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- [New NHS Service Specification - The Our Duty Verdict](https://ourduty.group/2023/06/12/new-nhs-service-specification-the-our-duty-verdict/) - Commentary » 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
- [California - June 2023 Bills](https://ourduty.group/2023/06/11/california-june-2023-bills/) - News » 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
- [Helen Joyce and Jordan Peterson](https://ourduty.group/2022/09/18/helen-joyce-and-jordan-peterson/) - Videos » Helen Joyce and Jordan Peterson » Helen Joyce, author of "Trans - when ideology meets reality", in discussion with Jordan Peterson, author of "12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos". Available on video: Note that YouTube has taken this video down, it is now available on Twitter https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1OdJrzqBopQJX And as a podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-jordan-b-peterson-podcast/id1184022695?i=1000579214694
- [The Levy Review is Published](https://ourduty.group/2025/12/18/the-levy-review-is-published/) - Commentary » The Levy Review is Published » A long awaited Dr Levy review of adult gender services has been published today byNHS England: https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/operational-and-delivery-review-of-nhs-adultgender-dysphoria-clinics-in-england/ The review confirms what so many Our Duty parents already know – the majority ofreferrals to gender clinics today are young people in the 18-25 age group, a group thatwas identified as high risk in the damning Hilary
- [U.S. Government Moves to Reinstate Subpoena of Boston Children’s Hospital Over Gender Clinic Practices](https://ourduty.group/2025/10/12/u-s-government-moves-to-reinstate-subpoena-of-boston-childrens-hospital-over-gender-clinic-practices/) - News » U.S. Government Moves to Reinstate Subpoena of Boston Children’s Hospital Over Gender Clinic Practices » Boston, MA – October 2025 The U.S. Department of Justice has asked a federal judge in Massachusetts to reinstate a subpoena issued to Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH) as part of an investigation into the hospital’s gender clinic for minors. In a 32-page memorandum filed on October 7, the government argued that the court’s earlier decision
- [Founder of Evidence-Based Medicine Concedes to Trans-Activist Pressure](https://ourduty.group/2025/08/27/founder-of-evidence-based-medicine-concedes-to-trans-activist-pressure/) - Commentary » Founder of Evidence-Based Medicine Concedes to Trans-Activist Pressure » We have written a letter to Dr. Gordon Guyatt and McMaster HEI as concerned parents of children of any age experiencing transgender ideation. Our purpose is simple yet urgent: to remind Dr. Guyatt, widely regarded as the founder of evidence-based medicine, that the courage and integrity he showed in his systematic review research must not
- [Billboards in USA](https://ourduty.group/2020/12/14/billboards-in-usa/) - News » Billboards in USA » In an effort to raise awareness about the medical treatment of children and teenagers with gender dysphoria, a group of parents commissioned a billboard in Los Angeles. It went up in October 2020 and received minimal attention. A second billboard was commissioned in November in close proximity to Kaiser Permanente Hospital where there is a
- [Have you got Planning Permission?](https://ourduty.group/2024/05/24/have-you-got-planning-permission/) - Commentary » Have you got Planning Permission? » In the United Kingdom, planning permission is required to fly any flag that is not explicitly recognised. The so-called 'Progress Pride' flag requires planning permission, whereas the traditional pride flag does not. Quite right, too. The specific legislation is the the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (England) Regulations 2007, as amended, flags are
- [Will NHS Implement Cass in Full?](https://ourduty.group/2025/05/18/will-nhs-implement-cass-in-full/) - News » Will NHS Implement Cass in Full? » Probably not. It is already ignoring Recommendation 23 Our Duty has a particular interest in Recommendation 23 of the Cass Review because we have very good reason to believe that it is only there because of our representations. This is the recommendation that deals with what to do with 17-25 year-olds. At the Tavistock children
- [NHS Children and Young People’s Gender Service: Draft Specification and Our Duty’s Response](https://ourduty.group/2025/04/20/nhs-children-and-young-peoples-gender-service-draft-specification-and-our-dutys-response/) - News » NHS Children and Young People’s Gender Service: Draft Specification and Our Duty’s Response » In March 2025, NHS England released the Draft Service Specification for the NHS Children and Young People’s Gender Service (Version 5), outlining the framework for providing care to children and young people experiencing gender incongruence. This document, informed by the Cass Review (April 2024), proposes a holistic, multi-disciplinary approach to support this vulnerable cohort, emphasising
- [NHS Published Trans Guidance for GPs](https://ourduty.group/2025/04/12/nhs-published-trans-guidance-for-gps/) - News » NHS Published Trans Guidance for GPs » PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Date: 12th April 2025 Our Duty Welcomes NHS England's Firm Guidance Against Unregulated Providers of Hormonal Interventions for Children Our Duty, the international group of parents committed to safeguarding children from the harms of gender identity ideology, welcomes the latest guidance from NHS England which provides unequivocal clarity: General Practitioners
- [Puberty Blocker Research - Is It Needed?](https://ourduty.group/2025/03/08/puberty-blocker-research-is-it-needed/) - Commentary » Puberty Blocker Research – Is It Needed? » 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
- [Will Trump's PEPFAR Cuts End Transgender Mainstreaming in South Africa?](https://ourduty.group/2025/03/04/will-trumps-pepfar-cuts-end-transgender-mainstreaming-in-south-africa/) - Commentary » 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
- [NIHR PATHWAYS: A Misguided Use of £10m?](https://ourduty.group/2025/02/27/nihr-pathways-a-misguided-use-of-10m/) - Commentary » 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
- [NIHR’s £10M PATHWAYS Project: A Flawed Approach That Ignores Key Safeguarding Concerns](https://ourduty.group/2025/02/27/nihrs-10m-pathways-project-a-flawed-approach-that-ignores-key-safeguarding-concerns/) - News » NIHR’s £10M PATHWAYS Project: A Flawed Approach That Ignores Key Safeguarding Concerns » The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has announced a £10 million investment into its PATHWAYS project, aimed at developing and evaluating interventions for young people experiencing gender-related distress. While the inclusion of psychosocial factors is a positive step, the project's reliance on NHS Gender Services as its primary research setting is deeply
- [UK Doctors Face Challenges in Providing Care for Gender-Diverse Patients, Study Reveals](https://ourduty.group/2025/02/24/uk-doctors-face-challenges-in-providing-care-for-gender-diverse-patients-study-reveals/) - News » UK Doctors Face Challenges in Providing Care for Gender-Diverse Patients, Study Reveals » A recent study has highlighted significant challenges faced by UK general practitioners (GPs) in delivering adequate healthcare to patients identifying as transgender or gender-diverse. The research, published in Healthcare, points to a lack of clear national guidelines, inconsistent monitoring of hormone treatments, and insufficient communication between primary and secondary care providers. Conducted across two large
- [Detransitioners and Desisters for Doubters (3D Project)](https://ourduty.group/2025/02/16/detransitioners-and-desisters-for-doubters-3d-project/) - Commentary » 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
- [Two Canadian Reviews Echo the Cass Review- No Evidence for Pushing Puberty Blockers and Synthetic Sex Hormones](https://ourduty.group/2025/02/10/two-canadian-reviews-echo-the-cass-review-no-evidence-for-pushing-puberty-blockers-and-synthetic-sex-hormones/) - Commentary » 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).
- [The Detransition Advocacy Network](https://ourduty.group/2020/04/29/the-detransition-advocacy-network/) - Useful Links » The Detransition Advocacy Network » The Detransition Advocacy Network (TDAN) is a charitable, nonprofit, global effort to improve the well-being of detransitioned people everywhere. Launched in November 2019, TDAN works with local chapters through its core leadership to support those who desist from gender transition, and to lobby institutions for the destigmatisation of detransition and expansion of detransitioners' healthcare and
- [Trump signs executive order protecting children from gender medicine](https://ourduty.group/2025/01/29/trump-signs-executive-order-protecting-children-from-gender-medicine/) - News » Trump signs executive order protecting children from gender medicine » PROTECTING CHILDREN FROM CHEMICAL AND SURGICAL MUTILATION On January 28, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order titled "Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation," aiming to halt medical interventions on minors that are intended to alter sex-traits in the name of so-called ‘gender affirmative care’. The order asserts that such procedures, including
- [Julie in Genderland](https://ourduty.group/2024/09/10/julie-in-genderland/) - Commentary » 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
- [Queensland Takes Bold Action on Hormone Therapy for Minors](https://ourduty.group/2025/01/28/queensland-takes-bold-action-on-hormone-therapy-for-minors/) - News » Queensland Takes Bold Action on Hormone Therapy for Minors » In a significant move aimed at safeguarding children, the Queensland government has announced an immediate freeze on hormone therapy for new patients under 18. This decision follows revelations from a Cairns gender clinic, where children as young as 12 were reportedly prescribed puberty blockers without parental consent or sufficient medical oversight. The review marks a
- [Best Practice Care for Transgender Ideation](https://ourduty.group/2022/04/20/best-practice-care-for-transgender-ideation/) - Commentary » Best Practice Care for Transgender Ideation » Current best practice (20th April 2022) seems to be that advocated by the State of Florida in the United States of America. The following is reproduced from their factsheet: Systematic reviews on hormonal treatment for young people show a trend of low-quality evidence, small sample sizes, and medium to high risk of bias. A paper published in
- [German Study - Desistance is Common](https://ourduty.group/2024/06/11/german-study-desistance-is-common/) - Research » German Study – Desistance is Common » Surge in Gender Identity Disorder Diagnoses Among German Youths, High Desistance Rates Highlighted A ground-breaking German study looks at longitudinal data over five years which point to desistance rates from "gender identity disorder" above 50% ranging from 72.7% in 15- to 19-year-old females to 50.3% in 20- to 24-year-old males. Bachmann, C J; Golub, Y;
- [Will the Cass Review have an impact in the USA?](https://ourduty.group/2024/07/18/will-the-cass-review-have-an-impact-in-the-usa/) - Commentary » Will the Cass Review have an impact in the USA? » The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. There is no doubt that the recently published Cass Review will have global ramifications for the provision of healthcare to young people presenting with the feelings often labelled ‘gender dysphoria’. While many of us have known the unpalatable facts around so-called ‘gender affirming care’ for years, it was
- [Reframing the Debate: From ‘Gender Dysphoria’ to ‘Transgender Ideation’](https://ourduty.group/2024/12/18/reframing-the-debate-from-gender-dysphoria-to-transgender-ideation/) - Commentary » 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
- [The Impossibility of an Ethical Clinical Trial on Puberty Blockers](https://ourduty.group/2024/12/09/the-impossibility-of-an-ethical-clinical-trial-on-puberty-blockers/) - Policy » The Impossibility of an Ethical Clinical Trial on Puberty Blockers » We call for plans for a trial to be abandoned. The clinical trial investigating the use of puberty blockers in children and adolescents, as heralded in The Cass Review, has reignited debates around the ethical and legal frameworks underpinning such research. Drawing on the principles of medical ethics, associated laws, and insights from critical analyses
- [United States vs Skrmetti](https://ourduty.group/2024/12/02/united-states-vs-skrmetti/) - News » United States vs Skrmetti » Why Skrmetti is Important for Parents Fighting Gender Ideology The United States Department of Justice has picked a fight with Jonathan Skrmetti, the Attorney General of Tennessee. The case will be heard on December 4th 2024United States v. Skrmetti may appear at first glance to be a straightforward legal challenge to Tennessee’s SB1, a law banning gender-transition procedures
- [At the turn of the year...](https://ourduty.group/2024/12/31/at-the-turn-of-the-year/) - News » At the turn of the year… » Looking back and looking forward. It is that time of year, again (number seven since we parents started getting organised in 2018), when we look at what progress we have made and what challenges lie ahead.For individual families, our stories are palpably different now we know so much more about how to handle transgender ideation
- [DEI is the Syringe, Gender Ideology is the Serum](https://ourduty.group/2024/11/13/dei-is-the-syringe-gender-ideology-is-the-serum/) - Commentary » 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’.
- [Our Duty Initial Response to the Charity Commission Inquiry into Mermaids](https://ourduty.group/2024/10/24/our-duty-initial-response-to-the-charity-commission-inquiry-into-mermaids/) - News » Our Duty Initial Response to the Charity Commission Inquiry into Mermaids » Our Duty, as the ethical and objective alternative to Mermaids in the UK, welcomes the findings of the Charity Commission's inquiry into Mermaids and the concerns raised about its governance and safeguarding failures. For years, we have expressed deep apprehension regarding the ideological influence Mermaids has wielded, particularly in promoting medical transitions for children without
- [UK General Practitioners to Stop Prescribing Gender Hormones](https://ourduty.group/2024/10/09/uk-general-practitioners-to-stop-prescribing-gender-hormones/) - News » UK General Practitioners to Stop Prescribing Gender Hormones » It seems that the climate for medicalising transgender ideation is continuing to change in the UK after the publication of The Cass Review. While this report applies to just one medical practice, the precedent has been set, and others are sure to follow. A patient of one UK medical practice reports receiving a letter explaining
- [Teachers or Parents:](https://ourduty.group/2024/09/24/teachers-or-parents/) - Commentary » 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
- [What Happens When Schools Secretly Socially Transition a Child?](https://ourduty.group/2024/09/22/what-happens-when-schools-secretly-socially-transition-a-child/) - Commentary » 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
- [AYAGDOS - Adolescent and Young Adult Gender Dysphoria Outcomes Study](https://ourduty.group/2024/09/17/ayagdos-adolescent-and-young-adult-gender-dysphoria-outcomes-study/) - Research » AYAGDOS – Adolescent and Young Adult Gender Dysphoria Outcomes Study » A new research study about 'gender dysphoria in youth' (ages 13-21) has been launched. The research is being run by J. Michael Bailey, Ph.D., Lisa Littman, M.D., M.P.H. and Kenneth J. Zucker, Ph.D - all names familiar to us for their long-term interest in the subject. The research team describe their project as follows: "The purpose of this
- [The BBC’s Transgender Coverage Under Scrutiny](https://ourduty.group/2024/09/09/the-bbcs-transgender-coverage-under-scrutiny/) - Commentary » The BBC’s Transgender Coverage Under Scrutiny » A Report by Our Duty The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), a publicly funded institution with a mandate to reflect the diversity of the UK population, is facing growing concerns over its portrayal of gender identity issues. A recent report by Our Duty critically assesses the BBC’s coverage of transgenderism and highlights significant biases in its
- [Abnormal Behaviours in Transgender Presentation and Treatment](https://ourduty.group/2024/08/30/abnormal-behaviours-in-transgender-presentation-and-treatment/) - Research » Abnormal Behaviours in Transgender Presentation and Treatment » Understanding the Surge in Gender Dysphoria Cases: A New Perspective on Medical Practice In a recent exploration of the growing phenomenon of gender dysphoria and its treatment, a new research article published in the Australasian Psychiatry provides context on the increasing number and evolving demographics of patients seeking gender-affirming care. The article offers a novel
- [A Study in Social Contagion](https://ourduty.group/2024/08/18/a-study-in-social-contagion/) - Commentary » A Study in Social Contagion » The Rise of Bulimia and the Parallel with Modern Gender Dysphoria In 1972, British psychologist Gerald Russell encountered a woman with a perplexing eating disorder characterized by episodes of binge eating followed by purging. Over the next seven years, Russell observed 30 more women exhibiting similar behaviours. These women shared a distressing condition that, at
- [Press Release: Our Duty Welcomes High Court Judgment Declaring Emergency Ban on Puberty Blockers Lawful](https://ourduty.group/2024/07/29/press-release-our-duty-welcomes-high-court-judgment-declaring-emergency-ban-on-puberty-blockers-lawful/) - Commentary » Press Release: Our Duty Welcomes High Court Judgment Declaring Emergency Ban on Puberty Blockers Lawful » For Immediate ReleaseDate: 29th July 2024Contact: info@ourduty.group Our Duty Welcomes High Court Judgment on Puberty Blocker Regulation Our Duty is pleased that the High Court has upheld secondary legislation designed to better protect adolescents experiencing transgender ideation from the potentially harmful effects of puberty blockers. This landmark judgment is a significant step towards safeguarding the
- [Elon Musk Opens Up About Son Xavier](https://ourduty.group/2024/07/25/elon-musk-opens-up-about-son-xavier/) - Commentary » Elon Musk Opens Up About Son Xavier » Discusses Transgender Ideation and Emotional Blackmail with Jordan Peterson In a revealing conversation, tech billionaire Elon Musk and clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson delved into the controversial topic of transgender ideation among minors, condemning what they see as the dangerous consequences of current gender-affirming care practices. The discussion highlighted Musk's personal experience with his son Xavier,
- [Pledge for Protection](https://ourduty.group/2024/06/01/pledge-for-protection/) - Policy » Pledge for Protection
- [RSHE Consultation 2024](https://ourduty.group/2024/07/11/rshe-consultation-2024/) - Commentary » RSHE Consultation 2024 » Our Duty is broadly supportive of the new Statutory Guidance for RSHE published for consultation. https://consult.education.gov.uk/rshe-team/review-of-the-rshe-statutory-guidanceThe consultation closed on 11th July 2024 Our response is italicised below. The first ten questions are around describing you or your organisation. The substantive consultation questions start with Question 11. Review Timetable 11 Do you agree that we move
- [California Ballot Initiative](https://ourduty.group/2024/01/15/california-ballot-initiative/) - News » California Ballot Initiative » Our Duty is supporting California's ballot initiative that will stop gender in its tracks. It will: prohibit schools from socially transitioning a student without parental notice or consent Return sports, bathrooms and changing rooms to be based upon sex, not gender identity ban all gender interventions on minors - no puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones or
- [Who is Keira Bell?](https://ourduty.group/2021/01/21/who-is-keira-bell/) - Commentary » Who is Keira Bell? » Keira Bell is a complainant in an important legal case. Her journey from girl to adult woman included a detour through believing she was transgender. In 2013, when she was 16, Keira Bell was prescribed puberty blockers by the Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS), part of The Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust. GIDS is the
- [The Cass Review - Final Report, First Impressions](https://ourduty.group/2024/04/10/the-cass-review-final-report-first-impressions/) - News » The Cass Review – Final Report, First Impressions » “The adoption of a treatment with uncertain benefits without further scrutiny is a significant departure from established practice.” The Cass Review, s23, p25 The above statement encapsulates what went wrong with children’s gender services at the Tavistock Centre Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS). This admission that the Dutch Protocol was pursued bypassing established practice and
- [Schools Guidance for England – Submission](https://ourduty.group/2024/02/29/schools-guidance-for-england-submission/) - News » Schools Guidance for England – Submission »
- [Our Duty Canada's Official Letter re: The Cass Review](https://ourduty.group/2024/05/01/our-duty-canadas-official-letter-re-the-cass-review/) - Commentary » Our Duty Canada’s Official Letter re: The Cass Review » How the Cass Review Affects Gender Affirming Care in Canada
- [Surveys for Canadian Parents & Professionals on Gender Affirmation](https://ourduty.group/2023/10/10/surveys-for-canadian-parents-professionals-on-gender-affirmation/) - Commentary » Surveys for Canadian Parents & Professionals on Gender Affirmation » Our Duty Canada has created a series of quick surveys for Canadian parents and professionals working closely with children and adolescents experiencing gender ideation. We aim to gather general data regarding gender social transition and the gender affirming care model in Canada in order to help move this important conversation forward. While many parents and
- [ODC PSA Video Shorts](https://ourduty.group/2024/04/17/odc-psa-video-shorts/) - Commentary » ODC PSA Video Shorts » A powerful component of our ongoing Inoculation Against Gender Ideology project Our Duty Canada has created a number of short public service announcement style videos as part of our ongoing Inoculation Against Gender Ideology project. These videos are all around the one minute mark making them easy to download, share via social media or email,
- [An Open Letter Urging Immediate Disengagement from the Discredited WPATH](https://ourduty.group/2024/04/06/an-open-letter-urging-immediate-disengagement-from-the-discredited-wpath/) - Commentary » An Open Letter Urging Immediate Disengagement from the Discredited WPATH » We have sent our open letter (with over 250 signatures) urging disengagement from the discredited WPATH to over 750 medical, mental health, education and political bodies across Canada.
- [An Open Letter to the Alberta Medical Association](https://ourduty.group/2024/03/18/an-open-letter-to-the-alberta-medical-association/) - Commentary » An Open Letter to the Alberta Medical Association » In response to their recent ideologically driven statement on "Gender Affirming Care" for minors We recently read the Alberta Medical Association's (AMA) February 1, 2024 statement in response to Alberta Premiere Danielle Smith's proposed changes to the treatment of children and adolescents experiencing transgender ideation. We were compelled to write an open letter to the AMA asking
- [Lost Boys](https://ourduty.group/2021/05/01/lost-boys/) - Commentary » Lost Boys » About one third of adolescents falling into the trap of transgenderism are boys. In the Spring of 2021 the parents of these boys coordinated the telling of their stories.
