Doctors, it’s time

By Sara Hertz This one's for you, doctors. Our children came to you for help with gender dysphoria, in extreme distress. You looked up the American Academy of Pediatrics policy, and encouraged puberty blockers or cross sex hormones, to "affirm" them. Who doesn't want to affirm someone in distress? We, the parents, as we always … Continue reading Doctors, it’s time

You Can Still Do the Right Thing

by J. Michaelson In Mistakes Were Made (But Not By Me), by Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson, the authors describe how people who start out with very similar positions and ideals can find themselves with diametrically opposed viewpoints and strongly entrenched opinions which they have reframed in their minds as fact.  This is what has happened, tragically, in the Trans scandal, … Continue reading You Can Still Do the Right Thing

Trans Or A Tantrum?

Is this what family rejection really is? Imagine you are in a toy store and you see a real gun on the shelf, marketed as a harmless toy. Suddenly, your young child demands that you buy him this gun, even though he’s never had an interest in fire arms before. You are understandably shocked that … Continue reading Trans Or A Tantrum?

Converting American Youth for Profit: Boiling the Frog in 5 Simple Steps

- by J. Michaelson There were 50 good years of profits from tobacco, and 15 years from opiates. Juul was kind of a bust. But, no worries, we’ve got the next revenue stream well underway—and this time we’ve got the formula all figured out. It took about 15 years of careful planning, but this one … Continue reading Converting American Youth for Profit: Boiling the Frog in 5 Simple Steps

Breast Binders: a Gateway Drug

By: Greer Taylor-Ginsberg Today my daughter and I have taken our annual trip to the beach, a week before she’ll leave for her freshman year of college. I’m a bit teary watching her gingerly test the waves with her toes. Feeling sentimental as kids leave home isn’t unusual for moms, but today I’m fighting bigger … Continue reading Breast Binders: a Gateway Drug

We Need a Hero

by Dina Samuels We can talk for decades about the so-called culture wars, and if gender identity exists or doesn’t exist. That’s what we’re afraid of. Because parents of gender confused children do not have decades. For us, the clock is ticking and we need a hero – right now.  Our children are the innocent … Continue reading We Need a Hero

Cross Sex Hormones: Today’s Recreational Drugs

Teens think that cross-sex hormones are a harmless way to express themselves. My son is not suffering from gender dysphoria or body distress. Yet, he has an idea stuck in his mind… that he wants to be a woman. His reasoning? He just does, and he doesn’t want to squeeze into a stereotypical gender box.  … Continue reading Cross Sex Hormones: Today’s Recreational Drugs

Trans: The Family Destroyer

by Dina Samuels There is a trans mental health crisis, but not the one you think.  The emerging crisis is the mental health of parents who find themselves fighting against the tide to protect their children.  I have spent the last year swept up in the madness that is gender ideology. Throughout my year in … Continue reading Trans: The Family Destroyer

The Trans Detour

When trans 'treatment' derails actual healing My son, James, now 23, is my only child. He identified as ‘trans’ from early 2014 until autumn of 2017, when he decided that the trans label no longer fit him.  Although at that time he desisted from being ‘trans’, he’s still struggling to rebuild his broken life.  Why? … Continue reading The Trans Detour

Parents Deserve Answers before Medicalizing Gender Identity

by J. Michaelson What a difference six months makes.  Some kids are born in the wrong bodies. Since gender identity is fixed by the age of three, kids can and do tell their parents their real gender, which is sometimes different than their natal sex. Good parents listen. These kids get to go to gender … Continue reading Parents Deserve Answers before Medicalizing Gender Identity