There are some very interesting developments in the evolution of the resistance against gender identity ideology. First, we have a letter published in The Wall Street Journal by eminent professionals that highlights the global shift away from so-called ‘gender affirming care’ to a more measured approach with psychotherapy as the primary intervention. (archive) Second, the … Continue reading Newsletter – August 2023
Australia: Call for Independent Inquiry
Dr Jillian Spencer is a psychiatrist at the Queensland Children's Hospital who takes a cautious approach to the care of young people with transgender ideation. She is currently suspended from her role amid accusations of 'transphobia'.Dr Spencer is a signatory to the National Association of Practising Psychiatrists’ guide to managing gender dysphoria and incongruence in … Continue reading Australia: Call for Independent Inquiry
Stop AB957
California parents are campaigning against Bill AB 957JOIN THEM AT STOPAB957.COM Stop State Seizure of Children If Senator Wiener’s AB957 passes, confused-children can be taken from parents that do not “affirm” their new “gender identity” - regardless of the child’s age or mental health diagnosis. A coalition of parents and parent groups has formed to … Continue reading Stop AB957
Does Your Mama Know?
This is a poem submitted to us by Our Duty supporter Empress Al-Yasha. Does Your Mama Know In this neighborhood, where innocence once thrived,A tale unfolds, where secrets are contrived.Children's minds are shaped, behind a closed door,But does your mama know what's in store? They're taught about gender, but who decides?The school conceals, with deceptive … Continue reading Does Your Mama Know?
New NHS Service Specification – The Our Duty Verdict
NHS England has now published, following public consultation, a final interim service specification for specialist gender incongruence services for children and young people. The public consultation on this draft interim service specification ran for 45 days from 20 October to 4 December 2022. It received 5,183 responses in total. Our Duty has previously set out … Continue reading New NHS Service Specification – The Our Duty Verdict
California – June 2023 Bills
Three bills go before the Senate Committee in California this week concerning the health and wellbeing of minors and their families. These bills are designed to separate children from parents who don’t gender affirm their child, and to keep gender transition a secret from the child’s parents. (Description of bills below.) Quick Facts About Gender … Continue reading California – June 2023 Bills
Megyn Kelly is done with preferred pronouns
Megyn Kelly begins her show with a monologue explaining why she is done using "preferred pronouns" and will base her conversations on trans ideology in reality and truth, how her own views on this issue have evolved, the harms of gender affirming care in schools and by physicians, the injustice of biological men competing in … Continue reading Megyn Kelly is done with preferred pronouns
Adult Human Female
This article is reproduced by kind permission of its author, David @ the HALL of EINAR Originally published 28 January, 2023 in Ramblings I was at the Natural History Museum in London a month ago when I saw the skeleton of an adult human female. I thought today would be a good day to publish what I … Continue reading Adult Human Female
Current Concerns About Gender-Affirming Therapy in Adolescents
Stephen B. Levine & E. Abbruzzese Current Sexual Health Reports (2023) Cite this article Abstract Purpose of Review Results of long-term studies of adult transgender populations failed to demonstrate convincing improvements in mental health, and some studies suggest that there are treatment-associated harms. The purpose of this review is to clarify concerns about the rapid proliferation of hormonal … Continue reading Current Concerns About Gender-Affirming Therapy in Adolescents
Systematic Review of Evidence from Sweden
Hormone treatment is one of the interventions that has been used to address so-called 'gender dysphoria' in children, but there is a need for more evidence-based guidance on the safety and efficacy of such treatments. A recent systematic review by Ludvigsson et al. (2023) aimed to evaluate the current evidence on hormone treatment for children … Continue reading Systematic Review of Evidence from Sweden