- [‘Progressive’ New Zealand](https://ourduty.group/2024/03/14/progressive-new-zealand/) - News » ‘Progressive’ New Zealand » Those familiar with the work of Our Duty will be aware that we have recently opened a New Zealand chapter. Since then, several reports have emerged of the country doubling down in its medicalised approach to care for kids with trans ideation – so-called ‘gender-affirming care’ - in contrast with other countries which are now
- [Sacked for Safeguarding](https://ourduty.group/2024/03/13/sacked-for-safeguarding/) - News » Sacked for Safeguarding » Parents of children who have been harmed by gender identity ideology, as well as other concerned people, will rally in support of Kevin Lister, the Maths teacher sacked for safeguarding, at his Employment Tribunal at Bristol Civil and Family Justice Centre on 18th March. Kevin Lister's ordeal commenced in September 2021 when he received an
- [Newsletter - March 2024](https://ourduty.group/2024/03/05/newsletter-march-2024/) - News » Newsletter – March 2024 » WPATH Files Released New report brings together damning evidence. Leaked files from WPATH reveal widespread medical malpractice on children and vulnerable adults. WPATH is considered by those organisations which have been captured by its ideology as the leading global scientific and medical authority on “gender medicine,” and in recent decades, its Standards of Care have
- [Statement on Lloyd Russell Moyle’s Conversion Practices Bill](https://ourduty.group/2024/03/01/statement-on-lloyd-russell-moyles-conversion-practices-bill/) - Policy » Statement on Lloyd Russell Moyle’s Conversion Practices Bill » On 1st March 2024 the House of Commons debated the second reading of a Private Member’s Bill promoted by the Labour MP for Brighton, Kemptown, Lloyd Russell Moyle MP. The debate can be watched on parliament.tv Our Duty, is a parent support and advocacy group established in 2018 to protect children from the harms of
- [Schools Guidance for England - Draft for Consultation](https://ourduty.group/2023/12/19/schools-guidance-for-england-draft-for-consultation/) - Commentary » Schools Guidance for England – Draft for Consultation » The UK Government consultation on the draft Guidance for Schools and Colleges: Gender Questioning Children was published on 19th December 2023. The consultation runs until 12th March 2024 We shall be making a submission in response to the consultation in due course, using our Universal Guidance as the benchmark. The Government has published two documents
- [Alberta Policies Bring Back Parental Involvement & Chip Away at Frivolous Medical Transition for Minors](https://ourduty.group/2024/02/01/alberta-policies-bring-back-parental-involvement-chip-away-at-frivolous-medical-transition-for-minors/) - Commentary » Alberta Policies Bring Back Parental Involvement & Chip Away at Frivolous Medical Transition for Minors » A solid step in right direction toward protecting children, parental rights, and safety for women and girls in sports- but there is still work to be done. On Wednesday, January 31st Alberta Premiere, Danielle Smith announced a forthcoming set of policies for the province that includes a few hard-hitting restrictions to so-called gender affirming drugs
- [Our Duty Launches in New Zealand](https://ourduty.group/2024/01/22/our-duty-launches-in-new-zealand/) - News » Our Duty Launches in New Zealand » New Zealand parents of children affected by transgender ideation now have the benefit of their own chapter, having previously been catered for by our Australian branch. A message from our New Zealand representative:Hello, We moved here a few years ago with our two teenagers, I am English and have a kiwi husband. Our children have
- [PRCOC Parents Rights Virtual Summit](https://ourduty.group/2024/01/17/prcoc-parents-rights-virtual-summit/) - Commentary » PRCOC Parents Rights Virtual Summit » The Parents Rights Coalition of Canada (PRCOC), is hosting its 1st Parents Rights Virtual Summit via Zoom on Saturday, January 27th The Parents Rights Coalition of Canada (PRCOC) is clear evidence of Canadians coming together to battle Gender Ideology in our children's K-12 schools, our medical and mental health communities, and in our governments. This
- [California Parental Notification Policy for School Boards](https://ourduty.group/2023/10/06/california-parental-notification-policy-for-school-boards/) - News » California Parental Notification Policy for School Boards » Our Duty in conjunction with the Coalition for Parental Rights developed model Parental Notification Policies that can be adopted by school boards. To see these policies and the supporting materials visit this page.
- [“No-Debate” Dogmas and “Gender-F*cking” to Shape the WHO’s Behind-the-Times Stealthy Global Transgender Guideline](https://ourduty.group/2024/01/05/no-debate-dogmas-and-gender-fcking-to-shape-the-whos-behind-the-times-stealthy-global-transgender-guideline/) - Commentary » “No-Debate” Dogmas and “Gender-F*cking” to Shape the WHO’s Behind-the-Times Stealthy Global Transgender Guideline » With the most progressive countries in the world now denouncing so-called Gender Affirming Care, the WHO appoints radical trans activists to write a gratuitous global guideline On December 18th, 2023 the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the development of a “guideline on the health of trans and gender diverse people”, seemingly as a last ditch
- [The World Health Organization is promoting controversial ‘gender-affirming’ approach on a global scale](https://ourduty.group/2024/01/03/the-world-health-organization-is-promoting-controversial-gender-affirming-approach-on-a-global-scale/) - Commentary » The World Health Organization is promoting controversial ‘gender-affirming’ approach on a global scale »
- [Detransition and Desistance Among Previously Trans-Identified Young Adults](https://ourduty.group/2023/12/02/detransition-and-desistance-among-previously-trans-identified-young-adults/) - Research » Detransition and Desistance Among Previously Trans-Identified Young Adults » Research published on 1st December 2023 (almost exactly four years after the first detransitioner conference in Manchester, England) examines the experiences of formerly transgender identifying people who have since desisted or detransitioned. Desistance is the term used to describe those who discard their transgender identity prior to any opposite-sex imitation medication, detransition is used to
- [Our Duty Canada's Universal Periodic Review Submission to be read in Geneva](https://ourduty.group/2023/11/02/our-duty-canadas-universal-periodic-review-submission-to-be-read-in-geneva/) - Commentary » Our Duty Canada’s Universal Periodic Review Submission to be read in Geneva » Our submission outlining the lack of safety and efficacy within Canada’s mandated Gender Affirming Care model will be read in Geneva on Friday, November 10th. In April of this year, Our Duty Canada wrote a submission for the United Nations Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process that occurs every 4.5 years for each of the UN’s
- [Our Duty Submission in Response to NHS Consultation on Puberty Blockers](https://ourduty.group/2023/10/31/our-duty-submission-in-response-to-nhs-consultation-on-puberty-blockers/) - Research » Our Duty Submission in Response to NHS Consultation on Puberty Blockers » This is the Our Duty Submission in response to the NHS England Consultation on the Prescription of Puberty Blockers. NHS England consulted on its new policy for the prescription of Puberty Suppressing Hormones (also known as puberty blockers). This public consultation ran for 90 days from 3 August to 1 November 2023. The Consultation Website:
- [Renowned Finnish Psychiatrist Challenges Gender-Affirming Care: A Pioneer's Revelations](https://ourduty.group/2023/10/30/renowned-finnish-psychiatrist-challenges-gender-affirming-care-a-pioneers-revelations/) - News » Renowned Finnish Psychiatrist Challenges Gender-Affirming Care: A Pioneer’s Revelations » In a groundbreaking account for The Free Press "Gender-Affirming Care Is Dangerous. I Know Because I Helped Pioneer It.", Dr. Riittakerttu Kaltiala, a distinguished Finnish adolescent psychiatrist, has raised serious concerns about the safety and efficacy of gender-affirming care for young individuals. Having played a pivotal role in establishing a gender identity service for minors
- [NHS England - Puberty Blockers Consultation](https://ourduty.group/2023/08/23/nhs-england-puberty-blockers-consultation/) - Commentary » NHS England – Puberty Blockers Consultation » NHS England is consulting on its new policy for the prescription of Puberty Suppressing Hormones (also known as puberty blockers) This public consultation will run for 90 days from 3 August to 1 November 2023. A great introduction which includes many of our concerns is here: https://grahamlinehan.substack.com/p/all-eyes-on-the-nhs Read the NHS consultation guide: https://www.engage.england.nhs.uk/consultation/puberty-suppressing-hormones/user_uploads/consultation-guide-puberty-suppressing-hormones-for-gender-incongruence-or-dysphoria-updated.pdf The Consultation
- [Seeking to understand the trans-gender phenomenon](https://ourduty.group/2023/09/23/seeking-to-understand-the-trans-gender-phenomenon/) - Commentary » Seeking to understand the trans-gender phenomenon » We are delighted to publish this comprehensive review of Dr Miriam Grossman's book Lost in Trans Nation by Richard House, Ph.D., C.Psychol. Dr Miriam Grossman, Lost in Trans Nation: A Child Psychiatrist's Guide Out of the Madness, Skyhorse Publishing, New York, 2023, 356 pp, ISBN-13: 978-1510777743, price (hardback) $32.50, with a foreword by Dr Jordan
- [Letter from a 16 year-old Lesbian](https://ourduty.group/2023/10/24/letter-from-a-16-year-old-lesbian/) - Testimony » Letter from a 16 year-old Lesbian » The following is a letter sent to Our Duty. The author has kindly given us permission to publish it. Hello, I'm 16 years old and I believed I was transgender from around 12 to 15 years old. I was mostly pushed in this direction due to the internet. I was active on an online group
- [Million MORE for Children](https://ourduty.group/2023/10/23/million-more-for-children/) - Commentary » Million MORE for Children » What do we do now to go forward and continue making progress? We realize we cannot organize marches month after month (but if you want to do that - please go ahead and organize locally!) Continuing Actions This is a grassroots effort. It is one conversation at a time. Here are some useful suggestions and
- [School Board Gender Identity & Expression Policy High Dollar Scandal](https://ourduty.group/2023/10/22/school-board-gender-identity-expression-policy-high-dollar-scandal/) - Commentary » School Board Gender Identity & Expression Policy High Dollar Scandal » York Region District School Board Pays almost $24K CAD to Trans Activists to write policies that hide children's gender identities & psychosocial transition from parents. Melanie Bennet, a member of Our Duty Canada and host of The Resilience Podcast, recently published a thread on X (Twitter) under the handle @finkledusty exposing the York Region District
- [Round 2! Saturday, October 21 from 1-4pm. Canada’s Million Person March for Children](https://ourduty.group/2023/09/05/canadas-million-person-march-for-children/) - Commentary » Round 2! Saturday, October 21 from 1-4pm. Canada’s Million Person March for Children » Coast to coast peaceful protests against Gender Ideology and the sexualization of our children in their schools and in our society. On Saturday October 21, 2023 Canadian Parents and concerned citizens will stand together and echo the trending social media hashtags #StopTheWarOnChildren and #MillionMarchRound2. Beyond the main gathering at the country’s capitol in Ottawa, Ontario,
- [1 Million March for Children in Canada. “The Largest Protest of its Kind in the World”- Round 2 Coming Up](https://ourduty.group/2023/10/03/1-million-march-for-children-in-canada-the-largest-protest-of-its-kind-in-the-world-round-2-coming-up/) - Commentary » 1 Million March for Children in Canada. “The Largest Protest of its Kind in the World”- Round 2 Coming Up » On Wednesday, September 20th, 2023 concerned Canadian parents and citizens from coast to coast to coast made history as we participated in the 1 Million March for Children, what’s being called “the largest protest of its kind in the world to date”. All races, religions and political leanings represented the vast portion of our country
- [Stop AB957](https://ourduty.group/2023/07/06/stop-ab957/) - News » 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
- [FDA Petition to Stop Off-Label Puberty Blockers](https://ourduty.group/2023/10/05/fda-petition-to-stop-off-label-puberty-blockers/) - Commentary » FDA Petition to Stop Off-Label Puberty Blockers » How to Comment on Citizen Petition Seeking FDA Action on Off-label Use of Puberty Blockers Click on this link: https://www.regulations.gov/document/FDA-2023-P-3767-0001 or Go to www.Regulations.gov. Enter FDA-2023-P-3767 in the search field. Find the document “Citizen Petition Citizen Petition from Nancy K. Stade et. al” You can click on the Download button beside the PDF document to
- [Gender is not a Spectator Sport](https://ourduty.group/2023/10/03/gender-is-not-a-spectator-sport/) - Commentary » Gender is not a Spectator Sport » The gender fairy flew in the window one day, creeping through every door until it found it my lonely daughter. She sat with her, listened to her, mesmerized her, and then went in for the kill. The fairly stripped her of her self-worth and told her that she could magically shed her sorrow by reemerging
- [Where did you get that idea from?](https://ourduty.group/2022/05/22/where-did-you-get-that-idea-from/) - Commentary » Where did you get that idea from? » As we continue our work with families affected by having a chid who thinks they are transgender, we are learning more and more about the social contagion aspects. We have yet to discover a child who decided they were the opposite sex without having experienced external influence to suggest this to them. "Maybe you are
- [LEAVE OUR KIDS ALONE- Million Person March, Peaceful Protest, and School Walkout Canada](https://ourduty.group/2023/08/10/leave-our-kids-alone-million-person-march/) - Events » LEAVE OUR KIDS ALONE- Million Person March, Peaceful Protest, and School Walkout Canada » Parents have had enough of gender ideology and the overt sexualized materials in Canadian K-12 schools. On Wednesday September 20th, Canadian Parents, groups and citizens across the country will be raising a collective voice to send the essential message, “Leave Our Kids Alone”. Join us in protecting ALL children from Gender Ideology. Please join your
- [Autism link to Trans Identities](https://ourduty.group/2020/06/06/autism-link-to-trans-identities/) - This piece by Bernard Lane in The Australian is a thorough report on how autistic children and adolescents can be misdiagnosed as being transgender.
- [The Trans Train](https://ourduty.group/2019/05/21/the-trans-train/) - Videos » The Trans Train » The Trans Train - Swedish documentary (with English subtitles)
- [Newsletter - August 2023](https://ourduty.group/2023/08/15/newsletter-august-2023/) - Commentary » Newsletter – August 2023 » 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
- [Australia: Call for Independent Inquiry](https://ourduty.group/2023/07/13/australia-call-for-independent-inquiry/) - News » 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
- [Megyn Kelly is done with preferred pronouns](https://ourduty.group/2023/06/03/megyn-kelly-is-done-with-preferred-pronouns/) - Commentary » 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
- [Does Your Mama Know?](https://ourduty.group/2023/06/26/does-your-mama-know/) - Commentary » 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
- [The Shocking Grounds for Canada’s Day of Action](https://ourduty.group/2023/06/07/the-shocking-grounds-for-canadas-day-of-action/) - Commentary » The Shocking Grounds for Canada’s Day of Action » On Friday June 9th, 2023 parents across the Nation plan to exercise their right to peaceful protest and keep their children home from their TQ (trans/queer) saturated K-12 schools. Contrary to what our captured Canadian mainstream media reports, concerned parents are not propagators of anti-trans hate but ARE fed up with the school’s highly misguided
- [Rally for Evidence-Based Care](https://ourduty.group/2023/04/17/rally-for-evidence-based-care/) - Events » Rally for Evidence-Based Care » Join us for a peaceful rally at the Pediatric Endocrine Society’s annual conference in beautiful San Diego May 6, 10am-12pm Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina1380 Harbor Island Dr, San Diego, CA THIS IS A PRIVATE PERMITTED EVENT.REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED TO RECEIVE A WRISTBAND THAT GIVES YOU ACCESS TO THE BASE CAMP AREA. Register for the Rally
- [A Canadian Mother's Letter to the UK Government in Opposition to its Proposed "Conversion Therapy" Ban](https://ourduty.group/2023/05/23/a-canadian-mothers-letter-to-the-uk-government-in-opposition-to-its-proposed-conversion-therapy-ban/) - Commentary » A Canadian Mother’s Letter to the UK Government in Opposition to its Proposed “Conversion Therapy” Ban » To Whom it May Concern, I am writing this statement to urge that a Conversion Therapy ban that includes “gender identity” not be passed in your country as it has been in mine. I am a Canadian Mother of a teenager who is surely to grow up to be a gay adult. She is confused
- [An Empowering Mothers Day to All of You](https://ourduty.group/2023/05/14/an-empowering-mothers-day-to-all-of-you/) - Commentary » An Empowering Mothers Day to All of You » For the Mothers, with a capital “M”. For Mothers of children or adolescents experiencing “gender” ideation, Mothers Day 2023 might be anticipated with unease, sadness or even dread. The unrelenting knowledge that the child you bore and raised has disengaged from him or herself, to the best of their juvenile abilities, may lead you, and
- [Adult Human Female](https://ourduty.group/2023/05/07/adult-human-female/) - Commentary » 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
- [Current Concerns About Gender-Affirming Therapy in Adolescents](https://ourduty.group/2023/04/20/current-concerns-about-gender-affirming-therapy-in-adolescents/) - Research » 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
- [Systematic Review of Evidence from Sweden](https://ourduty.group/2023/04/19/systematic-review-of-evidence-from-sweden/) - Research » 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
- [ROGD: New Study based on Parent Reports](https://ourduty.group/2023/03/30/rogd-new-study-based-on-parent-reports/) - Research » ROGD: New Study based on Parent Reports » Professor Michael Bailey along with Suzanna Diaz (pseudonym) have published a new paper. This article is a reproduction of a Twitter thread by Professor Bailey. We have also produced an 'Accessible Synopsis' of the paper here. Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria: Parent Reports on 1655 Possible Cases Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria: Parent Reports on 1655 Possible
- [Policy for the United Kingdom](https://ourduty.group/2020/09/25/policy-for-the-united-kingdom/) - Policy » Policy for the United Kingdom » There is no evidence of any benefit to sufferers of post-pubertal sex dysphoria from medical intervention. Mental health outcomes are not improved by gender transition. Our Duty takes the view that medical treatment to imitate the opposite sex is not just unnecessary, it is harmful. There is no doubt that young people who come to
- [The Cass Review - Our Concerns](https://ourduty.group/2023/04/14/the-cass-review-our-concerns/) - Commentary » The Cass Review – Our Concerns » Introduction The Cass Review is being conducted as an independent review of gender identity services for children and young people, led by paediatrician Dr Hilary Cass. It has been running for two years and published an Interim Report in February 2022. We have previously published responses to the Cass Review Interim Report, and a submission
- [Submission made to the NHS Consultation on Interim Service Specification](https://ourduty.group/2022/12/04/submission-made-to-the-nhs-consultation-on-interim-service-specification/) - News » Submission made to the NHS Consultation on Interim Service Specification » Our Duty has submitted its report to the NHS consultation on the proposed Interim Service Specification for Children and Young People with Gender Dysphoria. Key highlights are: Objectives We call for future services to be delivered with a focus on the long-term health and wellbeing of the patient (patient need).Our goals are aligned with those
- [13 Untruths Behind Gender Affirmative Therapies for Kids](https://ourduty.group/2023/02/28/13-untruths-behind-gender-affirmative-therapies-for-kids/) - Commentary » 13 Untruths Behind Gender Affirmative Therapies for Kids » Transcript for Dr Stephen Levine: 13 Untruths Behind Gender Affirmative Therapies for Kids On Feb 21, 2023 the Florida House of Health & Human Services Committee heard testimony from licensed psychiatrist Stephen Levine MD. He outlined 13 scientifically false assumptions which serve as the foundation of affirmation-only therapy for gender dysphoria in kids. ‘I plan
- [Submission to the UPR 2023](https://ourduty.group/2023/04/06/submission-to-the-upr-2023/) - Commentary » Submission to the UPR 2023 » Our Duty Canada’s Submission to the UPR 2023 Our Duty Canada (ODC) recently submitted a Stakeholders report to the 2023 United Nations’ Universal Periodic Review (UPR). The UPR occurs every 4.5 years and provides a check-in to see how Canada is measuring up to its commitments pursuant to the United Nations Convention on the Rights
- [To My Dear Daughter...](https://ourduty.group/2023/04/04/to-my-dear-daughter/) - Commentary » To My Dear Daughter… » This is a letter from a concerned mother to her daughter on the occasion of her becoming a teenager. This letter ties in with our theme of building Resilience. Dear Daughter In a few weeks you will officially be a teenager, 13 is a pivotal age for a young girl, I am proud of your
- [Conversion Practices Bill - Concerns](https://ourduty.group/2023/03/30/conversion-practices-bill-concerns/) - Policy » Conversion Practices Bill – Concerns » The UK Government has announced that it shall proceed with a ban on 'Conversion Practices' and that this bill shall include transgenderism. This is a great cause for concern. Firstly, we consider our children who have transgender ideation have been 'converted' - however, we doubt that the proposed Bill will be designed to stop all
- [State Sanctioned Kidnapping](https://ourduty.group/2023/03/29/state-sanctioned-kidnapping/) - News » State Sanctioned Kidnapping » In California, assembly bill AB665 seeks to further erode the rights of parents in that state. A Judiciary Committee hearing for AB 665 took place on March 28 2023 According to Erin Friday, co-lead of Our Duty, the bill will give counselors unfettered control over children age 12 and above. In a letter to the
- [Detransition Awareness Day](https://ourduty.group/2023/03/01/detransition-awareness-day-2/) - News » Detransition Awareness Day » SACRAMENTO: 10th March 2023 In association with detransawareness.org A demonstration in support of detransitioners will take place on March 10th at 1:00pm 1315 10th Street, Sacramento If you can get to Sacramento on 10th March, please, do. The animosity of those opposed to us raising awareness of the plight of detransitioners is such that it
- [Detransitioners Awareness Day from Canada](https://ourduty.group/2023/03/12/detransitioners-awareness-day-from-canada/) - Commentary » Detransitioners Awareness Day from Canada » From the parents of Our Duty Canada in support of Detransitioners Awareness Day.
