When the NIHR Pathways project was announced, there was much disquiet. The £10.7m project included the proposed puberty blocker trial - an experiment on children that we know to be deeply unethical. It is the job of the Health Research Agency to authorise such a trial via one of its ethics committees. When first called … Continue reading Puberty Blocker Research – Is It Needed?
Will Trump’s PEPFAR Cuts End Transgender Mainstreaming in South Africa?
Cuts to foreign aid under the Trump administration could have a modest impact on the funding of sex trait modification medicalization and trans-mainstreaming in South Africa, though other donors might readily fill the gap. South Africa, home to over 8 million people living with HIV, has historically been the largest recipient of funding from the … Continue reading Will Trump’s PEPFAR Cuts End Transgender Mainstreaming in South Africa?
NIHR PATHWAYS: A Misguided Use of £10m?
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has announced a significant £10 million investment into a PATHWAYS (Puberty suppression And Transitional Healthcare with Adaptive Youth Services) project, aimed at developing and evaluating interventions for individuals experiencing gender-related distress. The study includes the following threads: PATHWAYS Engagement – This advises the research team on … Continue reading NIHR PATHWAYS: A Misguided Use of £10m?
Detransitioners and Desisters for Doubters (3D Project)
Open Letter to Detransitioners and Desisters Dear Friends, We are reaching out to you with a sincere request to share your experiences as part of a project designed to help others questioning their path. Many young people today are caught in a web of confusion, pressured by ideology and misinformation into making life-altering decisions. Your … Continue reading Detransitioners and Desisters for Doubters (3D Project)
Two Canadian Reviews Echo the Cass Review- No Evidence for Pushing Puberty Blockers and Synthetic Sex Hormones
Researchers out of Hamilton, Ontario's McMaster University and The Society for Evidence Based Medicine (SEGM) used a systematic review method called "meta-analysis" to assess a host of existing studies, which once again showed that there is poor evidence for the use of both GnRH Analogues (puberty blockers) and synthetic sex hormones for young people experiencing transgender ideation, commonly referred to as gender dysphoria (GD).
Reframing the Debate: From ‘Gender Dysphoria’ to ‘Transgender Ideation’
Accuracy in language is important for safeguarding The language we use to discuss complex social issues often shapes the policies and interventions designed to address them. Nowhere is this more evident than in the discourse surrounding transgender identification. Terms like "gender dysphoria" and "gender incongruence" have dominated discussions, reinforcing a medicalized view of transgender identification … Continue reading Reframing the Debate: From ‘Gender Dysphoria’ to ‘Transgender Ideation’
DEI is the Syringe, Gender Ideology is the Serum
Children’s books have become a funnel for queer and gender Ideology because one of the central tenets of Queer Theory is the power of language; how words shape people and culture. Changing cis culture with the very youngest children makes sense to transactivists. The most recent edition of The Bare Naked Book attempted to change the culture from ‘cis’ to ‘transgender’ or simply, ‘sex established at conception’ to ‘sex assigned at birth’.
Teachers or Parents:
Who is responsible for raising the next generation? A new report by Civitas, authored by Joanna Williams, and titled “Teachers or Parents?”, critically examines the increasing influence of controversial social and political ideologies in UK schools, with a particular focus on gender identity and race. It argues that teachers are overstepping their role by promoting … Continue reading Teachers or Parents:
What Happens When Schools Secretly Socially Transition a Child?
I am sorry to have been quiet but I have been busy writing legal briefs in support of various cases on appeal across the nation on the subject of secret school transitions. Let me share with you some personal accounts the underscore the devastating results when schools deceive parents about their child’s gender confusion. These … Continue reading What Happens When Schools Secretly Socially Transition a Child?
Julie in Genderland
For over a year a group of Our Duty parents have been working with Julie Bindel and her producer Sam to get their stories out. The result is very professional podcast series: Julie Bindel's Substack which can also be found on YouTube: Julie in Genderland on YouTube EPISODE 1: WE KNOW HOW YOU THINK Across … Continue reading Julie in Genderland