those who have not already been irreversibly injured, is that the insanity is so great it cannot survive. And, when sanity does return, the endless number of progressive radicals who created and carried out this insane movement (and the liberal cowards who enabled them), need to face a long and severe period of humiliation and consequence. They will all want to “just move on”, which we must refuse to accommodate - the shame and tangible harm they have produced must be returned, in equal quantity.
Having listened to a number of Trans and Detrans interviews of young people a common theme that pops up is kids being told "you're not a real girl/boy" if you like/do such and such activity. While girls clothing has wider range a boy who likes to experiment with a broader diversity of clothing choices is told he's not a "real boy" if he does so. So then he thinks, "hmm, maybe they're right" and BOOM a transgirl is born. If society wants to stop this then we have to stop telling kids that they are not "real boys" or "real girls" if they do x, y, z.
Also, don't get too antsy by the supposedly high stats of school kids "identifying" as somewhere on the LGBTQ+ spectrum. It doesn't mean the majority of them are going to ask for cross-sex hormones. It simply means they don't identify with gendered stereotypes. Perhaps they may call themselves "non-binary" for a while. Big deal. It may even mean they identify as "ace" (asexual), in which case parents should thank their lucky stars.
"Did you participate in the propagation of corrupted science in support of this contagion? Did you celebrate the importation of bizarre experimental practices from the outer fringes of human extremity into the spaces of ordinary bourgeois domesticity? Did you allow yourself to be complicit in harming children while earnestly believing yourself to be a hero and a savior?"
The answers is yes for too many people. Name, shame, and punish all who have harmed children: https://yuribezmenov.substack.com/p/how-to-do-no-harm-part-2
Thank you for this writing from your heart. It deeply grieves me that children are being harmed by adults they trust.
"No child is trans as this is a fiction created by a fusion of mental health conditions and capitalism, which has no problems coining a considerable profit, regardless of real-world consequences." https://lucyleader.substack.com/p/mass-hysteria-and-moral-panic
Amazing work ... I shake my head as to “how did we even get here” -- and worry about what is next ...
Again, I believe in Stella and Sasha. They are not miracle workers, but they have real qualifications and are practising therapists with real patients.
I think there are so many kids and so many families going through this in different degrees now that there are parents whose kids desist at the drop of a hat. And others who are hanging on for dear life.
When this is all over .......... my family will still be in tatters. My granddaughter, age 15, determined herself to be what is now known as binary, in 2016. She discussed with her school first and parents later, grandparents even later. Her school allowed to to be called Lime (no, I'm not kidding). Her father refused to call her by that name, but my daughter was all aboard! Her parents (divorced) sent her to a therapist, that's when stuff really hit the fan. Her therapist said she finally remembered an incident from 2007 that occurred which rendered her so imbalanced that she denounces her gender. She said she was touched inappropriately by her great-grandfather, at the time age 76. I was never given any details - even when the police investigated my parents - at to what exactly she accused him of. From that time forward, all contact with my parents was severed with my daughter and her grandchildren. The entire family was split between who continued to see my parents. To make a long story shorter, my granddaughter, within a year, has come out as gay, thankfully didn't continue with her desire to transition (thanks to my ex-son-in-law) and goes by her middle name now. Family is still torn, even though it is obvious that the so called therapist pushed this narrative on her, and tore my family apart forever. I hope no more families have to go through this.
This podcast does a good job explaining the difference between clinical psychologists vs MA level therapists and is the reason I thoroughly vet anyone who calls themselves a mental health psychotherapists…
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-unspeakable-podcast/id1524832743?i=1000630671072
This is a wonderful review- written by a person who really understands what many families are going through-- of a book written by three professional people who are experienced, courageous and clear-eyed about this topic. Lucky me, I found all three of the authors online, in 2020. And I have relied on their expertise and depth of knowledge about transitioning kids, ever since. Thanks for the review!
In a world where the elite “brilliant fools” are advocating for a nearly endless number of insane progressive/woke ideologies, (censorship, climate panic, open borders, defunding police, etc.) none can compare to the dystopia of the Trans movement. The insanity is multi-pronged, including: 1. Allowing children in mental/emotional distress to determine their sexual and/or gender identity and 2. To advocate the conceit that biological gender is a fiction and 3. Allowing children with no physical ailments to undergo irreversible medical procedures and 4. Criminalizing medical professionals and/or parents who want to intervene in this insanity. The good news, for those who have not already been irreversibly injured, is that the insanity is so great it cannot survive. And, when sanity does return, the endless number of progressive radicals who created and carried out this insane movement (and the liberal cowards who enabled them), need to face a long and severe period of humiliation and consequence. They will all want to “just move on”, which we must refuse to accommodate - the shame and tangible harm they have produced must be returned, in equal quantity.
absolutely brilliant review. I'm working up the courage to share with my tiny circle of still friends, understand I might lose them all.
Awesome!!!
Having listened to a number of Trans and Detrans interviews of young people a common theme that pops up is kids being told "you're not a real girl/boy" if you like/do such and such activity. While girls clothing has wider range a boy who likes to experiment with a broader diversity of clothing choices is told he's not a "real boy" if he does so. So then he thinks, "hmm, maybe they're right" and BOOM a transgirl is born. If society wants to stop this then we have to stop telling kids that they are not "real boys" or "real girls" if they do x, y, z.
Also, don't get too antsy by the supposedly high stats of school kids "identifying" as somewhere on the LGBTQ+ spectrum. It doesn't mean the majority of them are going to ask for cross-sex hormones. It simply means they don't identify with gendered stereotypes. Perhaps they may call themselves "non-binary" for a while. Big deal. It may even mean they identify as "ace" (asexual), in which case parents should thank their lucky stars.
Thank you!
Just fyi - there’s a small typo in the title, “What did * you during the transgender...” *do.
Just now finding this post and WESLEY YANG!! Thanks you so much to you both!!!!!!
Great article and looking forward to the book.
I published this yesterday on ROGD with a reference to this stack, that you might be interested in
https://unbekoming.substack.com/p/rogd
Dear Wesley, what is "material reality"?