- [Canadian Teen Fights Gender Ideology](https://ourduty.group/2023/03/02/canadian-teen-fights-gender-ideology/) - Commentary » Canadian Teen Fights Gender Ideology » On February 6, 2023, upon delinquently returning to school after hiring a lawyer who found no legal basis for the ongoing suspension, Josh was shadowed by his vice principal, repeatedly told to leave, and at the end of the day, arrested and given a trespassing notice along with a suspension for the remainder of the school year.
- [Missouri Whistleblower Jamie Reed Sparks Investigation](https://ourduty.group/2023/02/10/missouri-whistleblower-jamie-reed-sparks-investigation/) - News » Missouri Whistleblower Jamie Reed Sparks Investigation » Missouri Attorney General, Andrew Bailey has launched an investigation into the the Transgender Center at St. Louis Children’s Hospital where it is alleged that individuals have been harming hundreds of children each year, including by using experimental drugs on them. In a statement published on Twitter, Andrew Bailey says: Two weeks ago, we began an
- [The Sunday Times Reports on Hannah Barnes Book on The Tavistock](https://ourduty.group/2023/02/12/the-sunday-times-reports-on-hannah-barnes-book-on-the-tavistock/) - News » The Sunday Times Reports on Hannah Barnes Book on The Tavistock » The Sunday Times is UK's largest circulation quality newspaper. On Sunday 12th February 2023, The Sunday Times published three articles connected with the launch of Hannah Barnes' new book "Time to Think" on the Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) at The Tavistock Centre in London (frequently called just The Tavistock). Hannah Barnes is a former
- [Tell The American Academy Of Pediatrics To Drop The “Affirmative Care Model”](https://ourduty.group/2023/02/03/tell-the-american-academy-of-pediatrics-to-drop-the-affirmative-care-model/) - Commentary » Tell The American Academy Of Pediatrics To Drop The “Affirmative Care Model” » Despite its stated dedication to “the health of all children,” the AAP is leading the sterilization of a generation. Take Action! Sign the WOLF petition to the AAP! The Disastrous “Affirmative Care Model” In 2018, The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) adopted the “affirmative care model” based on a paper full of numerous falsehoods and
- [Our Duty at The Tavistock](https://ourduty.group/2020/03/27/our-duty-at-the-tavistock/) - News » Our Duty at The Tavistock » Parents from Our Duty were not the first to confront The Tavistock about what was going on at their gender clinics. However, our attendance happened at a pivotal time, we found governors sympathetic to our point of view, and the questions we raised were subsequently aired in flagship media: The Sunday Times and BBC Newsnight.The
- [Closing the Gender Identity Development Service](https://ourduty.group/2022/08/27/closing-the-gender-identity-development-service/) - News » Closing the Gender Identity Development Service » A TIMELINE OF RELEVANT EVENTS AT THE TAVISTOCK CENTRE 2005: Sue Evans, a nurse at Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust's Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS), warned that youngsters were being assessed too quickly and their treatment was influenced by transgender rights groups. 2009: GIDS became a national service responsible for treating all children in
- [Parents Protest at Davis, California](https://ourduty.group/2023/01/16/parents-protest-at-davis-california/) - News » Parents Protest at Davis, California » On January 11th, 2023, a group of parents including members of Our Duty joined together to protest the teaching of transgenderism at the Davis Joint Unified School District board in California. The protest was prompted by the school inviting 12-year-old students to a talk hosted by a parent group featuring Rachel Pepper, co-author of “The
- [Standing for Women](https://ourduty.group/2020/04/29/standing-for-women/) - Useful Links » Standing for Women » Standing For Women firmly believes that if the general public understood what is being done to children, in the name of acceptance and progress, they would vehemently oppose it. Standing for Women say "it is our duty to bring these issues to the fore and to not fear the silencing and bullying tactics of lobby
- [Chloe Cole with Jordan Peterson](https://ourduty.group/2023/01/03/chloe-cole-with-jordan-peterson/) - Commentary » Chloe Cole with Jordan Peterson » Chloe and Jordan discuss Chloe's story of medical transition and subsequent detransition. "the idea that the only pathway to this was through, you know, radical hormonal and physiological transformation, it's just, it's preposterous" Jordan Peterson on medical gender transition Jordan explains in clear terms what underlying factors could have influenced Chloe as she entered adolescence.
- [Informed Consent](https://ourduty.group/2020/08/26/informed-consent/) - How is it possible for an adolescent to give informed consent to life altering medical treatment when suffering from gender identity issues?
- [A Detransitioner Confronts His Therapist](https://ourduty.group/2021/10/28/a-detransitioner-confronts-his-therapist/) - Videos » A Detransitioner Confronts His Therapist » This is incredibly powerful. A detransitioner confronts his therapist. The conversation is on YouTube Here is the transcript (not tidied up yet): It kinda, it kinda, well, it really upset me last night.And I almost started transitioning again.Just, I don't know what to say really.Okay, so why, why, why did you have the thought to
- [Guidance for Proposed Interim Service Specification](https://ourduty.group/2022/11/13/guidance-for-proposed-interim-service-specification/) - 2026 August Our Duty Our duty is to bring our children to adulthood healthy in body and mind Guidance for Proposed Interim Service Specification
- [Response to Proposed NHS Interim Service Specification](https://ourduty.group/2022/10/23/response-to-proposed-nhs-interim-service-specification/) - Commentary » Response to Proposed NHS Interim Service Specification » The NHS published its proposed Interim Service Specification for the treatment of 'gender dysphoria' on 20th October 2022 The NHS is consulting on this Interim Service Specification for what they are calling Specialist service for children and young people with gender dysphoria (phase 1 providers) The consultation runs from 20th October 2022 to 4th December
- [Petition to Stop Sexualizing Kids in Canadian Schools](https://ourduty.group/2022/11/12/petition-to-stop-sexualizing-kids-in-canadian-schools/) - November 12, 2022 “In school boards all across Ontario, students are being asked to divulge their sexual interests and their gender identities.” Everybody knows that there is something very wrong about adults in positions of authority talking to minor children about their undeveloped sexual interests. Since this inappropriate conduct is being conflated with socially prescribed gender identities, Canadian
- [Responding to the Interim Report of The Cass Review](https://ourduty.group/2022/03/13/responding-to-the-interim-report-of-the-cass-review/) - News » Responding to the Interim Report of The Cass Review » This is a response the Interim Report published by The Cass Review. First up, Our Duty has been calling for an immediate moratorium on the provision of Opposite Sex Imitation Medicine pending the final report from The Cass Review. Nothing in the Interim Report diminishes the rationale for such a moratorium. Indeed, if anything, our
- [The NHS is Captured](https://ourduty.group/2022/10/31/the-nhs-is-captured/) - Commentary » The NHS is Captured » The United Kingdom's National Health Service is 'captured' by the 'critical social justice' movement. What does this mean? Why should you be concerned? When we talk of an institution being captured, we mean that the decisions made to determine policy and practice are all made through an ideological lens. While we would like to think
- [Chloe Cole : A Detransition Tale](https://ourduty.group/2022/09/22/chloe-cole-a-detransition-tale/) - Videos » Chloe Cole : A Detransition Tale » Chloe Cole has become an important voice in the USA - as a champion of detransitioners and as an advocate for the ending of opposite sex imitation for young people. Chloe is an inspiration and her video, here, is inspiring. Chloe is a founder of DETRANS UNITED
- [Report from Anaheim](https://ourduty.group/2022/10/13/report-from-anaheim/) - News » Report from Anaheim » The First Do No Harm Unity Rally in Anaheim, California showcased the broad support that exists for an end to so-called 'gender affirming care'. Other groups in attendance included Partners for Ethical Care, Gays Against Groomers, Lesbians United, and more. A full write-up of the day's events was written by Brad Jones of Epoch Times
- [We need to stop transing kids now](https://ourduty.group/2022/10/08/we-need-to-stop-transing-kids-now/) - Videos » We need to stop transing kids now » Erin Friday is a San Francisco attorney and a member of Our Duty. She is also the mother of a formerly trans-identified child. Meghan Murphy spoke with her about her experience, what the education system is teaching kids about sex and gender, and why we need to stop transing kids now.
- [BBC Newsnight](https://ourduty.group/2019/11/26/bbc-newsnight/) - News » BBC Newsnight » This TV programme includes an interview between Emily Maitlis and Elizabeth van Horn of The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust. During this interview, Emily Maitlis asks some of the questions we had previously pitched at the Council of Governor’s meeting. Specifically, that people are put on medical pathways without the requisite evidence, and that
- [Different Perspectives](https://ourduty.group/2019/03/11/different-perspectives/) - Videos » Different Perspectives » An Information Experience Design project by Silke Steidinger for the Royal College of Art. A series of vox pops of both pro-medicalisation and pro-psychotherapy viewpoints.
- [Newsletter - April 2021](https://ourduty.group/2021/05/02/newsletter-april-2021/) - News » Newsletter – April 2021 » April 2021 has seen a rapid acceleration in the campaign to end the medicalisation of young people in the name of gender. In a particularly busy month, highlights include a swathe of academic papers supporting our cause, powerful first-hand testimony from parents of sons, our own awareness raising truck in Los Angeles, and constructive articles
- [Erin Friday talks to Benjamin Boyce](https://ourduty.group/2022/09/03/erin-friday-talks-to-benjamin-boyce/) - Commentary » Erin Friday talks to Benjamin Boyce » Erin Friday's daughter suddenly identified as "trans" when she was 10 years old. After many months of patient care, and getting the girl out of the California school system, Erin's daughter left the "trans" identity aside and is now a healthy, artistic kid. But Erin's experience with California education's full-blown promotion of trans identities has
- [REMEMBERING YAELI](https://ourduty.group/2022/09/05/remembering-yaeli/) - Commentary » REMEMBERING YAELI » This first appeared on the PITT Substack on September 4th, 2022 Today, September 4th, 2022 is the first day of Suicide prevention week. This also happens to be the third anniversary of the untimely and entirely preventable death of Yaeli Galdamez. She was a 19-year-old California girl who, like many teenage girls, was plagued with
- [Hope: A Detransition Tale](https://ourduty.group/2022/09/04/hope-a-detransition-tale/) - Testimony » Hope: A Detransition Tale » Hope is a female detransitioner. She was on testosterone for a little over 2 years. She also had a mastectomy which she deeply regrets. Hope is on Twitter @choromatz Hope has written a helpful thread describing her relationship with her parents and her experiences leading to where she is today: "I am happy as a
- [Lawsuits are starting](https://ourduty.group/2022/08/05/lawsuits-are-starting/) - Iowa school district sued over transgender student policy An Iowa school district was sued this week over its adoption of a policy designed to protect transgender students through the development of “gender support plans.”The group suing the school district, Parents Defending Education, has said the policy infringes on the First and 14th Amendment rights of Iowa school district sued over transgender student policy An Iowa school district was sued this week over its adoption of a policy designed to protect transgender students through the development of “gender support plans.”The group suing the school district, Parents Defending Education, has said the policy infringes on the First and 14th Amendment rights of An Iowa school district was sued this week over its adoption of a policy designed to protect transgender students through the development of “gender support plans.” The group suing the school district, Parents Defending Education, has said the policy infringes on the First and 14th Amendment rights of students, as well as their parents’ right to make decisions about their child’s education and health. The district’s policy allows students to work with faculty to create a gender support plan, which may or may not involve their family. A parental rights group is suing an Iowa school district over its adoption of a new policy designed to support transgender students, alleging the policy violates the constitutional rights of students and excludes parents from important conversations about their children’s gender identity. The group Parents Defending Education (PDE) on Tuesday filed a complaint in federal court against the Linn-Mar Community School District in eastern Iowa arguing that a policy adopted by school board members in April violates students’ First and 14th Amendment rights. Under the district policy in question, transgender students may use school facilities like restrooms or locker rooms consistent with their gender identity and should be identified by faculty and staff using their preferred names and pronouns. Students may meet at any time with a school counselor or administrator to develop a “gender support plan,” according to the policy. A meeting with school staff will be held within 10 school days of a student’s request for support, and the student may choose whether or not they want their parents to be in attendance.
- [Parents call for an end to the promotion of transgenderism in schools.](https://ourduty.group/2022/08/05/parents-call-for-an-end-to-the-promotion-of-transgenderism-in-schools/) - Policy » Parents call for an end to the promotion of transgenderism in schools. » UK parents belonging to Our Duty, a peer support group for families with a child that identifies as transgender, have written to the Secretary of State for Education, James Cleverly, and the two candidates to be UK’s next Prime Minister, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak, requesting an urgent review into children adopting a transgender identity
- [Parents challenge 'Sanctuary State' Legislation](https://ourduty.group/2022/08/05/parents-challenge-sanctuary-state-legislation/) - News » Parents challenge ‘Sanctuary State’ Legislation » California Parents have been testifying in opposition to California's Bill SB107 which would, if enacted, make California a 'sanctuary state' for those seeking opposite sex imitation treatment. That means that California would ignore and override any protections that are available to a victim of transgender ideology in their home state. Erin Friday of Our Duty,
- [Response to Announcement of GIDs Closure](https://ourduty.group/2022/07/28/response-to-announcement-of-gids-closure/) - News » Response to Announcement of GIDs Closure » The NHS has announced that the Gender Identity Development Service, UK's only gender clinic for children is to be closed. Our Duty has been critical of this service provided by The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation trust since our foundation in 2018. Announcement https://www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning/spec-services/npc-crg/gender-dysphoria-clinical-programme/implementing-advice-from-the-cass-review/ Our Duty Statement Parents of children who believe themselves to be
- [Keep on Truckin'](https://ourduty.group/2021/04/20/keep-on-truckin/) - News » Keep on Truckin’ » Our Duty has a truck! It is in Los Angeles, and it is, we hope, raising some interest as to exactly "Who is Keira Bell?" Why a truck? What happened to the billboard campaign? The story is that every single company we asked after the last board came down early said no. The gentleman who
- [ROGD Phases -Time for Some Definitions ](https://ourduty.group/2022/04/15/rogd-phases-time-for-some-definitions/) - Commentary » ROGD Phases -Time for Some Definitions » For decades, researchers and psychologists have recognized that the levels of “insistence and persistence” of gender dysphoria in children are important factors to measure. These experts have identified what most wise people instinctively know: there is a difference between a child’s temporary (and entirely appropriate) self-identification as a cat or Batman, and an extended commitment
- [The Abyss ](https://ourduty.group/2022/04/12/the-abyss/) - Commentary » The Abyss » This is how it feels to watch my child embrace gender ideology: It’s like I am watching my daughter jumping into the abyss. She is falling in slow-motion, having purposely leapt past me into a gaping hole with no bottom in sight. I am holding out my hand to catch her as she falls past,
- [“I’ll call on the little boy in the back”: Advice from a Therapist ](https://ourduty.group/2022/04/10/ill-call-on-the-little-boy-in-the-back-advice-from-a-therapist/) - Commentary » “I’ll call on the little boy in the back”: Advice from a Therapist » PITT is written and edited exclusively by parents with children that identify or have identified as “trans”. We were born of parent support groups and have pooled our efforts to bring our stories to others, in the hopes that we can help our children and other children that have been swept up in gender madness
- [The One Way Street](https://ourduty.group/2022/04/08/the-one-way-street/) - Commentary » The One Way Street » Resources Needed for Desisters and Detransitioners in Schools My son decided he was “trans” 2 years ago. But since that time, he’s changed his mind. He now knows he’s male and has stopped talking about gender. He is now concentrating on his next journey—college. But there’s a problem: how does he walk back from the trans
- [An Open Letter to Lesbians-United.org ](https://ourduty.group/2022/04/04/an-open-letter-to-lesbians-united-org/) - Commentary » An Open Letter to Lesbians-United.org » Dear wonderful, brave, wise women, Thank you for being the voice of reason in the world where children can consent to be mutilated before they have a chance to learn that gender and biological sex are two different things. I urge you, however, to stand up not only for children, but also for teenage girls.
- [It's Wrong to Play the Pronoun Game ](https://ourduty.group/2022/04/02/its-wrong-to-play-the-pronoun-game/) - Commentary » It’s Wrong to Play the Pronoun Game » I’m a parent of a “trans identified” teen, so the pronoun dilemma is close to home for me. However, as a society, we cannot tackle this issue only when it impacts us personally —we need to band together as a society to say no to this toxic ideology, and saying no to pronouns is a
- [Why T is different than LGB: a parent’s perspective ](https://ourduty.group/2022/03/31/why-t-is-different-than-lgb-a-parents-perspective/) - Commentary » Why T is different than LGB: a parent’s perspective » When my older daughter was in her early teens, she enjoyed going to Teen Pride events. For a while, she dated girls. She never “came out”, it wasn’t necessary. She knew we didn’t mind whether she dated girls or boys. The only action we had to take was to drive her to her dates. Easy.My
- [Dear Planned Parenthood ](https://ourduty.group/2022/03/29/dear-planned-parenthood/) - Commentary » Dear Planned Parenthood » Dear Planned Parenthood, I cannot support you at this time and here is why. Planned Parenthood does not require any sort of mental health assessment before youth seeking hormones for transition can obtain those powerful medicines. What else are you neglecting here? Careful health assessment for other underlying medical conditions that could make hormones physically dangerous? This
- [URGENT ACTION](https://ourduty.group/2022/03/28/urgent-action/) - PLEASE SIGN ON PAGE FIVE AND SEND TO CHARLIEJACOBS@PROTONMAIL.COM FINAL-SB-932-CC-6Download FOR RESIDENTS OF CALIFORNIA PLEASE SIGN 1. Add name and title 2. Add political affiliation 3. Send signed copy of Charliejacobs@protonmail.com https://docs.google.com/document/d/11RsIDV812wEIL93Lr1BHfsoE4tQ_USgV_uo5DdMS_hI/edit
- [The World Needs All Kinds Of Boys ](https://ourduty.group/2022/03/27/the-world-needs-all-kinds-of-boys/) - Commentary » The World Needs All Kinds Of Boys » My son came out as trans to me by text message almost 3 years ago. His message basically said “I am trans and I need hormones”. He had only been “feeling this way” for about a month prior to that, and found the answers on the internet. From there, he planned a quick medical transition
- [DAMAGED BY TRANS? THE LAWSUITS ARE STARTING. ](https://ourduty.group/2022/03/24/damaged-by-trans-the-lawsuits-are-starting/) - Commentary » DAMAGED BY TRANS? THE LAWSUITS ARE STARTING. » The lawsuits are starting – and it’s about time. In the last couple of days, law firms in both the US and the UK have put out a call for claimants wishing to take legal action as a result of harm done to them or their family members by trans drug treatments and surgeries. Parents of gender questioning kids
- [Dear Therapist ](https://ourduty.group/2022/03/22/dear-therapist/) - Commentary » Dear Therapist » Dear therapist, I’m writing because I’d like to get help from someone in your professional community but I’m concerned about the care that me and my daughter would receive in today’s activist-driven climate. You see, my daughter is gender questioning and is experiencing dysphoria. This is concerning to me, and I would love some help,
- [TRIGGER WARNING; GRAPHIC IMAGES](https://ourduty.group/2022/03/20/trigger-warning-graphic-images/) - Commentary » TRIGGER WARNING; GRAPHIC IMAGES » THIS IS WHAT YOUR KIDS ARE WATCHING ON TIK TOK The irony should not be lost on us that a trigger warning is required for an article written for adults about what their kids are watching on the internet. But in the age of social media and trans mass hysteria, this is where we find
- [A letter to my son's affirmative therapist ](https://ourduty.group/2022/03/18/a-letter-to-my-sons-affirmative-therapist/) - Commentary » A letter to my son’s affirmative therapist » Dear x, I see that J is getting worse and worse despite the depression medication and all the therapy sessions with you. He complains of having a lot of anxiety, plus, as you know, he is still on sick leave. The really concerning thing is that, when he started the sessions with you he was
- [Just a Phase: We should never "transition" kids, teens, or young people ](https://ourduty.group/2022/03/13/just-a-phase-we-should-never-transition-kids-teens-or-young-people/) - Commentary » Just a Phase: We should never “transition” kids, teens, or young people » When my son was 13, he announced he was trans. He told me, he told his friends. He had sought advice online and reached his conclusion. He was sure, he said sadly. He wanted new pronouns, a new name, new clothes. I cried, I hugged him. I told him that of course I would love
- [The Myth of Trans Permanence ](https://ourduty.group/2022/03/11/the-myth-of-trans-permanence/) - Commentary » The Myth of Trans Permanence » If you are new to the crazy world of gender, you’ve heard that trans is something you just know. So, if your kid comes out as “trans”, that’s who they are, who they’ve always been. You just somehow missed the obvious. And now that you are aware you have a trans kid, your job is
- [The Cass Review - Interim Report](https://ourduty.group/2022/03/11/the-cass-review-interim-report/) - News » The Cass Review – Interim Report » On 10th March 2022 The Cass Review published an Interim Report. The Interim Report was covered by two articles in the British Medical Journal including one by Dr Hilary Cass. https://www.bmj.com/content/376/bmj.o589 Review of gender identity services for children and young people, Dr Hilary Cass https://www.bmj.com/content/376/bmj.o629 Our Duty will, in due course, publish a response. However,
- [Why does the Trevor Project want to separate kids from their parents? ](https://ourduty.group/2022/03/09/why-does-the-trevor-project-want-to-separate-kids-from-their-parents/) - Commentary » Why does the Trevor Project want to separate kids from their parents? » It’s an honestly posed question. The Trevor Project started out nobly, with a raison d’etre that everyone agreed with: preventing young gay people from suicide. For unknown reasons, the Trevor Project does not provide that history on the current iteration of its website (in fact, what the CEO says is that the Trevor Project has been about young people
- [Why I Can't Tell You My Son's Therapist's Name ](https://ourduty.group/2022/03/05/why-i-cant-tell-you-my-sons-therapists-name/) - Commentary » Why I Can’t Tell You My Son’s Therapist’s Name » My son has a great therapist. That sets us apart from, I think, the great majority of parents. Mental health care for children is difficult to get, and it's even more difficult to get mental health care that doesn't just check the box or blunder about, but actually helps a child. My son's therapist, who
- [It takes a village… ](https://ourduty.group/2022/03/03/it-takes-a-village/) - Commentary » It takes a village… » Many would interpret the saying “it takes a village to raise a child” to refer to the efforts of a community striving to encourage the mental and physical growth of children in a safe environment. Today, unfortunately, in Canada, that village is working to separate children from their parents, rather than helping the parents along.
- [A Small Sigh of Relief? ](https://ourduty.group/2022/03/01/a-small-sigh-of-relief/) - Commentary » A Small Sigh of Relief? » I finally took a breath…but only a small one. It’s been two very long years since my son began identifying as “trans”—two years of me living in fear that my child would choose to medically harm himself in the name of an identity. But finally, after two years of me loving him unconditionally, but never
- [How to diagnose a child as transgender (according to the professionals) ](https://ourduty.group/2022/02/27/how-to-diagnose-a-child-as-transgender-according-to-the-professionals/) - Commentary » How to diagnose a child as transgender (according to the professionals) » The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) recently released the 8th version of its Standards of Care (SOC). Health professionals around the world will use these guidelines when they make decisions on how to diagnose and treat transgender-identified people. As the parent of a trans-identified child as well as a public health professional, I
- [Stop the Gender Identity Madness- Write a Letter ](https://ourduty.group/2022/02/25/stop-the-gender-identity-madness-write-a-letter/) - Commentary » Stop the Gender Identity Madness- Write a Letter » “The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” George Orwell, 1984 For those of us at the front lines of the gender ideology debate, our society can seem Orwellian. Doctors, teachers, therapists, business leaders, judges, politicians, news media—even friends—tell us that nothing is wrong.
- [What’s in a Name?](https://ourduty.group/2022/02/24/whats-in-a-name/) - Commentary » What’s in a Name? » A “Trans” Kid Named Rose is Still a Rose A long, long time ago, in a galaxy far away, in the fall of 2019, I had some close friends tell me that their daughter had announced that she was non-binary and had decided to name herself – pardon – theirself “Phoenix.” Like any good friend,
- [What it Means to Feel Male or Female: Response to an Article ](https://ourduty.group/2022/02/21/what-it-means-to-feel-male-or-female-response-to-an-article/) - Commentary » What it Means to Feel Male or Female: Response to an Article » I read an article by a trans-woman who was trying to explain what it means to “be trans.” I like to occasionally read these articles to make sure I keep an open mind about issues of gender and transition, and to see the sorts of things that people like my daughter, who claim to be
- [A History Lesson on Families](https://ourduty.group/2022/02/19/a-history-lesson-on-families/) - Commentary » A History Lesson on Families » By a Historian I have now heard many heartbreaking stories about parents whose efforts to help their gender-questioning kids have been undermined by health professionals and schools. (Here are a few accounts: My daughter thinks she's transgender. Her public school undermined my efforts to help her., A Trans Estrangement, Outside influences: how our spirited daughter boarded the trans
- [I suffer from parental dysphoria ](https://ourduty.group/2022/02/17/i-suffer-from-parental-dysphoria/) - Commentary » I suffer from parental dysphoria » I suffer from parental dysphoria. Parental Dysphoria is a new condition, growing in frequency as the transgender trend that is indoctrinating our children picks up steam. Specifically, it’s the discomfort with your sense of self and view of reality that results from your child’s sudden announcement that he or she is transgender. Parental Dysphoria commonly
- [Dear Daughter, ](https://ourduty.group/2022/02/15/dear-daughter/) - Commentary » Dear Daughter, » What do I want you to know deep in your core? I want you to know that I love and support you completely, no matter what. You are my child and an important part of our family, now and always. That will not change regardless of name, clothing, pronouns, or gender. I believe I demonstrate
- [Is Gender Innate? Spoiler: No.](https://ourduty.group/2022/02/13/is-gender-innate-spoiler-no/) - Commentary » Is Gender Innate? Spoiler: No. » According to the World Health Organization: “Gender refers to the characteristics of women, men, girls and boys that are socially constructed. This includes norms, behaviors and roles associated with being a woman, man, girl or boy, as well as relationships with each other. As a social construct, gender varies from society to society and can change over time.”
- [My New Identity, Not By Choice](https://ourduty.group/2022/02/11/my-new-identity-not-by-choice/) - Commentary » My New Identity, Not By Choice » My daughter is a young adult, a very intelligent one at that, with a science-based college education. She tells me now, as an adult, that she is transgender. And my heart, my mind, and every fiber in my body screams, “NO!” because I know that she has been dragged into a cult, a cultural mania, however
- [DETRANS AWARENESS DAY IS MARCH 12, 2022](https://ourduty.group/2022/02/10/detrans-awareness-day-is-march-12-2022/) - ​ ​
- [My daughter and I](https://ourduty.group/2022/02/05/my-daughter-and-i/) - Commentary » My daughter and I » This is my story. I am a professional woman and I dedicated my life to the study and practice of medicine. For 25 years I practiced general psychiatry. I gave birth late in life. I had two children; a son and a daughter. My son and firstborn died suddenly when he was only five years
- [Autism and Gender Dysphoria](https://ourduty.group/2022/01/31/autism-and-gender-dysphoria/) - Commentary » Autism and Gender Dysphoria » The link between autism and gender issues has long been recognized. Renowned autism expert Tony Attwood even mentions it in his seminal guide to autism, “The Complete Guide to Asperger’s Syndrome”, which was published in 2008 and now, as large numbers of young people with autism or autistic traits are presenting to paediatric gender clinics, the
- [A Clusterfexk of Doctor Failures, Lockdown, Collapse of School, and Internet Indoctrination](https://ourduty.group/2022/01/29/a-clusterfexk-of-doctor-failures-lockdown-collapse-of-school-and-internet-indoctrination/) - Commentary » A Clusterfexk of Doctor Failures, Lockdown, Collapse of School, and Internet Indoctrination » I am a 54 year old working mom of a 15 year old gifted girl, 14 at the time of her trans self-identification—my only child. Our story is a textbook story of Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria (ROGD) in almost all aspects. The difference is my daughter’s cluster of mental and endocrine diagnoses that went undiscovered
- [Kara Dansky on Tucker Carlson](https://ourduty.group/2022/01/28/kara-dansky-on-tucker-carlson/) - Commentary » Kara Dansky on Tucker Carlson » This interview is incredibly important.Kara Dansky explains EVERYTHING you need to know about the transgender phenomenon, and with a particular viewpoint which is entirely aligned with Our Duty thinking on these matters.
- [But Adults Can Do Whatever They Want](https://ourduty.group/2022/01/27/but-adults-can-do-whatever-they-want/) - Commentary » But Adults Can Do Whatever They Want » The untold story of young adult transition This article is reposted, with permission from the author. You can find the original article, here. We are finally reaching a point in culture where the reality of the scandal of pediatric gender transition and it’s horrifying life changing consequences is beginning to prick the consciences of even the
- [My daughter](https://ourduty.group/2022/01/25/my-daughter/) - Commentary » My daughter » Forged in the Fire, Together My Daughter, These are the things I want to say to you. The things I want you to truly hear. When I decided to conceive you, I changed my life. I studied. I gave up alcohol, cigarettes, caffeine, sugar, processed foods, etc. I exercised, drank lots of water, attended to
- [The first step into the world](https://ourduty.group/2022/01/23/the-first-step-into-the-world/) - Commentary » The first step into the world » We left our kind, funny, shy and self-effacing son with you on a late summer evening. His initial impression of university was that everyone else was taking it in stride, having the experience he had been hoping for, and fitting in… and that he wasn’t. This intimidating start was followed by a relentless march of
- [Lily Maynard](https://ourduty.group/2020/04/29/lily-maynard/) - Useful Links » Lily Maynard » Lily's daughter identified as a boy and has since desisted. Lily's experience, and her ability to write at length and in detail about the issues, renders her website a very useful resource for parents who find themselves in a similar situation. http://lilymaynard.com/
- [LGB Alliance](https://ourduty.group/2020/04/29/lgb-alliance/) - Useful Links » LGB Alliance » LGB Alliance has become known internationally as the first LGB organisation to challenge the dogma of gender identity and to fire up the struggle to protect the rights of people with a same-sex sexual orientation. It has focused especially on protecting the rights of lesbians, which are under extreme pressure at this time.
- [Meeting the Tavistock](https://ourduty.group/2020/06/11/meeting-the-tavistock/) - Parents registered with Our Duty have an opportunity to have their voices heard at The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust.
- [Newsletter - June 2020](https://ourduty.group/2020/06/20/newsletter-june-2020/) - Debate and Sunlight: Reports from around the world on events which impact our support for parents of transgender identifying children.
- [Newsletter - July 2020](https://ourduty.group/2020/07/20/newsletter-july-2020/) - Commentary » Newsletter – July 2020 » Debate and Sunlight Our June Newsletter briefly mentioned the furore from believers of gender ideology around some tweets made by JK Rowling before concentrating on the Newsnight documentary about safeguarding concerns at The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust. This month, in almost a mirror image, our report can briefly mention that Newsnight documentary before
- [ROGD Week 2020](https://ourduty.group/2020/07/21/rogd-week-2020/) - Commentary » ROGD Week 2020 » This year ROGD Week runs from 20-26 July What is ROGD? Find out about Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria here. #ROGDWeek2020 is an opportunity to raise the profile of Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria (ROGD) on social media. It is now two years since Lisa Littman published her paper exploring the phenomenon of post-pubertal gender transition in young
- [Canada bullies dutiful parent](https://ourduty.group/2020/09/01/canada-bullies-dutiful-parent/) - News » Canada bullies dutiful parent » This is possibly the most shocking story concerning the gender transition of a young person that we know of. Robert Hoogland is facing a jail sentence for the "crime" of trying to protect his daughter from being transitioned by the state. The Canadian court in British Columbia has placed reporting restrictions on this case, forcing
- [Research Updates - Summer 2020](https://ourduty.group/2020/09/12/jk-rowling/) - Gender Identity research published in Summer 2020
- [Keira Bell Case - Statements](https://ourduty.group/2020/12/02/keira-bell-case-statements/) - Commentary » Keira Bell Case – Statements » Statements? More than one? Since our first meeting on 5th December 2018, Our Duty has worked to hold The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust to account. However, the efforts of Keira Bell and her legal team at Sinclairs Law have made a significantly greater contribution to advancing the welfare of gender dysphoric young people
- [Responding to WPATH](https://ourduty.group/2020/12/21/responding-to-wpath/) - Commentary » Responding to WPATH » This is a response to the WPATH statement regarding medical 'gender affirming' treatment including puberty blockers for transgender adolescents. The World Professional Association for Transgender Health, along with their European, United States, Asian, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand associated groups, have issued a statement saying they strongly disagree with the recent judgement of the High
- [Newsletter - December 2020](https://ourduty.group/2020/12/30/newsletter-december-2020/) - Commentary » Newsletter – December 2020 » Welcome to our final Newsletter for 2020. A tumultuous year, and yet one in which progress has been made. We all hope that things accelerate in 2021 and that the world becomes a far safer place for our children. United Kingdom In UK, Keira Bell won her court case against The Tavistock gender clinic. Court
- [Call to Stop Opposite Sex Imitation on NHS](https://ourduty.group/2021/01/15/call-to-suspend-gamt/) - Policy » Call to Stop Opposite Sex Imitation on NHS » Our Duty calls on the government to end the scandal of opposite sex imitation medicine
- [The Myth of Detransition](https://ourduty.group/2021/01/17/the-myth-of-detransition/) - Commentary » The Myth of Detransition » Detransition is the process, usually social sometimes medical, that young people go through when they reject their transgender gender identity after having under gone medical treatment to imitate the opposite sex. When this happens before any medical intervention it is known as desistance. We know that desistance rates are high, about 85% in studies, and
- [Newsletter - January 2021](https://ourduty.group/2021/01/31/newsletter-january-2021/) - Commentary » Newsletter – January 2021 » The Cass Review In UK Dr Hilary Cass is leading a government sponsored review into gender identity services for children and young people. The review has just gone live with its own Twitter account. Please follow @thecassreview President Biden In USA, the big news was the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th President. On
- [Newsletter: February 2021](https://ourduty.group/2021/03/01/newsletter-february-2021/) - News » Newsletter: February 2021 » February 2021 got off to a good start with Our Duty founder Keith Jordan getting a wider audience for concerns around the United Kingdom's approach to medical treatment in respected magazine The Critic: https://thecritic.co.uk/what-the-media-missed-about-the-care-quality-commissions-tavistock-report/ The Irish College of GPs reverses its stance on puberty blockers, and this was reported in The Times: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/irish-college-of-gps-reverses-stance-on-puberty-blockers-nh7kj6xbm An interesting
- [We're TERFS - and proud of it](https://ourduty.group/2022/01/21/were-terfs-and-proud-of-it/) - Commentary » We’re TERFS – and proud of it » Rebranding a slur TERF Abbreviation 1. Trans Educated Rational Female (female form) 2. Trans Educated Rational Father (male form) 3. Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminist (archaic) During the recent controversy about Dave Chapelle’s Netflix special, The Closer, the term TERF was in the news although, as is common when it comes to trans issues, the mainstream media reporting
- [Gender transition concerns must transcend the political divide](https://ourduty.group/2022/01/19/gender-transition-concerns-must-transcend-the-political-divide/) - Commentary » Gender transition concerns must transcend the political divide » My mentally ill son has fallen prey to an epidemic-please stop looking the other way I’m ready to speak up. I'm mom to a 18 year old who suddenly proclaimed himself to be female. This conviction took hold during the Fall of 2020, when he was a new student at university during the COVID pandemic.
- [An Unremarkable Story from the Age of Trans](https://ourduty.group/2022/01/17/an-unremarkable-story-from-the-age-of-trans/) - Commentary » An Unremarkable Story from the Age of Trans » My story is completely unremarkable. When new parents introduce themselves on the Genspect forum, the introduction is often word-for-word the same as mine. So here is my very ordinary 21st century story. We’re a liberal family, of the social justice variety. My husband and I both have a postgraduate education. I’m trained in epidemiology so I know
- [Sticking my head above the parapet in a rainbow sea of harmful affirmation - A parent’s perspective](https://ourduty.group/2022/01/14/sticking-my-head-above-the-parapet-in-a-rainbow-sea-of-harmful-affirmation-a-parents-perspective/) - Commentary » Sticking my head above the parapet in a rainbow sea of harmful affirmation – A parent’s perspective » I live in a country far behind the UK and Europe, the USA and Australia in terms of gender critical advances. In other words, I am surrounded by those still blindly in the thralls and thrills of the militant affirmation glitter rainbow. All the adults in the room seem to have forgotten basic biology and logic.
- [Trans and the myth of sloppy parenting](https://ourduty.group/2022/01/12/trans-and-the-myth-of-sloppy-parenting/) - Commentary » Trans and the myth of sloppy parenting » Recently in online transgender activist realms, I have been encountering a kind of casual acknowledgement of Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria (ROGD) by associating it with sloppy parenting. The message seems to be that if your adolescent child is asserting transgender identity and demanding new pronouns and cross-sex hormones it is the result of your own failure to
- [School Personnel are not Qualified to Diagnose or Treat my Child for Gender Dysphoria - Especially Without my Consent or Knowledge](https://ourduty.group/2022/01/10/school-personnel-are-not-qualified-to-diagnose-or-treat-my-child-for-gender-dysphoria-especially-without-my-consent-or-knowledge/) - Testimony » School Personnel are not Qualified to Diagnose or Treat my Child for Gender Dysphoria – Especially Without my Consent or Knowledge » Our story of trans-identification in our child doesn’t start with loneliness stemming from the pandemic as many others’ stories do. It started about a year prior to the pandemic. I was taking time to deal with some childhood trauma of my own, with the help of a therapist. I dove into my healing, was fully
- [Parent Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy Or Doctor Munchausen?](https://ourduty.group/2022/01/08/parent-munchausen-syndrome-by-proxy-or-doctor-munchausen/) - Commentary » Parent Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy Or Doctor Munchausen? » Modern medicine is a negation of health. It isn't organized to serve human health, but only itself, as an institution. It makes more people sick than it heals.-Ivan Illich Munchausen syndrome by proxy: a condition where a caregiver or spouse fabricates, exaggerates, or induces mental or physical health problems in those who are in their care,
- [Outside influences: how our spirited daughter boarded the trans train](https://ourduty.group/2022/01/06/outside-influences-how-our-spirited-daughter-boarded-the-trans-train/) - Commentary » Outside influences: how our spirited daughter boarded the trans train » Our daughter was unique and spirited from birth. As a young child she was imaginative, highly intelligent. She loved learning about new things and developing theories about how the world around her worked. She also was extremely girly and loved dressing up, makeup, posing for photographs, and dancing. She never met a stranger and would
- [What it Really Feels like to Have a “Trans Identifying” Kid](https://ourduty.group/2022/01/04/what-it-really-feels-like-to-have-a-trans-identifying-kid/) - Commentary » What it Really Feels like to Have a “Trans Identifying” Kid » To my family and friends who have not supported me or been by my side during the hardest time in my life. My son told us 2 years ago that he was “transgender”. I immediately knew that something was off, that something else was going on with him. I researched it, for endless hours, as
- [Detransition Awareness Day](https://ourduty.group/2021/03/12/detransition-awareness-day/) - News » Detransition Awareness Day » March 12, 2021 the inaugural 'Detransition Awareness Day', provided an opportunity to raise awareness of detransition and of the stories of detransitioners. While Keira Bell is perhaps the most famous of the detransitioners. Many others have found it necessary to unite and to campaign for better treatment, both by society and by the medical profession.
- [Billboard Chris](https://ourduty.group/2021/03/15/billboard-chris/) - News » Billboard Chris » Chris Elston a.k.a. Billboard Chris is a father of two daughters. He is also a big fan of J K Rowling with her Harry Potter books being a staple of the Elston family bedtime story routine. When Chris became aware of gender ideology he realised the threat that it posed to his daughters. And when
- [Prisoner of Conscience](https://ourduty.group/2021/03/20/prisoner-of-conscience/) - Commentary » Prisoner of Conscience » In Canada, a devoted and brave father is confined to prison pending trial on April12th, 2021 Robert Hoogland has a daughter who wants to be a man. While we all know that it is impossible for a girl to become a man, and we know that it is a parent's duty to lovingly bring their
- [Newsletter - March 2021](https://ourduty.group/2021/03/31/newsletter-march-2021/) - News » Newsletter – March 2021 » On March 8th a Westminster Hall debate was held at the House of Commons to discuss a proposed ban on conversion therapy. Unfortunately, almost all the participants in the debate were promoting the idea that gender identity should be treated in the same way as sexual orientation. Doing so would create a chilling environment for
- [Men of Principle](https://ourduty.group/2021/04/20/men-of-principle/) - Commentary » Men of Principle » Robert Hoogland in a travesty of justice, was imprisoned for a sentence of 6 months by a Court in British Columbia, Canada. His compatriot, Chris Elston is raising awareness of this issue, 'one conversation at a time'. Listen to him explain the Robert Hoogland case and his mission here: There has been very little 'mainstream'
- [Lost Boys - The Survey](https://ourduty.group/2021/04/25/lost-boys-the-survey/) - Research » Lost Boys – The Survey » In a series of articles for Quillette, Angus Fox describes in detail the experiences of families with boys who think they are transgender. The link to the quantitative survey mentioned in the final essay can be found at the bottom of this page. Introduction When Sons Become Daughters: Parents of Transitioning Boys Speak Out on
- [A Parent's View](https://ourduty.group/2021/05/12/a-parents-view/) - Commentary » A Parent’s View » By Devon Jacobs I'm an American Mom with liberal political views (Democrat voter, East Coast) who knew nothing about "gender dysphoria" or the experimental nature of treatment in this field until I was thrust into it with my young teenage son's sudden quarantine announcement. I was shocked to see that anyone who says they are
- [SEGM issues Rebuttal to AusPATH](https://ourduty.group/2021/07/04/segm-issues-rebuttal-to-auspath/) - Research » SEGM issues Rebuttal to AusPATH » The Society for Evidence-based Gender Medicine (SEGM) has issued a paper refuting the claims made by The Australian Professional Association for Trans Health (AusPATH) in its recent paper. On 26th June 2021 AusPATH renewed its commitment to what it calls 'gender affirming care', and what is really Opposite Sex Imitation Medicine (OSIM). This announcement was seized upon by
- [The Supply and Demand of Trans: How About a Little Help from the Kids?](https://ourduty.group/2022/01/02/the-supply-and-demand-of-trans-how-about-a-little-help-from-the-kids/) - Commentary » The Supply and Demand of Trans: How About a Little Help from the Kids? » At PITT, we’re hard at work on the supply side, trying to slow down the torrent of hormones dangled in front of our kids, to hold practitioners accountable for the experimental nature of their medical gender “transition” treatments. We’re shining a light on the negligence of therapists, practitioners and gender clinics who, with only “very poor”
- [Letter To a Well Meaning Bystander](https://ourduty.group/2021/12/29/letter-to-a-well-meaning-bystander/) - Commentary » Letter To a Well Meaning Bystander » Open your mind-when it comes to trans, you might be misguided Dear Friend, I appreciate the concern expressed for my daughter and any difficulties that she and our family might be facing. I know your sympathy is sincere and you would like to be helpful if possible. I thank you for your suggestion of {embracing
- [True Friendship](https://ourduty.group/2021/12/28/true-friendship/) - Commentary » True Friendship » At Our Duty we work primarily with parents, however we know that they are not the only ones who care. Siblings, aunts, cousins, uncles, grandparents, and friends can all be torn by their love for a person who suddenly gets the idea they have a gender identity at odds with their sex. This is an
- [Why our kids think they're trans](https://ourduty.group/2021/12/26/why-our-kids-think-theyre-trans/) - Commentary » Why our kids think they’re trans » Read the reasons they've given us, their parents Are you under the impression that “trans kids” just know who they are, and that transition is how they become their true self? As parents of these “trans identified” teens you read about on the news, we beg to differ. You see, our kids are smart, many
- [Contradictions in Trans Ideology - An Incomplete List](https://ourduty.group/2021/12/23/contradictions-in-trans-ideology-an-incomplete-list/) - Commentary » Contradictions in Trans Ideology – An Incomplete List » "Is the person a child or is the person adult-like? Does the person have a certain type of cognition, morality to make such a choice?"-Convicted sex trafficker and cult leader Keith Raniere A short catalogue of nonsensical axioms justifying transition of gender dysphoric children: 1. Trans women are women, yet the trans child is
- [We will not be silent any more](https://ourduty.group/2021/12/20/we-will-not-be-silent-any-more/) - Commentary » We will not be silent any more » We are protesting gender clinics; you should too Gender clinics and trans activists: Do you think that you have the only voice? Think again. The public outcry against the gender ideology has arrived. The tower of deceit is starting to wobble. We parents and our allies have grown tired of crying and hitting
- [Pronoun Bullying](https://ourduty.group/2021/12/16/pronoun-bullying/) - Commentary » Pronoun Bullying » I applaud all parents who have done so much to bring the concerns and needs of our children – our quirky, unusual, brilliant, awkward children – to light. These are strange times we are living in, and I think it's much harder to grow up in the weird online garden of social media and virtual
- [A Great Parenting Story](https://ourduty.group/2021/12/15/a-great-parenting-story/) - Commentary » A Great Parenting Story » On 13th December 2021, Helen Islan - a prominent activist, supporter of Mermaids (the controversial UK charity famed for promoting transgenderism) and loser of Britain's first 'transphobic hate' trial posted the following on Twitter using her account @mimmymum: The tweet was critical of an article published in The Daily Signal written by a mother of
- [Parents of Trans Identified Kids: Tell Your Stories!](https://ourduty.group/2021/12/14/parents-of-trans-identified-kids-tell-your-stories/) - Commentary » Parents of Trans Identified Kids: Tell Your Stories! » If your family is impacted by transgender orthodoxy, time to speak up We are incredibly proud of the work we’ve done over the past few months in getting our stories, and the stories of our fellow parents with trans-identified teens, out to the world. Thanks to all who have contributed to our project, many thousands
- [ROGD: Lived Experience and the Hypocrisy of the Trans Movement](https://ourduty.group/2021/12/12/rogd-lived-experience-and-the-hypocrisy-of-the-trans-movement/) - Commentary » ROGD: Lived Experience and the Hypocrisy of the Trans Movement » Transgender activists love to talk about the “validity” of “lived experience” and complain that questioning in any way that sacred thing is an attempt to “erase” them, to “deny their existence” – yes, even to “kill them”. Well, we parents have some “lived experience” to convey to these activists. ROGD is real. ROGD (Rapid onset
- [Time Accounting in the World of Gender](https://ourduty.group/2021/12/09/time-accounting-in-the-world-of-gender/) - Commentary » Time Accounting in the World of Gender » Like other parents of a teen caught in the steel grip of gender ideology, my life has been turned upside down. People not familiar with this issue would be stunned about how much time this tragedy can eat up in a day. I can’t speak for every parent stuck in this living nightmare, but I’m
- [Waiting For Change](https://ourduty.group/2021/12/07/waiting-for-change/) - Commentary » Waiting For Change » For the past few weeks, I’ve been holding my breath, in a different way than the way I’ve been holding my breath since my son announced he was trans, demanding that we refer to him with female pronouns and use only his new name, Erin. To never utter the name I love intensely — my
- [Gender: You’re Not So Special](https://ourduty.group/2021/12/04/gender-youre-not-so-special/) - Commentary » Gender: You’re Not So Special » Once upon a time, there was a special child. For purposes of picking a pronoun, this child will be a boy, but it could just as easily be a girl. This child was very loud, very whiny and very demanding. This child indicated that he really did not like any of the school’s rules, because
- [Part 2: Think my Kid is "Trans"? Better Prove it.](https://ourduty.group/2021/12/02/part-2-think-my-kid-is-trans-better-prove-it/) - Commentary » Part 2: Think my Kid is “Trans”? Better Prove it. » Parents have had it with "trans" It’s been a number of weeks since we published “Think My Child is Trans: You’d Better Prove It”, challenging trans activists and proponents of the now discredited “affirmation only” approach to show parents the evidence that our children, observed as male or female at birth are, in fact, the
- [It’s Been One Year ](https://ourduty.group/2021/11/30/its-been-one-year/) - Commentary » It’s Been One Year » Porn and Grooming - the Connection with Trans ID in Boys is Undeniable Too I am one of a growing number of parents whose children, after exposure to pornographic content online, experienced a sudden and rapid change in behavior, ultimately culminating in a new transgender identity. A few days ago I read “Transgender’s Connection with Pornography:
- [Testifying](https://ourduty.group/2021/11/28/testifying/) - Commentary » Testifying » Nobody intends to join a cult. One day, you realize you are in one, and then you panic—because now you have to make a choice. Leaving means you are going to have to give up your entire life. You could lose your friends, your support system, and sometimes your family. Everything you knew about the
- [Let’s protect our daughters!](https://ourduty.group/2021/11/26/lets-protect-our-daughters/) - Commentary » Let’s protect our daughters! » Gender dysphoria among adolescent girls I am a French mother, whose teenage daughter recently announced to me that she was gender dysphoric and wanted hormones. Being left-wing politically oriented, a feminist, and sensitive to the rights of minorities, I first thought my daughter had to be supported in the difficult path to transition. I find
- [Transgender Medical Interventions: Impacts on the Brain, Part II](https://ourduty.group/2021/11/22/transgender-medical-interventions-impacts-on-the-brain-part-ii/) - Commentary » Transgender Medical Interventions: Impacts on the Brain, Part II » aka Trans Medical Taliban Part II The ugly truth: Trans medicine is not about fixing a natural condition of being born in the wrong body, as activists would have you believe. And it is certainly not a journey to become one’s true self, which should not require any drugs or surgeries. It doesn’t actually turn
- [Dear WPATH Doctors: I don't forgive you.](https://ourduty.group/2021/11/21/dear-wpath-doctors-i-dont-forgive-you/) - Commentary » Dear WPATH Doctors: I don’t forgive you. » This week I listened to podcasts and read articles that surprised me, along with a lot of parents I know. For years now we have all been told things that are deeply disturbing to us as parents. We've been told that puberty blockers are completely reversible and have no long term harmful side effects. We've
- [Hey, Doc!](https://ourduty.group/2021/11/18/hey-doc/) - Commentary » Hey, Doc! » Hey Doc. Can I talk to you for a few minutes? Some things I've noticed are bothering me. I was wondering if they might be bothering you too? So, first, let's say my teen binge watches Tik Tok, lnstagram, and YouTube videos about Tourette's syndrome and suddenly develops tics. What would you do? If I
- [Early Transition: Arguments Pro and Con](https://ourduty.group/2021/11/17/early-transition-arguments-pro-and-con/) - Commentary » Early Transition: Arguments Pro and Con » At the age of 13, my daughter, following some stressful social changes in her life and a large amount of time spent on the internet, joined a wave of teens that feel discomfort with their sex or gender role and believe they are “trans”. As part of this identity and her conclusion that she is
- [A Poem to My Daughter: Holy and Blameless](https://ourduty.group/2021/11/13/a-poem-to-my-daughter-holy-and-blameless/) - Commentary » A Poem to My Daughter: Holy and Blameless » A Poem from a Mom As she is, culture tells her, two things: Two seemingly contradictory things. Two expectations. Be a change maker, mature beyond her years, responsible for weaving The fabric of society. And be a sexual object; serve the needs of others With no agency, yet: Blamed for failure. Fractured by conflict, disconnect,
- [Easily Led Vulnerable Boy](https://ourduty.group/2021/11/13/easily-led-vulnerable-boy/) - Testimony » Easily Led Vulnerable Boy » This testimony from a parent makes for very hard reading. The boy is clearly easily led, and after being a victim of 'sexting' he then became a victim of gender ideology. This is what a safeguarding failure looks like. My son has autism, ADHD, epilepsy, mental health problems, suicidal ideation and learning difficulties. He finds
- [Daughter Bullied into Being Trans](https://ourduty.group/2021/11/13/daughter-bullied-into-being-trans/) - Testimony » Daughter Bullied into Being Trans » This testimony is from a member of Our Duty who tells how her daughter's school facilitated and encouraged gender transition despite the root cause of the girl's gender identity coming from peer coercion. Two years ago my daughter asked me to buy her a binder. This was totally out of the blue but I had
- [Dear University President](https://ourduty.group/2021/11/11/dear-university-president/) - Commentary » Dear University President » Dear “University President", You have our sympathies. This has to be a very difficult time to be a University president, especially at the world-renowned institution that is xxx. We follow with interest and sympathy the fight for racial justice being pursued on campus. We have also been keeping tabs on the University’s approach to the
- [Transgender's Connection with Pornography: It's Undeniable](https://ourduty.group/2021/11/09/transgenders-connection-with-pornography-its-undeniable/) - Commentary » Transgender’s Connection with Pornography: It’s Undeniable » I am a parent of female child who has Rapid Onset of Gender Dysphoria (ROGD). This is a new phenomenon where a child, who was perfectly happy in his or her body until right around puberty, suddenly announces that he or she is the opposite sex. In the case of my daughter, when she developed
- [A Letter To My Beloved Child](https://ourduty.group/2021/11/08/a-letter-to-my-beloved-child/) - Commentary » A Letter To My Beloved Child » A letter to my beloved child, I came late to the experience of parenting. I was afraid of the responsibility, I didn’t feel I was ready. I wasn’t sure if it was right for me or if I was right for it. When I decided it was time, I cannot describe to you how overjoyed
- [A Parent Stands Up Against Gender Ideology in School](https://ourduty.group/2021/11/06/a-parent-stands-up-against-gender-ideology-in-school/) - Videos » A Parent Stands Up Against Gender Ideology in School » January Littlejohn, a member of the Eastern USA Chapter of Our Duty, has given an outstanding talk on the effect Florida Schools' promotion of Gender Ideology has had on her family. This is the transcript of her speech: She is a mother of three children she's a licensed mental health counselor she holds a master's
- [To the New York Times: What happened?](https://ourduty.group/2021/11/05/to-the-new-york-times-what-happened/) - Commentary » To the New York Times: What happened? » By some formerly trusting New York Times readers Many of us parents of kids with gender dysphoria have been faithful New York Timesreaders for a long time, deeply believing we could rely upon it for factual and unbiased reporting. No more. For the past few years, the New York Times has been publishing many articles about transgender people
- [Parents: The New Resistance of the 21st Century](https://ourduty.group/2021/11/03/parents-the-new-resistance-of-the-21st-century/) - Commentary » Parents: The New Resistance of the 21st Century » By Code Name: Loving Parent Code names. Secret messages passed in the dark. Covert operations. Hiding from the authorities. Are we talking about 1944 in Europe? Sadly, no: We’re talking about 2021 and our secret resistance is taking place all over the world. Instead of spies and resistance fighters inside enemy-occupied borders, we are parents
- [The Power Of The Story](https://ourduty.group/2021/11/01/the-power-of-the-story/) - Commentary » The Power Of The Story » A tale of how, for a brief period of time, gender ideology captured the collective imagination of mankind When my child began questioning her gender, I dove into researching the topic. The more I learnt, the more aghast I became at the way in which society has completely embraced the implausible ideology of gender identity, and
- [Parents: You can stand up to gender ideology - here's how](https://ourduty.group/2021/10/30/parents-you-can-stand-up-to-gender-ideology-heres-how/) - Commentary » Parents: You can stand up to gender ideology – here’s how » Here's how we did it, and how you can too Ever wonder how you, little, insignificant you, can change the world? It seems impossible, right? With so many people, so many rules - there is no way for an individual to affect change. Well, I’ve got a surprise for you; it’s not really that hard
- [Follow the Science: Surveys show recent cohort of ROGD boys is different](https://ourduty.group/2021/10/28/follow-the-science-surveys-show-recent-cohort-of-rogd-boys-is-different/) - Commentary » Follow the Science: Surveys show recent cohort of ROGD boys is different » By Donna M. Back in 1992, the “feel bad” movie of the year was called Lorenzo’s Oil. Based on a true story, this film followed the struggles of a couple battling to find a cure for their son’s adrenoleukodystrophy. Desperate for information and ideas, they turn to doctors and scientists who rebuff their efforts: they are
- [Transgender: Is it the new dot-com bubble?](https://ourduty.group/2021/10/26/transgender-is-it-the-new-dot-com-bubble/) - Commentary » Transgender: Is it the new dot-com bubble? » Remember when everyone opened a dot-com business? It was a big push back in the late 1990s. Everyone was getting into it and creating high-flying companies in the new wild west of the internet, until most of them went belly up. There were some big winners… and some big losers. This is what is happening
- [Dear Doctor,](https://ourduty.group/2021/10/25/dear-doctor/) - Commentary » Dear Doctor, » Letter written to Dr. XXXXX...no response received I am the mother of a child who suddenly claimed a transgender identity and became swiftly medicalized — meaning prescribed wrong sex hormones and surgeries to treat gender dysphoria, without any in-depth exploration. I came across your name while researching gender ideology and your background in bioethics seems
- [To My Daughter's Therapist: You Were Wrong](https://ourduty.group/2021/10/23/to-my-daughters-therapist-you-were-wrong/) - Commentary » To My Daughter’s Therapist: You Were Wrong » To my daughter’s gender therapist: you were wrong. It has been some months since you and my daughter had the last of four sessions. In the third session I was invited to sit in on a discussion of the effects of T, testosterone, on a human female body. You smiled calmly as you led us
- [UNSAFE: Parental Disempowerment by the Gender Industry](https://ourduty.group/2021/10/21/unsafe-parental-disempowerment-by-the-gender-industry/) - Commentary » UNSAFE: Parental Disempowerment by the Gender Industry » By: Juliet Nevasta The first time I heard my daughter's masculine voice, I threw up. I was caught off-guard, alone in the house (I thought), picking burrs off the dog. "Hello, hello? Hello, is anybody home?!" I knew my son was not home. And his 15 yr old voice was deeper than this voice. Was it him? Was he in distress? My
- [The Gender Critical Parent’s Guide to Trans: (Mis)Behaviors](https://ourduty.group/2021/10/19/the-gender-critical-parents-guide-to-trans-misbehaviors/) - Commentary » The Gender Critical Parent’s Guide to Trans: (Mis)Behaviors » One of the most difficult things about parenting a gender-questioning child today is the information asymmetry. Once a GQ kid has self-diagnosed themselves, courtesy of big tech, they have access to the entire world of transgender ideology with its seemingly endless stream of videos, articles, and social media influencers. These resources show them exactly how to
- [Dear Doctors: You've Got One More Chance](https://ourduty.group/2021/10/17/dear-doctors-youve-got-one-more-chance/) - Commentary » Dear Doctors: You’ve Got One More Chance » Or we're breaking up with you Doctors: Are you going to change your ways, or do we need to break up with you? Our relationship was good while it lasted but unless things change — and change quickly — it’s time to call it quits. We are the parents of gender dysphoric children and we feel
- [Rise of the Trans Medical Taliban](https://ourduty.group/2021/10/15/rise-of-the-trans-medical-taliban/) - Commentary » Rise of the Trans Medical Taliban » The science is out there, but you won't read about it When my son came to me saying he felt he was trans, my first inclination, being a scientist, was to dive into the research. I wanted to understand, from a medical and scientific perspective, what was going on with my son. I figured the
- [Why We Write about Gender Ideology (aka Trans)](https://ourduty.group/2021/10/12/why-we-write-about-gender-ideology-aka-trans/) - Commentary » Why We Write about Gender Ideology (aka Trans) » There are three types of people that are threatening and are, therefore, absolutely intolerable, to the trans ideology narrative - desisters (people that thought they were trans, but then stopped thinking that way), detransitioners (people who “transitioned” to the other sex, and are now reverting back), and parents who question. We are part of the
- [Enough with the Pronouns](https://ourduty.group/2021/10/07/enough-with-the-pronouns/) - Commentary » Enough with the Pronouns » Pronoun signaling, however well intended, is hurtful, not kind. Think you are being kind by asking someone to state their pronouns? To require them on name badges? By advertising your pronouns on your email signature and linkedin profile? Or even worse, by conducting pronoun circles on the first day of school? In actuality, this pronoun stuff,
- [Why are US Schools Teaching Gender Religion to Kids?](https://ourduty.group/2021/10/03/why-are-us-schools-teaching-gender-religion-to-kids/) - Commentary » Why are US Schools Teaching Gender Religion to Kids? » And, more importantly - what are we going to do about it? Every couple of generations a new belief system comes along that catches on and quickly seizes the public imagination. The trendy belief system du jour is gender identity. But, just because a lot of people believe it to be true or think that
- [It's Time for the Real Women to Stand Up](https://ourduty.group/2021/10/01/its-time-for-the-real-women-to-stand-up/) - Commentary » It’s Time for the Real Women to Stand Up » When Will the Real Women Stand Up? By: Jen Van Outer, a Real Woman, with a son who doesn’t believe he’s a Real Man, who is experiencing the unique pain and cognitive dissonance that results from the collision of feminism with gender confusion within a family. -------- Anyone remember the 1980s commercial for Enjoli –
- [How Many Detransitioners Are Too Many?](https://ourduty.group/2021/09/23/how-many-detransitioners-are-too-many/) - Commentary » How Many Detransitioners Are Too Many? » By Pam Curtis How many Detransitioners are too many before people start listening to parents? I’m a parent of a trans identifying teen, and I know a lot about this subject and why a child would come to the conclusion that they are trans. I just want you to listen. When I was a young
- [What’s Your Endgame?](https://ourduty.group/2021/07/28/whats-your-endgame/) - Commentary » What’s Your Endgame? » By Sara Hertz What do you think you are doing? To those of you clinicians and researchers claiming that gender identity is biologically based, not malleable, that people should be affirmed or they will be harmed, that medicalization has been found to be reliably safe, effective, and prevents harm, that almost no one who embarks
- [Doctors, Stop Gaslighting Our Gender Confused Children!](https://ourduty.group/2021/08/04/doctors-stop-gaslighting-our-gender-confused-children/) - Commentary » Doctors, Stop Gaslighting Our Gender Confused Children! » By Pam Curtis Doctors, stop gaslighting parents about their gender confused children! We know our kids and, it turns out, you don’t always know what you’re doing when it comes to gender ideology interventions.My son was a happy-go-lucky kid in every way, until high school. Then, suddenly, he became self-conscious and insecure about himself and
- [Mourning The Living](https://ourduty.group/2021/08/04/mourning-the-living-fighting-for-my-gender-confused-daughter/) - Commentary » Mourning The Living » Fighting for my gender confused daughter As I lay, alone, on my back in Room 23, waiting for the lidocaine gel to do its job, I heard myself say, aloud, “You asked for this...” I know that, as a woman of a certain age, one cannot live on coffee, wine, leftovers, and no water. I
- [AMA Repeats History with Transgender](https://ourduty.group/2021/08/06/ama-repeats-history-with-transgender/) - Commentary » AMA Repeats History with Transgender » by Maria Polaris, Ohio Cardinal Support Network The American Medical Association’s (AMA) troubling past with social issues, and apparent continued willingness to lie to the American public when it comes to the idea of transgender, should alarm everyone. At this point, it is widely known that the data supporting the safety and efficacy of transgender
- [Think My Kid is Trans? You'd Better Prove It.](https://ourduty.group/2021/08/10/think-my-kid-is-trans-youd-better-prove-it/) - Commentary » Think My Kid is Trans? You’d Better Prove It. » Here’s how it goes now. You’re in a family therapy session and the psychologist looks at you somberly and says “What you need to do now is accept that this is not your son, it’s your daughter. This may be hard, but after mourning for your son, in time you will accept your daughter and
- [Reflections On Pain and Things That Break Our Hearts](https://ourduty.group/2021/08/13/reflections-on-pain-and-things-that-break-our-hearts/) - Commentary » Reflections On Pain and Things That Break Our Hearts » By Marie P. This morning Facebook reminded me that I once had a handsome son with a smile that would light up a room. The picture was taken 5 years ago. Staring at me on the screen was a dark and handsome tall boy with a dazzling smile. He is standing at the beach in
- [Parents on Podcasts Speaking Out About Trans](https://ourduty.group/2021/08/15/parents-on-podcasts-speaking-out-about-trans/) - Commentary » Parents on Podcasts Speaking Out About Trans » Some brave parents are lending their voices in spoken form to the movement to safeguard children and to protect parent rights, so we can protect our kids. Please take some time to listen to what parents have to say! • Thinkspot: S2#21 - Bettina Arndt and Parents of Trans-identifying Sons Join Bettina Arndt as she
- [Dr. Google Does Not Know “If You’re Trans”](https://ourduty.group/2021/08/18/dr-google-does-not-know-if-youre-trans/) - Commentary » Dr. Google Does Not Know “If You’re Trans” » by Dina SamuelsHere’s a question for you parents out there: do you think that the internet is qualified to diagnose your child with a serious medical condition? No? Well, I’m here to tell you that that’s exactly what is happening today…when it comes to “transgender”. My child is a very impressionable, self-conscious, extremely smart thirteen-year-old.
- [Loneliness, Social Isolation, and Trans Identification in Teens](https://ourduty.group/2021/08/20/loneliness-social-isolation-and-trans-identification-in-teens/) - Commentary » Loneliness, Social Isolation, and Trans Identification in Teens » Last March, at the beginning of the pandemic, I never would have put Covid and transgender in the same sentence. I also never thought I'd be writing publicly about matters as private as my son's sexual development. But, just like the toll on small businesses and civil liberties, the effects of the loneliness and isolation
- [Parents Deserve Answers before Medicalizing Gender Identity](https://ourduty.group/2021/08/24/parents-deserve-answers-before-medicalizing-gender-identity/) - Commentary » 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
- [The Trans Detour](https://ourduty.group/2021/08/27/the-trans-detour/) - Commentary » 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?
- [Trans: The Family Destroyer](https://ourduty.group/2021/08/29/trans-the-family-destroyer/) - Commentary » 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
- [Cross Sex Hormones: Today's Recreational Drugs](https://ourduty.group/2021/09/04/cross-sex-hormones-todays-recreational-drugs/) - Commentary » 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.
- [We Need a Hero](https://ourduty.group/2021/09/06/we-need-a-hero/) - Commentary » 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
- [Breast Binders: a Gateway Drug](https://ourduty.group/2021/09/11/breast-binders-a-gateway-drug/) - Commentary » 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
- [Converting American Youth for Profit: Boiling the Frog in 5 Simple Steps](https://ourduty.group/2021/09/16/converting-american-youth-for-profit-boiling-the-frog-in-5-simple-steps/) - Commentary » 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
- [Doctors, it's time](https://ourduty.group/2021/09/23/doctors-its-time/) - Commentary » 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
- [You Can Still Do the Right Thing](https://ourduty.group/2021/09/21/you-can-still-do-the-right-thing/) - Commentary » 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,
- [Trans Or A Tantrum?](https://ourduty.group/2021/09/19/trans-or-a-tantrum/) - Commentary » 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
- [Mermaids Gender Spectrum](https://ourduty.group/2018/10/06/mermaids-gender-spectrum/) - Commentary » Mermaids Gender Spectrum » This article in The Spectator by Madeleine Kearns reports on the efforts made by Mermaids and others to introduce gender ideology into UK schools. https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/don-t-tell-the-parents
- [Medical Transitions](https://ourduty.group/2018/02/27/medical-transitions/) - Research » Medical Transitions » A video survey, by Paul Dirks, of all the long-term outcome studies on medical transition over 10 years. Error: near the end of the video I state that in Adams, 2017 the "past year" measure was for treated individuals. This is not necessarily the case and would have included those untreated. Three empirically defensible generalizations:1]
- [The History of Gender Medicine](https://ourduty.group/2017/11/18/the-history-of-gender-medicine/) - Videos » The History of Gender Medicine » At the Teens4Truth Conference, Ft. Worth, TX, Nov. 18, 2017. A physician who was in the Johns Hopkins Univ. Hospital group where "transgender medicine" was developed describes the lies, bad medicine, and fraud behind that movement. Quentin Van Meter, MD, FCP is a pediatric endocrinologist. He is a Fellow of the American College of Pediatricians
- [Pique Resilience Project](https://ourduty.group/2019/02/01/pique-resilience-project/) - Helena, Jesse, Dagny, and Chiara of the Pique Resilience Project, answer a few of your questions for detransitioners and desisters.
- [Health Risks](https://ourduty.group/2017/11/01/health-risks/) - News » Health Risks » Transgender people can end up 'badly damaged' says Lord Robert Winston https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/11/01/transgender-people-can-end-badly-damaged-says-lord-robert-winston/
- [Brain Damage](https://ourduty.group/2016/12/04/brain-damage/) - Research » Brain Damage » This paper from Psychoneuroendocrinology (Volume 74, December 2016, Pages 371-379) reports on subcortical gray matter changes in transgender subjects after long-term cross-sex hormone administration. Assessing the influence of high-dose cross-sex hormone administration on the brain. Inclusion of transgender participants undergoing hormonal treatment. Subcortical brain changes in areas related to cognition and emotion. Changes in progesterone
- [Children's Rights](https://ourduty.group/1990/09/02/childrens-rights/) - Research » Children’s Rights » https://www.ohchr.org/en/professionalinterest/pages/crc.aspx This link is provided to the United Nations' Convention on the Rights of the Child because this is often used as a reference by those who advocate that the child's self-determination is paramount. In fact, the convention places a great deal of emphasis on the role and responsibilities of the parent. You will often
- [Why are so many girls deciding they'd rather be boys?](https://ourduty.group/2021/09/05/why-are-so-many-girls-deciding-theyd-rather-be-boys/) - Commentary » Why are so many girls deciding they’d rather be boys? » These illustrations are by @RealityGirlZine on Twitter
- [Irreversible Damage](https://ourduty.group/2020/06/30/irreversible-damage/) - Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters by Abigail Shrier
- [Trans Mission: What’s the Rush to Reassign Gender?](https://ourduty.group/2021/07/25/trans-mission-whats-the-rush-to-reassign-gender/) - Videos » Trans Mission: What’s the Rush to Reassign Gender? » This documentary is made by Kallie Fell and Jennifer Lahl of CBC Network. The film explores the gender identity industry, focusing on the issues around allowing children to medically and surgically transition. The film looks into what gender identity affirmation means when it becomes a doctor’s endorsement of a minor’s distress, or whether doctors can
- [Cheerleaders: My Gender Confused Son Isn’t a Game?](https://ourduty.group/2021/07/22/cheerleaders-my-gender-confused-son-isnt-a-game/) - Commentary » Cheerleaders: My Gender Confused Son Isn’t a Game? » What Team are You Rooting for? I have a son who’s been struggling with his gender identity. He claims that “he’s always known” that he is a girl. The rest of us (mom, dad, sibling) are more than skeptical. My son is an awkward kid — albeit bright, compassionate, and sensitive. He’s also always been
- [Harms of Hormones and Surgery](https://ourduty.group/2019/05/15/harms-of-hormones-and-surgery/) - Medical Harms associated with the Hormonal and Surgical Therapy of Child and Adolescent Gender Dysphoria
- [Overcoming Dysphoria](https://ourduty.group/2021/04/06/overcoming-dysphoria/) - Commentary » Overcoming Dysphoria » This article is first-person testimony from detransitioner Sinead Watson. She tells us how she overcame dysphoria after years of suffering from it. Gender dysphoria is a sense of unease or distress due to a mismatch between ones biological sex and gender identity. This distress can be so intense it can lead to depression and, in
- [Dutch call for More Research](https://ourduty.group/2021/02/28/dutch-call-for-more-research/) - News » Dutch call for More Research » More research is urgently needed into transgender care for young people: 'Where does the large flow of children come from?' Thomas Steensma, Dutch researcher into gender treatments and one of the co-authers of the so-called 'Dutch Protocol' has expressed concerns that existing research is an insufficient basis upon which current pathways used to treat adolescents
- [The NHS Service Contract](https://ourduty.group/2020/10/22/the-nhs-service-contract/) - A look at the NHS England Service Contract for Gender Identity Medicine in England
- [The Gender Phantom](https://ourduty.group/2020/10/15/the-gender-phantom/) - Videos » The Gender Phantom » This is Michael K Laidlaw, MD's reading of his Gender Identity Phantom article which discusses the multiple problems with the American Academy of Pediatrics dangerous policy paper on comprehensive care for gender confused children and adolescents. First published at gdworkinggroup.org: http://gdworkinggroup.org/2018/10/24/... And referencing: Rafferty J. Ensuring Comprehensive Care and Support for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Children
- [Challenging Ideas](https://ourduty.group/2020/10/26/challenging-ideas/) - Jack Turban's paper categorising some therapeutic approaches to gender dysphoria as conversion therapy is unpicked by Roberto D'Angelo and other members of SEGM
- [Abandonment Swings Both Ways](https://ourduty.group/2020/11/20/abandonment-swings-both-ways/) - Commentary » Abandonment Swings Both Ways » Sometimes It’s The Children Who Leave, Not The Parents Who Kick Them Out This article was first published in Psychology Today - but quickly taken down - so it must be good! WRITTEN BY Tina TrasterTina Traster is a journalist, an author, and a documentary maker More than a third of New York City’s young
- [Why we are here](https://ourduty.group/2020/11/22/why-we-are-here/) - Videos » Why we are here » Dr Michael Laidlaw, an endocrinologist, explains in simple terms our main issues with the gender affirmative model of care, and reminds us - it is all about the kids. This short, three and a half minute, video encapsulates the nature of the problem we face. It serves as a great introduction to the reason why
- [Conversion Therapy Petition](https://ourduty.group/2021/03/10/conversion-therapy-petition/) - Commentary » Conversion Therapy Petition » On Monday 8th March a 'Westminster Hall Debate' was had in the United Kingdom parliament in response to a petition calling for a ban on LGBT Conversion Therapy. The full debate in Parliament is available on Parliament TV The petition calls for the Government to make running conversion therapy for LGBT people a criminal offence. This
- [The Myth of Suicide](https://ourduty.group/2020/10/12/the-myth-of-suicide/) - Research » The Myth of Suicide » Hyperbolic claims are made by gender activists concerning the risks of suicide to young people identifying as transgender. The truth is almost a complete reversal of what the gender activists claim. Unfortunately, we are familiar with cases where transition has culminated in the young person taking their life. It is reasonable to surmise that the
- [Keira Bell Judgment - First Impressions](https://ourduty.group/2020/12/01/keira-bell-judgment-first-impressions/) - Commentary » Keira Bell Judgment – First Impressions » Today, Tuesday 1st December 2020, judgment was delivered at the High Court in London in the case against The Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust concerning the legality of prescribing puberty blocking drugs to young persons as part of treatment to deal with gender dysphoria. These are our first impressions of the judgment. The case was
- [Call for Articles](https://ourduty.group/2020/09/16/call-for-articles/) - Research » Call for Articles » Help us spread the word. We would like to publish the following articles on our website. Resource limitations mean that we cannot write all of them, at least not at the urgency required. Why gender identity should not be conflated with sexual orientation.A real exposition of the suicide statistics (it is transgender regretters who are
- [Newsletter - October 2020](https://ourduty.group/2020/10/02/newsletter-october-2020/) - Commentary » Newsletter – October 2020 » This last couple of weeks have seen some important developments.In Australia, the case known as ‘Re:Imogen’ (already setting a poor tone by using a girls’ name for a boy) resulted in a ruling against the mother seeking to protect her son from medical harm. Despite this incredibly sad (and in our view, misjudged) result, the
- [Safeguarding Campaign](https://ourduty.group/2020/07/10/safeguarding-campaign/) - The safeguarding shield. Display the shield emoji to show your support for protecting children and adolescents from the harm of gender and gender ideology.
- [Gender Ideology](https://ourduty.group/2020/09/10/gender-ideology/) - Film by The State Media providing a thorough and up-to-date (September 2020) grounding in the phenomenon we call gender ideology
- [Freedom to think](https://ourduty.group/2020/07/21/freedom-to-think/) - The need for thorough assessment and treatment of gender dysphoric children - Copyright: © Marcus Evans 2020 Cambridge University Press: 21 July 2020
- [Desistance](https://ourduty.group/2020/05/11/desistance/) - Research » Desistance » This is the study from which the 88% desistance rate comes from: www.researchgate.net/publication/5657572_A_Follow-…ResearchGate Transgender Trend has a useful page on desistance: Children Change Minds
- [Happy Birthday J.K.Rowling](https://ourduty.group/2020/07/08/happy-birthday-j-k-rowling/) - Rowling shares a birthday with Harry Potter – July 31. Fans will recall the boy wizard receives his first Hogwarts’ letter a week before his 11th birthday.
- [BBC Newsnight - Safeguarding Concerns](https://ourduty.group/2020/06/19/bbc-newsnight-safeguarding-concerns/) - Clinicians reported concerns gender transitioning pathway too quick. Clinicians discouraged from voicing safeguarding concerns about children’s welfare.
- [Australia to investigate autism link](https://ourduty.group/2020/06/09/australia-to-investigate-autism-link/) - Greg Hunt intervenes after reports in The Australian that a leading authority on Asperger’s syndrome, Tony Attwood, wants an inquiry into the autism trend
- [NHS Updates Guidance](https://ourduty.group/2020/06/04/nhs-updates-guidance/) - The NHS has updated its guidance on prescribing puberty blockers for the treatment of gender dysphoria.
- [LOGIC Study](https://ourduty.group/2020/03/12/logic-study/) - Research » LOGIC Study » Longitudinal Outcomes of Gender Identity in Children (LOGIC) is a longitudinal study exploring the development of gender identity in children and young people aged between 3 and 13 years at the start of the study. Conducted in the UK, the study began in 2019 and is following participating families at three time points over a
- [The Littman Paper](https://ourduty.group/2019/03/19/the-littman-paper/) - Research » The Littman Paper » Lisa Littman published this paper in the journal Plos.ONE in August 2018 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0202330 Lisa Littman, an American physician and researcher. Her research interests relate to reproductive health, gender dysphoria, detransition, and maternal and child health including prematurity and the use of substances in pregnancy. Littman joined the faculty of the Brown University School of Public
- [Stephanie Davies-Arai](https://ourduty.group/2020/06/03/stephanie-davies-arai/) - Videos » Stephanie Davies-Arai » Stephanie Davies-Arai is a communication skills trainer with over 20 years’ experience working with parents and in schools. She is author of Communicating with Kids and has contributed chapters to three books on the subject of ‘transgender children’. She has spoken at events around the UK, including in the House of Commons and House of
- [US Supreme Court Testimony](https://ourduty.group/2020/06/02/us-supreme-court-testimony/) - Research » US Supreme Court Testimony » Dr Paul McHugh is one of America’s leading psychiatrists. The article below is his testimony to the US Supreme Court in the case of R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. An employee of the funeral home, Aimee Stephens, decided to transition from a man to a woman in 2013.
- [Gender Identity](https://ourduty.group/2020/04/29/gender-identity/) - Videos » Gender Identity »
- [Professor John Whitehall](https://ourduty.group/2020/02/11/professor-john-whitehall/) - Commentary » Professor John Whitehall » A talk given by Professor John Whitehall to the Australian Parliament. It makes reference to the bill being considered by Queensland to outlaw co-called 'conversion therapy' as well as to the UK Judicial Review case against The Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust. Overall, this talk is a clear and forthright demolition of the arguments in
- [Oh Crumbs!](https://ourduty.group/2020/05/19/oh-crumbs/) - News » Oh Crumbs! » The Genderbread person is kicked out of school in Australia. Also reported in The Daily Mail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8333507/Controversial-transgender-education-tool-Genderbread-Person-pulled-NSW-school.htm
- [Will Malone Interview](https://ourduty.group/2020/05/17/will-malone-interview/) - Videos » Will Malone Interview » Endocrinologist Will Malone is interviewed by Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull - a.k.a. Posie Parker. This interview is notable for the way Kellie-Jay gets Dr Malone to convey the information in a way that is understandable to the layperson
- [Michele Moore](https://ourduty.group/2020/05/19/michele-moore/) - Videos » Michele Moore » This video really does deserve the label 'must watch'. At a meeting of A Woman's Place in Sheffield in 2018, Professor Michele Moore discusses the implications of self-declaration of gender for children and young people, including disabled children Professor Michele Moore is an expert in Inclusive Education and Disability Studies. She leads human rights projects
- [Scott Newgent](https://ourduty.group/2020/05/16/scott-newgent/) - Commentary » Scott Newgent » Graham Linehan interviews Scott Newgent. https://glinner.co.uk/interview-with-scott-newgent/ Scott, having been through medical transition, including a phalloplasty, has been campaigning vociferously against the medical transitioning of children. Scott is on Twitter @NewgentTGA Graham has been vocal in support of women's rights in face of much vitriol from the gender ideology lobby, and has also come out for
- [Desisters and Detranstitioners](https://ourduty.group/2020/05/15/desisters-and-detranstitioners/) - Research » Desisters and Detranstitioners » While there are extensive protocols for working with children, adolescents and adults who wish to transition, nothing exists for those working with desisters or detransitioners. With very little research and no clear guidance on how to work with this population. This 'debate' paper by Catherine Butler and Anna Hutchinson calls for more research and services
- [Leave kids alone](https://ourduty.group/2020/03/16/leave-kids-alone/) - Commentary » Leave kids alone » In this article, Eva Kurilova makes the case for acceptance of gender non-conformity while rejecting medical interventions https://medium.com/@evakurilova/protect-gender-non-conforming-kids-by-leaving-them-alone-8bd4472ac79c
- [Editorial in BJGP](https://ourduty.group/2019/03/28/editorial-in-bjgp/) - Research » Editorial in BJGP » This editorial in the British Journal of General Practice is an objective and accurate report on Gender incongruence in children, adolescents, and adults. Authors are: Susan Bewley, Damian Clifford, Margaret McCartney and Richard Byng https://bjgp.org/content/69/681/170
- [Trans Kids: It's Time To Talk](https://ourduty.group/2020/04/29/trans-kids-its-time-to-talk/) - Videos » Trans Kids: It’s Time To Talk » https://archive.org/details/TransKidsItsTimeToTalk Stella O'Malley considers the huge rise in numbers of young people embarking on gender transition, through the prism of the gender identity issues that she experienced when she was a child
- [Ellie and Nele: A Detransiton Tale](https://ourduty.group/2020/03/10/ellie-and-nele-a-detransiton-tale/) - News » Ellie and Nele: A Detransiton Tale » https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/stories-51806011
- [Commentary from Scotland](https://ourduty.group/2020/03/11/commentary-from-scotland/) - Commentary » Commentary from Scotland » Are unscientific ideas about gender causing irreparable harm to children’s lives? – Murdo Fraser https://www.scotsman.com/health/are-unscientific-ideas-about-gender-causing-irreparable-harm-childrens-lives-murdo-fraser-2446013 The Scottish Government should call a halt to proposed reform of the Gender Recognition Act in order to consider the evidence more carefully, writes Murdo Fraser.
- [School Accused of Brainwashing](https://ourduty.group/2020/03/14/school-accused-of-brainwashing/) - News » School Accused of Brainwashing » www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8112841/Our-13-ye… This is a turning point. That Ashleigh and Ged Barnett felt able to go public is quite something.
- [Reflections of a Parent](https://ourduty.group/2020/05/04/reflections-of-a-parent/) - Commentary » Reflections of a Parent »
- [Dirty Tricks](https://ourduty.group/2019/12/02/dirty-tricks/) - News » Dirty Tricks » The document that reveals the remarkable tactics of trans lobbyists https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-document-that-reveals-the-remarkable-tactics-of-trans-lobbyists
- [Transgender Trend](https://ourduty.group/2020/04/29/transgender-trend/) - Useful Links » Transgender Trend » Transgender Trend is an organisation of parents, professionals and academics based in the UK who are concerned about the current trend to diagnose children as transgender, including the unprecedented number of teenage girls suddenly self-identifying as ‘trans’ (Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria or ROGD). We are also concerned about legislation which places transgender rights above the
- [Society for Evidence Based Gender Medicine](https://ourduty.group/2020/04/29/society-for-evidence-based-gender-medicine/) - Useful Links » Society for Evidence Based Gender Medicine » The Society for Evidence Based Gender Medicine is an international group of nearly 100 clinicians and researchers concerned about the lack of quality evidence for the use of hormonal and surgical interventions as first-line treatment for young people with gender dysphoria. We represent expertise from a range of clinical disciplines. SEGM's objectives include evaluating current interventions for
- [In Australia](https://ourduty.group/2020/04/28/in-australia/) - News » In Australia » Health Minister Greg Hunt remains silent on whether there will be a probe into transgender health care in Australia. The issue is not going away. https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/hunt-keeps-mum-on-his-veto-of-probe-into-trans-kids-treatment/news-story/e8ac16080f335168563f49c1a1b13d64

## Pages

- [Welcome](https://ourduty.group/) - Our Duty provides support for parents with a child who thinks they are transgender. We are active in UK, USA, Australia and Canada
- [Detransition](https://ourduty.group/education/detransition/) - Detransition is the name used for the process of rejecting a transgender identity after that identity has been medicalised. While detransition is commonly associated with transition regret, the two are separate. A person who regrets their medical transition might not detransition, for example if the changes are so irreversible that they will never ‘pass’ as
- [Thank You](https://ourduty.group/thank-you/) - We would like to thank every politician, journalist and public intellectual who speaks up for the protection of children and adolescents against the dangers of premature sexualisation and of gender identity ideology. ABOUT OUR DUTY Our Duty started life in the United Kingdom with an online gathering of parents affected by having a child identifying
- [Transition Regret and Detransition: Meanings and Uncertainties](https://ourduty.group/transition-regret-and-detransition-meanings-and-uncertainties/) - Sarah C. J. Jorgensen Archives of Sexual Behavior (2023)Cite this article Abstract Gender transition is undertaken to improve the well-being of people suffering from gender dysphoria. However, some have argued that the evidence supporting medical interventions for gender transition (e.g., hormonal therapies and surgery) is weak and inconclusive, and an increasing number of people have come
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- [United Kingdom](https://ourduty.group/united-kingdom/) - United Kingdom » Support and advocacy for UK parents of children who say they are transgender.
- [The Science of 'Gender Affirming Care'](https://ourduty.group/education/the-science/) - In this page we monitor the scientific debate surrounding opposite sex imitation. Recent, so-called 'affirmative' treatment protocols have hinged on The Dutch Protocol This approach has been endorsed by the ideologically motivated pressure group WPATH. We are particularly focused on science that concords with our view that opposite sex imitation is an inappropriate treatment for
- [Canada](https://ourduty.group/canada/) - We believe that no child can consent to "gender affirming care". It is our duty to inform and support parents from an evidence-based perspective.
- [Support Our Duty](https://ourduty.group/support-our-duty/) - Donate to help stop unnecessary harm to adolescents suffering from ROGD - Help families cope with gender dysphoria.
- [United States](https://ourduty.group/usa/) - Supporting families and safeguarding children in the United States
- [About Us](https://ourduty.group/about/) - We provide support for parents who want to protect their children from harm.
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- [In Memoriam](https://ourduty.group/in-memoriam/) - We know that gender ideology is dangerous. The harms of transgender ideation are well documented - opposite sex imitation treatments can have devastating effects on the human body. Sadly, these harms extend beyond the physical to the psychological. Thousands of young people are being harmed by those peddling lies and the idea of an impossible
- [Watchful Waiting](https://ourduty.group/education/watchful-waiting/) - Watchful waiting is a medical term used to describe the approach taken when a condition is expected to resolve naturally. While transgender ideation can be seen as a phase - there is no guarantee that the phase will pass in a suitably short time. Clinicians and parents should, where possible, delay social gender transition (Steensma
- [The Harm: Understanding the Impact of Gender Ideology and Practices](https://ourduty.group/education/the-harm-understanding-the-impact-of-gender-ideology-and-practices/) - When we speak of harm in the context of gender identity ideology, it is essential to clearly articulate the dangers posed by specific practices such as indoctrination in schools, social affirmation, the use of transgender community language, and medical interventions. These practices are not neutral or harmless; they carry significant and often irreversible consequences, particularly
- [Dangers of Breast Binding](https://ourduty.group/education/dangers-of-breast-binding/) - Breast binding, also known as chest binding, is the process of compressing or reducing chest tissue to make a person’s chest look flatter. Girls will wish to bind their breasts either because they are psychologically uncomfortable with them or because they seek to imitate the opposite sex. Psychological discomfort may come from body dysmorphia, be
- [Education](https://ourduty.group/education/) - Schools and universities are teaching our children that people can have a ‘gender’ that is different from, but somehow equivalent to, their sex. We need to stop that. However, for us, education is more about reaching everyone. Everybody needs to understand that nobody needs a gender identity, our kids are not physically ill (so require
- [Medical Interventions](https://ourduty.group/education/medical-interventions/) - This page serves as an index and introduction to the various medical interventions commonly grouped under the term "gender-affirming care." A more precise description is sex-trait modification medicine, as these interventions seek to alter physical characteristics associated with biological sex. These procedures, ranging from puberty blockers to complex surgeries, are promoted as solutions for individuals
- [Vaginoplasty: A False Hope and Dangerous Misnomer](https://ourduty.group/education/medical-interventions/vaginoplasty-a-false-hope-and-dangerous-misnomer/) - In recent years, a surgical procedure called Vaginoplasty has gained attention, especially for adolescents and young adults who are transitioning from male to female. However, this operation, performed by certain plastic surgeons and urologists, has raised concerns. Many believe these young individuals are being given false hope when they are told that this procedure will
- [Bilateral Mastectomy: A Procedure with Permanent Consequences](https://ourduty.group/education/medical-interventions/bilateral-mastectomy-a-procedure-with-permanent-consequences/) - Bilateral mastectomy, commonly referred to as "top surgery," is one of the primary surgical procedures performed as part of sex-trait modification medicine for females who identify as male. The operation involves the removal of breast tissue, often accompanied by reshaping the chest to create a more masculine appearance. While marketed as a liberating and affirming
- [Phalloplasty: The Reality of Masculinising Genital Surgery](https://ourduty.group/education/medical-interventions/phalloplasty-the-reality-of-masculinising-genital-surgery/) - Phalloplasty, often referred to as "masculinising genital surgery," is a multi-stage surgical procedure marketed as a way to align one’s anatomy with their identity. It is one of the most invasive forms of sex-trait modification medicine, typically performed on females who identify as male. The process involves the creation of a neophallus (constructed penis) using
- [Puberty Blockers: An Analysis of Their Impact](https://ourduty.group/education/medical-interventions/puberty-blockers-an-analysis-of-their-impact/) - Puberty blockers, formally known as gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists (GnRHa), are a class of medications used to delay the onset or progression of puberty. Initially developed to treat medical conditions like precocious puberty and hormone-sensitive cancers, these drugs are now being widely prescribed as part of sex-trait modification medicine, often referred to as "gender-affirming care." While
- [Feminising Hormones: A Closer Look at Risks and Realities](https://ourduty.group/education/medical-interventions/feminising-hormones-a-closer-look-at-risks-and-realities/) - Feminising hormone therapy is a key component of sex-trait modification medicine, used to induce physical changes in males who identify as female. This intervention typically involves the administration of estrogen to promote traits such as breast development, redistribution of body fat, and reduced facial and body hair. Often paired with anti-androgens (usually 'puberty blockers'), which
- [Masculinising Hormones: A Medical Overview](https://ourduty.group/education/medical-interventions/masculinising-hormones-a-medical-overview/) - Masculinising hormone therapy involves the administration of testosterone to females seeking male-like physical traits. This intervention is a cornerstone of sex-trait modification medicine, marketed as a way to achieve external traits such as a deeper voice, facial hair growth, and changes in body composition. However, testosterone therapy is not without risks. Alongside irreversible physical changes,
- [Facial Feminising Surgery](https://ourduty.group/education/medical-interventions/facial-feminising-surgery/) - Facial Feminising Surgery (FFS) is a collection of surgical procedures aimed at altering the bone and soft tissues of the face to create a more stereotypically female appearance. It is often performed as part of sex-trait modification medicine, marketed to individuals seeking to align their facial features with societal norms associated with femininity. Proponents of
- [Susceptibility to Transgender Ideation: Understanding the Risk Factors](https://ourduty.group/education/susceptibility-to-transgender-ideation-understanding-the-risk-factors/) - Transgender ideation does not occur in a vacuum. Children and adolescents are often influenced by a combination of psychological, social, and environmental factors that make them vulnerable to adopting the belief that they are “born in the wrong body.” Recognising these factors is crucial for safeguarding children and providing them with the support they need
- [Lifecycle of Transgender Ideation](https://ourduty.group/education/lifecycle-of-transgender-ideation/) - Our Duty Lifecycle of Transgender Ideation
- [Indoctrination](https://ourduty.group/education/indoctrination/) - For a child to start thinking of themselves as transgender they need to be both susceptible and indoctrinated. It is an obvious truth that not all susceptible youth will develop transgender ideation. Indeed, were it not for the widespread promotion of gender identity ideology then almost all children will be safe from its harms. Genuine
- [Pioneers](https://ourduty.group/education/pioneers/) - The brave people who stood up against transgender ideology when it was exceptional to do so. This is a "Who's Who" of those who were standing up for the rights of children to grow up healthy in body and mind before the end of 2020. This list is presented in alphabetical order. Any exercise of
- [Books that Indoctrinate Young Children](https://ourduty.group/canada/books-that-indoctrinate-young-children/) - 100+ picture books that indoctrinate children into gender ideology- from birth through early childhood. Today, children learn at school that they were all assigned a sex at birth, that they can both choose and change their sex, and that they need to explore their gender from a young age. Predictably the publishing industry has supplied
- [Brand Usage](https://ourduty.group/brand-usage/) - The Our Duty brand and name is owned by Our Duty International Ltd Our Duty chapters use the brand and name under licence. The Our Duty brand consists of the name OUR DUTY and of logos and designs which do change from time to time. This webpage is the canonical brand as referenced in the
- [How to Speak to Your Child About Gender Identity: A Safeguarding Approach](https://ourduty.group/education/how-to-speak-to-your-child-about-gender-identity-a-safeguarding-approach/) - In an age where discussions around gender identity are increasingly prevalent, it's vital for parents to guide their children with a clear focus on safeguarding their emotional, psychological, and physical well-being. Rather than indulging in ideologically driven narratives that may encourage confusion or distress, parents must take a reasoned, evidence-based approach to this complex subject.
- [An Introduction to Gender Identity Ideology](https://ourduty.group/education/an-introduction-to-gender-identity-ideology/) - Gender identity ideology is a set of beliefs and assumptions that claim that a person’s sex is not determined by their biology, but by their subjective feelings and preferences. According to this ideology, a person can identify as a different sex than the one they were born with, or as no sex at all, or
- [Lawfare in USA](https://ourduty.group/usa/lawfare-in-usa/) - Our Duty is active in supporting legal cases that seek to protect the health and wellbeing of adolescents across the USA. This page aims to record instances of cases where we are involved directly or indirectly. Our Duty Direct Involvement Direct involvements are where Our Duty is named as either the plaintiff, or as intervener
- [Schools in UK - Resources for Parents](https://ourduty.group/united-kingdom/schools-in-uk/schools-in-uk-resources-for-parents/) - This page is part of Schools in UK An Ideal World Our 'Universal Guidance' sets out what we consider to be basic expectations. The Law A great many of the 'transgender toolkits' used by schools to guide their practice have been influenced by the one used by Brighton and Hove Council and designed by Allsorts
- [The Importance of Peer Support for Parents of Children with Transgender Ideation](https://ourduty.group/support/the-importance-of-peer-support-for-parents-of-children-with-transgender-ideation/) - Parents navigating the complexities of raising a child with transgender ideation often find themselves in uncharted territory, facing unique emotional, social, and logistical challenges. In such situations, peer support becomes an invaluable resource, offering parents the guidance, empathy, and solidarity needed to manage their circumstances effectively. Emotional Support and Validation One of the primary benefits
- [Harmful Ideations](https://ourduty.group/education/harmful-ideations/) - Harmful ideations, particularly those that become delusional in nature, can lead to significant mental health conditions. These ideations often arise from a combination of personal vulnerabilities, environmental influences, and sociocultural factors. Once these thoughts become fixed, they can dominate an individual's cognitive landscape, influencing behaviour and emotions detrimentally. Additionally, the transmissibility of such ideations can
- [Fragmented Grief](https://ourduty.group/education/fragmented-grief/) - The grief experienced by parents and siblings of a child who has become a victim of adolescent transgender ideation is a unique and multifaceted form of grief that does not fit neatly into conventional categories. Given its distinct characteristics, this type of grief deserves a specific name and a thorough description to acknowledge its complexity
- [Support](https://ourduty.group/support/) - To connect with our international support network, please register. Since our founding in 2018 of the UK’s first peer support group for parents of a child with transgender ideation, our priority has been to enable such parents to find the support of others who truly understand what they are going through. With over 3000 parents
- [Our Support](https://ourduty.group/support/our-support/) - Support for parents of transgender children
- [Work with us](https://ourduty.group/welcome/work-with-us/) - Help support parents who have a child with a transgender identity. Help change society for the better.
- [Information](https://ourduty.group/information/) - Your child has told you they are transgender (or non-binary). What now? First, the search for an expression of identity that means something is part of a natural childhood. We have all sought the answer to the question 'who am I' and some of us are still none the wiser. However, adopting an identity that
- [Registration](https://ourduty.group/registration/) - Join a support group for parents who have a child with a transgender identity United States, Australia, United Kingdom, Canada and around the world.
- [SAVE](https://ourduty.group/about/save/) - Our mission is to safeguard children and adolescents from the harms arising from transgender ideation.We pursue this mission through four main activities which can be abbreviated to SAVE: Support, Activism, Voice and Education We support families affected by having a child with transgender ideation by offering advice and guidance through our peer-support network.We use activism
- [Suicide — Reality vs. Misinformation](https://ourduty.group/education/suicide-reality-vs-misinformation/) - Every parent of a gender questioning child has heard it said that half of all trans youth attempt suicide. This statistic is used to convince parents (sometimes in front of their child), that medical transition is not only recommended but life-saving. Many parents of gender confused teens have been told by their child’s clinician, “Better
- [Detrans Stories](https://ourduty.group/education/videos/detrans-stories/) - A playlist of Benjamin Boyce interviews with detransitioners.
- [Videos](https://ourduty.group/education/videos/) - Placeholder for new video section. Index Detrans Stories DysphoricGender Ideology Our Duty Videos The Detransition Diaries The Trans Teen Trend: A Case of Social Contagion Who Is Behind the Trans Agenda?
- [Deontology](https://ourduty.group/education/deontology/) - Deontological (duty-based) ethics are concerned with what people do, not with the consequences of their actions. Do the right thing. Do it because it's the right thing to do. Don't do wrong things. Avoid them because they are wrong. Duty based ethics is often seen as a series of rules which it is our duty
- [Suicide: The Facts](https://ourduty.group/education/suicide-the-facts/) - This page provides additional data published or discovered after our main page on this subject: Suicide: Reality vs Misinformation was published. In the first year of the largest study of children in the United States at the four largest gender clinics for children, in which the minors are supported in their gender identity, have been
- [Gender Dysphoria](https://ourduty.group/education/gender-dysphoria/) - Gender dysphoria is a term that describes a sense of unease that a person may have arising from excessive rumination on transgender ideation. The rumination may be brought about by anxiety or depression, and the ideation is initiated by external factors. Gender Dysphoria is the name given by some in the medical professions as a
- [Testosterone Side Effects in Females](https://ourduty.group/education/testosterone-side-effects-in-females/) - In a recent paper from 1st December 2021, four endocrinologists lent their name to the recommendation that: "adolescents should not be given testosterone to treat gender incongruence under any circumstances because of these factors." http://gendersanity.org/ Note: These are links to articles, research papers and testimonials. Some resources are duplicated. Addiction Liver And Other Cancers Heart
- [Bridging Prescriptions](https://ourduty.group/united-kingdom/bridging-prescriptions/) - Legal Basis for "Bridging Prescriptions" in England In England, the legal basis for "bridging prescriptions" largely falls under the general framework of medical prescribing practices and guidelines issued by relevant medical authorities. Bridging prescriptions are temporary prescriptions intended to provide continuity of care when there is an expected delay in accessing full clinical services. Bridging
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- [Activism](https://ourduty.group/activism/) - It is important that those with the power to amplify our message or to legislate listen to what we have to say. Advocacy on its own is not enough. For our letters to be read by the right people, for our messages to be given the attention that they deserve, then those in power must
- [Transition Regret: Numbers and Reasons](https://ourduty.group/education/transition-regret-numbers-and-reasons/) - How Many People Regret Transitioning and Why No one knows how many experience transition regret because no one is tracking patients, but there are indications of growing numbers… and the reasons for regret are telling. A detransitioner is someone who identified as trans, nonbinary, or another gender identity but then regrets the medical interventions and
- [Transgender Ideation](https://ourduty.group/education/transgender-ideation/) - It is our mission to prevent and cure transgender ideation, but what is it? Transgender ideation is the name we give to a mindset a person adopts when they start to believe that they are transgender. That is to say that they start thinking that they disconnected from the reality of their sex. Transgender Ideation
- [South Africa](https://ourduty.group/south-africa/) - Welcome to Our Duty South Africa - a support network for parents standing against the social contagion of gender identity, and the medicalisation of gender confused and distressed children and vulnerable youth in South Africa. If you are the parent of a child who suddenly says they are 'trans', 'non-binary' or some other 'gender identity',
- [Glossary](https://ourduty.group/education/glossary/) - Here we offer definitions of some of the more unusual terms that might be encountered when researching transgender ideation. diagnostic overshadowing The act of diagnosing a person with 'gender dysphoria' without giving consideration to other possible causes of a person's distress. A term coined by Dr Hilary Cass in her Interim Report published in February
- [Social Affirmation](https://ourduty.group/education/social-affirmation/) - Social affirmation is the term often given to the acts of others in reinforcing a person's transgender ideation. It can also be called social transitioning. It is harmful. It is a profoundly powerful psychological intervention, one which can foreclose any exploration of identity, it must be avoided. The Cass Report describes social transition as an
- [The Cass Review](https://ourduty.group/united-kingdom/the-cass-review/) - The Cass Review was commissioned by NHS England to make recommendations on how to improve NHS "gender identity services" for children and young people. The review ran for four years publishing an Interim Report in in February 2022 and its final report in April 2024. We have published our initial response to the report, and
- [Gender Incongruence](https://ourduty.group/education/gender-incongruence/) - Gender Incongruence is the name given in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) version 11 to describe the feelings otherwise known as Gender Dysphoria, which is defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). As with 'gender dysphoria' this is an attempt to categorise normal adolescent feelings in such a manner as
- [Advice for Parents: Summary](https://ourduty.group/support/advice-for-parents-summary/) - Your ability to act on every piece of advice listed here will depend on the age of your child, your family dynamic, and how long they have been ruminating on their transgender ideation. Remove Toxic Influences: Cut internet and trans influences as much as possible, including taking their smart phone. Remove from school if they
- [NHS Gender Identity Disorder Services](https://ourduty.group/united-kingdom/nhs-gender-identity-disorder-services/) - In England the statutory basis for the provision of opposite-sex imitation medicine comes from Section 3B(1) of the National Health Service Act 2006 as amended ("the 2006 Act"), it states that:- Regulations may require NHS England to arrange, to such extent as it considers necessary to meet all reasonable requirements, for the provision as part
- [The case against ‘gender affirming care’](https://ourduty.group/education/the-case-against-gender-affirming-care/) - We are frequently told that 'gender affirming care' is lifesaving (when we know that it is not), we are told that all the major medical bodies approve of it (and we cannot understand why). The whole realm of 'gender affirming care' is riven with language that seems designed to obfuscate and bamboozle (including the very
- [Universal Guidance for Transgender Policies in Schools](https://ourduty.group/schools/universal-guidance-for-transgender-policies-in-schools/) - This universal guidance is a framework upon which to build national or local guidance. It is a reasonable expectation of any parent that their children are safe while in the care of those employed to educate them. This expectation applies to psychological safety as much as it does to the physical. We know that children
- [First Do No Harm](https://ourduty.group/first-do-no-harm/) - First Do No Harm is an advocacy initiative that unites different groups campaigning against the ideological medicalization of adolescents. Get the Artwork Posters / Sandwich boards Get The T-Shirt Groups Our Dutyhttps://ourduty.group/ Partners for Ethical Carehttps://www.partnersforethicalcare.com/ Genspecthttps://genspect.org/ Tre Voiceshttps://trevoices.org/ Dykes on the Right Advocates Protecting Childrenhttps://www.advocatesprotectingchildren.org MOM Armyhttps://www.mom-army.com/ Lesbians Unitedhttps://www.lesbians-united.org/ Gays Against Groomershttps://www.gaysagainstgroomers.com Moms 4
- [New Zealand](https://ourduty.group/new-zealand/) - Our duty as parents is to guide our children to adulthood - healthy in body and mind. Do your instincts tell you that a ‘sex/gender-change’ is an extreme solution for a problem which probably exists in the mind? Well, you’re not alone. Welcome to Our Duty New Zealand, a support network for parents of children
- [Mermaids](https://ourduty.group/united-kingdom/mermaids/) - Mermaids is a UK 'charity' that promotes transgenderism to children and adolescents. We put the word charity in quotes because we see no charitable benefit in helping young people damage themselves. In September 2022, The Telegraph published an article alleging that Mermaids offered to send breast binders to children against their parents’ wishes. Later that
- [Schools in UK](https://ourduty.group/united-kingdom/schools-in-uk/) - Resources for Parents Navigating Government Guidance and School Policies Legal Frameworks Latest Developments This video from Sex Matters is a very clear introduction to UK law, best practice, and what parents can do (including about ‘social affirmation’). The Attorney General, Suella Braverman MP, gave a speech on Wednesday 10th August 2022 to the think-tank Policy Exchange. It
- [Puberty Blockers and IQ](https://ourduty.group/education/puberty-blockers-and-iq/) - This article is reproduced from a Twitter/X thread by @Psychgirl211 To understand what PBs do to cognitive development and IQ, you first need to understand what IQ is, how it is constructed and how it's measured. The following explanation is of one model of IQ. There are others. Definition: IQ is a property of the
- [Cutting and Self-Harm](https://ourduty.group/education/cutting-and-self-harm/) - Understanding and Addressing Self-Harm Self-harming behaviours, including cutting, are complex and challenging issues, particularly among adolescents. We know that cutting is often a precursor or an indicator of the rumination associated with transgender ideation. It's essential to approach this phenomenon with empathy, understanding, and a commitment to providing comprehensive support. Self-Harm Overview: Self-harm can take
- [Factitious Disorder Imposed on Another](https://ourduty.group/education/factitious-disorder-imposed-on-another/) - Overview of Factitious Disorder Imposed on Another (FDIA), formerly Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy Factitious Disorder Imposed on Another (FDIA), previously known as Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy, is a rare but serious psychological disorder that involves a caregiver exaggerating, fabricating, or inducing illnesses in someone under their care. This disorder is characterized by a complex interplay
- [History of Transgenderism](https://ourduty.group/education/history-of-transgenderism/) - On The Origins of “Trans” Einar Wegener, aka Lili Elbe, underwent the first known set of sex-reassignment surgeries performed by German gynecologist Kurt Warnekros under the direction of Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld in 1930 Wegener died from complications from the fifth surgery in 1931, he is said to have had what we now know as Klinefelter
- [Schools](https://ourduty.group/schools/) - We know that schools pose a significant risk to the health and wellbeing of children where they promote the idea that children can have a 'gender identity' or 'be born in the wrong body'. Universal Guidance on Transgender Policies for Schools Homeschooling National Resources United States United Kingdom Canada Australia General Principles The rights of
- [Homeschooling](https://ourduty.group/schools/homeschooling/) - Any school that promotes transgenderism as a valid lifestyle is unsafe. If you consider that your child is susceptible to transgender ideation and that their current school is unsafe, you might wish to consider homeschooling. You might also wish to homeschool if your child is already expressing thoughts of being transgender and you consider their
- [Our Position](https://ourduty.group/voice/our-position/) - Our mission is to promote the well-being of children and adolescents by fostering a healthy understanding of self and avoiding premature exposure to sexualization. Therefore: We advocate for a critical examination of perspectives on transgenderism rather than its promotion and normalization. Encouraging children to explore their identities within the context of their biological sex is
- [California School Districts](https://ourduty.group/usa/schools-in-usa/california-school-districts/) - Our Duty in conjunction with the Coalition for Parental Rights developed model Parental Notification Policies that can be adopted by your child's school board. These model policies are designed to follow the U.S. Constitution, and ensure that schools do not endanger the health and well-being of children in their care by failing to notify parents
- [Model Name Policy](https://ourduty.group/usa/schools-in-usa/california-school-districts/model-name-policy/) - This is a policy drafted for adoption by school districts in California. It can be adapted for other jurisdictions. The intent of the policy is to ensure the integrity of the parent-school relationship is protected. The policy requires schools to notify parents of any development that might indicate transgender ideation and associated behaviors such as
- [Australia](https://ourduty.group/australia/) - Our Duty has an active group of parents in Australia questioning the medicalisation of gender questioning youth. Join them by registering as an affected parent.
- [California School Districts FAQ](https://ourduty.group/usa/schools-in-usa/california-school-districts/california-school-districts-faq/) - Frequently Asked Questions to Help You Understand How School Personnel Misuse Privacy Laws to Conceal Information from Parents Parents, not schools, possess the fundamental right to raise their children. (Troxel v. Granville (2000) 530 U.S. 57) (parents have a fundamental right under the Fourteenth Amendment to oversee the care, custody, and control of a child.)
- [Fake 'Gender Dysphoria'](https://ourduty.group/education/fake-gender-dysphoria/) - Teenagers are claiming to have the "symptoms" associated with 'gender dysphoria' in order to gain access to the medical interventions on offer.This was first reported in the Irish Independent in September 2019 https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/patients-coached-to-fast-track-sex-change-treatment/38543409.html Archive version: https://archive.ph/ii30f Given that 'gender dysphoria' is just a list of feelings. It is not difficult for a young person to
- [The Script](https://ourduty.group/education/the-script/) - Children & adolescents tend to use scripted words, phrases, and ideas when they first claim and proclaim a “gender identity” Parents are often informed that their child feels he or she is the opposite sex, both sexes, no sex at all or some other perceived “gender” with a note on a pillow or under a
- [Self-Care for Parents](https://ourduty.group/support/self-care-for-parents/) - It is difficult to underplay the stress and trauma associated with having a child with transgender ideation. These stressors become particularly apparent when key events occur such as when a transgender identity is announced, when the child insists on a new name and wrong-sex pronouns, when any kind of medicalization is commenced. It is easy
- [Schools in USA](https://ourduty.group/usa/schools-in-usa/) - School Districts and Boards Engaging actively in your child's education is not just a responsibility but a profound opportunity to shape their academic and emotional well-being. School districts across the USA recognize the pivotal role parents play in their child's development. When parents become active participants in their child's educational journey, the benefits extend far
- [Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)](https://ourduty.group/usa/schools-in-usa/family-educational-rights-and-privacy-act-ferpa/) - The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) requires that schools provide parents with their pupil’s school records. Federal funding depends on public schools to follow this federal law. FERPA states in relevant part, “No funds under any applicable program shall be made available to any State educational agency (whether or not that agency is
- [Are 'Gender Affirming Treatments' Crimes Against Humanity?](https://ourduty.group/education/crimes-against-humanity/) - Some commentators have been moved to claim that the widespread effects of the "gender affirming model of care" amount to crimes against humanity. This page examines whether that accusation has merit, or whether it is just mere hyperbole. CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY Crimes against humanity are defined by international law and encompass a range of acts
- [Estrogen Side Effects in Males](https://ourduty.group/education/estrogen-side-effects-in-males/) - The effects of estrogen therapy on menopausal women have been studied for some time, but in the last few years, there has been a host of research on the effect of estrogen on men seeking to imitate women. This research have been published in reputable medical journals. Estrogen and Depression Excess estrogen in the serum
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- [CA GOP CONVENTION RALLY 9/30/23](https://ourduty.group/ca-gop-convention-rally-9-30-23/) - PLEASE JOIN US IN ECHOING THE WORDS OF ASSEMBLY MEMBER LORI WILSON: "IT'S OUR DUTY TO AFFIRM OUR CHILDREN" THAT THEY ARE PERFECT JUST THE WAY THEY ARE
- [Gaming](https://ourduty.group/education/gaming/) - Over the years, there have been numerous cases of online grooming and child safety concerns related to multiplayer computer games and communication platforms. These incidents have raised awareness about the potential risks children face while gaming online. Minecraft: Minecraft, a popular sandbox game, has been involved in cases of online grooming. The game's open nature
- [Talking with Teens](https://ourduty.group/education/talking-with-teens/) - As a parent of a teenager, it can be challenging to have open and honest conversations with your child, especially when they are facing a problem that they do not want to talk about. It is important to approach these conversations with sensitivity and understanding, and to create a safe and supportive environment for your
- [Canadian Schools](https://ourduty.group/canada/on-canadian-schools/) - Canadian Teacher's Unions, including the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario, Ontario Public Service Employees Union, Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation are directly and heavily funded by billionaire philanthropist Jon Stryker's Arcus Foundation (a division of the Stryker Corporation). Stryker Co is a billion-dollar medical equipment manufacturer and distributor. SOGI 123 is a Curriculum, created and
- ["Trans" Activism in Canada](https://ourduty.group/canada/on-trans-activism-in-canada/) - In late 2022 at the annual WPATH (World Professional Association of Transgender Healthcare) convention, held in Montreal, the organization unveiled it's SOC-8, the 8th installment of its "standards of care", which are not (nor have WPATH SOC every been) accredited Standards of Care. WPATH is a TQ activist organization, not an accredited authority of any
- [Canadian Law](https://ourduty.group/canada/on-canadian-law/) - In 2016, Canada solidified self-identification of "gender" into law with the passing of Bill C-16. Subsequently the Canadian Human Rights Act was altered to include "gender identity or expression", making it legal for individuals to simply state their "gender" at any time and illegal for Canadians to "misgender" anyone over the age of 18 months!
- [The Impacts of "Gender Ideology on Canadian Parents](https://ourduty.group/canada/the-impacts-of-gender-ideology-on-canadian-parents/) - Individuals & Institutions who practice and promote 'gender' ideology rely upon parents, children and the general public remain misinformed or uninformed. Many of our children are being "socially transitioned" at school, without the knowledge or consent of their parents. Many school board policies in Canada instruct and uphold this type of secret keeping from parents,
- [Following the Money](https://ourduty.group/canada/on-following-the-money/) - The Canadian Government funds the Rainbow Faith and Freedom and Imprint Youth Association as part of the $75 million LGBTQ2 Project Fund announced in Budget 2021 and has launched a call for proposals this spring for additional project funding opportunities. "Through the LGBTQ2 Community Capacity Fund, the Government of Canada continues to support the future
- [Bilateral Mastectomy](https://ourduty.group/education/bilateral-mastectomy/) - A cosmetic bilateral mastectomy, which is often referred to by believers in gender identity ideology as "top surgery", involves the removal of breast tissue for non-medical reasons. Girls will often seek this treatment in their desire to acquire a masculine appearance. While individuals who choose this procedure may experience short-term positive psychological effects, it's important
- [Effects of "Gender" Ideation on Siblings and Other Youths](https://ourduty.group/canada/effects-of-gender-ideation-on-siblings-and-other-youths/) - When "gender" ideation hits your home, it can be all encompassing - the research, the self-doubt, the grief, and the sleepless nights can be mentally and physically draining. A lack of blind belief in the ideology can put unprecedented strain on marriages, co-parenting, extended family relationships and friendships. Countless stories of parent experiences, like those
- [ROGD - What is it?](https://ourduty.group/education/rogd-what-is-it/) - ROGD is the phenomenon of young people suddenly adopting a transgender identity without any prior indications.
- [Early Intervention](https://ourduty.group/support/early-intervention/) - Early Intervention is what we call the steps that can be taken by parents when their child is young enough, typically under 15, and/or not deep enough into the gender cult (so less than six months of rumination). In common with other approaches, we at Our Duty advocate: Unconditional Love Holding the Line for Reality
- [WPATH'S Guidelines Are Junk Science](https://ourduty.group/education/wpaths-guidelines-are-junk-science/) - 1. WPATH IS NOT AND HAS NEVER BEEN A RELIABLE SOURCE OF INFORMATION The British Medical Journal in 20211, in its review of the clinic practice guidelines (CPGs), WPATH received the lowest ranking. BMJ reported: "Clinicians should be made aware that gender minority/trans health clinical practice guidelines outside of HIV-related topics are linked to a
- [The Objective Model](https://ourduty.group/education/the-objective-model/) - The Objective Model is Our Duty's proposed approach for dealing with transgender ideation, particularly in adolescents. This model is under development, and we would particularly welcome input from qualified professionals and clinicians so that it might become a robust alternative to the 'gender affirmative' model. Our Duty calls for the treatment of transgender ideation in
- [The Myth of the Trans Child](https://ourduty.group/education/the-myth-of-the-trans-child/) - This article was first published as a Twitter thread by @prof_curiosity1 (Read some Piaget please!)If you use the term "transchild," you have become part of the process required to normalise that abusive construct. This is not a neutral descriptive term. It is a term designed to drive forward an ideological agenda around adult trans rights.
- [Downloadable Materials](https://ourduty.group/activism/downloadable-materials/) - NEW — What the Pediatric Endocrine Society gets wrong about medical interventions in its Position Statement on Transgender Health TRANS ISN’T THE NEW GAY OR EVEN THE OLD GAY SUICIDE — Reality vs. Misinformation Interim Results of the Independent Review ofMedical Care of Gender-Confused Youth in the UK Medical Care of Gender-Confused Youth Beyond the
- [Colin Wright talk, Davis CA, April 22, 2023](https://ourduty.group/education/videos/colin-wright-talk-davis-ca-april-22-2023/) - Colin's talk, above, was introduced by Erin Friday of Our Duty, it was then followed by a short talk by Allie Snyder, a Davis-based mom who speaks powerfully about the harms of gender ideology. Colin then closed out the event with a second shorter talk about gender ideology and the soaring rates of trans-identifying youth
- [Five Ways You Can Help Right Now](https://ourduty.group/usa/five-ways-you-can-help-right-now/) - USA Version 1. WRITE TO YOUR LAWMAKERS Given the differing opinions on this issue, it can be helpful to look at what organizations like the ACLU are opposed to. They offer a state by state breakdown of the various bills that might have to do with Gender Affirming Care that are being heard in committee
- [Rally for Evidence-Based Care](https://ourduty.group/usa/rally-for-evidence-based-care/) - Join us for a peaceful rally at the Pediatric Endocrine Society’s annual conference in beautiful San Diego May 6, 10am-2pm Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina1380 Harbor Island Dr, San Diego, CA THIS IS A PRIVATE EVENT.REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED TO RECEIVE A WRISTBAND THAT GIVES YOU ACCESS TO THE BASE CAMP AREA. Register for the Rally
- [Parental Trauma in a World of Gender Insanity](https://ourduty.group/education/videos/parental-trauma-in-a-world-of-gender-insanity/) - Dr. Jordan B. Peterson and Miriam Grossman discuss the grief and trauma associated with the Transgender movement, not just for those transitioning, but for the parents and families who now find themselves shunned and alienated if they refuse to affirm their own child's delusion. They also go into detail on the history of the ideology,
- [ROGD: Parent Reports Study - Accessible Synopsis](https://ourduty.group/education/rogd-parent-reports-study-accessible-synopsis/) - Parents of ROGD Kids collected data from the parents of children with transgender ideation (aka ROGD). This data has been analyzed and presented in a paper published in Archives of Sexual Behavior titled: Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria: Parent Reports on 1655 Possible Cases. This is an important paper so we have created an Accessible Synopsis.
- [Lost to Follow Up](https://ourduty.group/education/lost-to-follow-up/) - When a longitudinal study is carried out, there is significance in the numbers of participants who were in the original study but who do not participate in the follow-up study. These missing participants are labelled 'lost to follow up'. They are significant because their outcomes are unknown. In the field of gender medicine it is
- [Who Is Behind the Trans Agenda?](https://ourduty.group/education/videos/who-is-behind-the-trans-agenda/) - Jennifer Bilek explains who is funding the promotion of transgenderism. She talks about why they might be doing so, and what it all might mean.
- [Submissions](https://ourduty.group/voice/submissions/) - This page exists to keep track of all the submissions we make to governmental and authoritative bodies with formal evidence and pertinent commentary to inform important deliberations. Stakeholder submission to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) regarding the rights of the child in Canada Stakeholder-submission-to-the-Universal-Periodic-Review-UPR-regarding-the-rights-of-the-child-in-CanadaDownload Specialist Service for Children and Young People with Gender Dysphoria (Phase
- [The Detransition Diaries](https://ourduty.group/education/videos/the-detransition-diaries/) - The Detransition Diaries is a documentary film that recounts the stories of three young women, who felt that their trauma and dysphoria would be fixed by trying to medically transition from female to male. Medical professionals, therapists, counselors, and even school officials affirmed that they were indeed ‘trans’ but only once they started down this
- [Resilience](https://ourduty.group/education/resilience/) - Raising a child to be resilient to bad influences is an important task for parents and caregivers. Here are some tips to help you promote resilience in your child: Foster a strong emotional bond: Developing a close relationship with your child can help them feel secure and supported, which can promote resilience. Spend quality time
- [The Trans Teen Trend: A Case of Social Contagion](https://ourduty.group/education/videos/the-trans-teen-trend-a-case-of-social-contagion/) - This video is from The Battle of Ideas. It contains a very eloquent piece by Helen Joyce, author of Trans: When ideology meets reality, describing how anorexia in Hong Kong arose as a social contagion in much the same way as we are seeing adolescent transgender ideation spread.
- [The Myth of the Happy Transitioner](https://ourduty.group/the-myth-of-the-happy-transitioner/) - We have no way of knowing (research has not been done) whether a happy transitioner would have been happier in the long run had they not transitioned. One thing we do know for certain is that they would, assuming transitioners medicalise, be healthier. Happiness on transition is short-lived - sometimes called 'gender euphoria'. Regret might
- [Sex and Gender](https://ourduty.group/education/sex-and-gender/) - Sex is not a spectrum and is not assigned at birth. The UK Equality Act does not protect gender, it protects sex.
- [Dysphoric](https://ourduty.group/education/videos/dysphoric/) - ‘Dysphoric’ is a four-part documentary series on the rise of Gender Identity Ideology, its effects on women and girls - especially in developing countries. Synopsis: In this dystopian world where misogyny is rampant, and womanhood is commodified, being female comes at a cost. Corporates capitalise on women's bodies blurring the lines of biological sex, and
- [Our Duty Videos](https://ourduty.group/education/videos/our-duty-videos/) - YouTube Page https://www.youtube.com/@ourduty Rumble Page Videos
- [Gender Ideology Series by The State Media](https://ourduty.group/education/videos/gender-ideology-series-by-the-state-media/)
- [Country Profile: Finland](https://ourduty.group/education/country-profile-finland/) - 2020, Council for Choices in Health Care in Finland (PALKO/COHERE)1, Medical TreatmentMethods for Dysphoria Related to Gender Variance in Minors (report regarding gender dysphoric youth under age 25) — findings and recommendations: No medical treatment for gender dysphoria is evidence-based. Gender reassignment on minors is experimental. Gender reassignment does not alleviate comorbid mental health issues.
- [Protecting Children in UK](https://ourduty.group/united-kingdom/protecting-children-in-uk/) - Children with Special Educational Needs (SEN) A starting point must be that a child with SEN is statistically at high risk of the socially contagious aspects of transgenderism. Therefore, such a child needs to be educated in an environment free from suggestions that a child can be transgender. Resources that are likely to confuse a
- [Therapists](https://ourduty.group/support/therapists/) - We are often asked for assistance in finding a therapist for a child with transgender ideation.Here we present what we have learned about therapists, and how to choose them. Rule #1 The first rule of choosing a therapist is never, ever, engage a therapist who specializes in 'gender'. Gender is merely one symptom of some
- [UK Schools - The Basics](https://ourduty.group/united-kingdom/uk-schools-the-basics/) - This video from Sex Matters is a very clear introduction to UK law, best practice, and what parents can do (including about 'social affirmation'). The Attorney General, Suella Braverman MP, gave a speech on Wednesday 10th August 2022 to the think-tank Policy Exchange. It was a wide ranging speech which covered human rights law in
- [Trans Fashion](https://ourduty.group/education/trans-fashion/) - Blue hair? Unusual piercings? Tattoo? It is all part of the process. All these radical or trendy changes to appearance are done to test boundaries. They are designed to get parents used to them doing stuff that would traditionally meet with disapproval. The peer pressure upon them, from those pushing them to transition, to adopt
- [The Dutch Protocol](https://ourduty.group/education/the-dutch-protocol/) - The Dutch Protocol is the name given to a mode of treatment for transgender ideation developed in Holland. It is the foundation of the recent trend often called the Gender Affirmative Model of Treatment (GAMT). Here we explain why it is a very poor basis upon which to build a widely used medical approach to
- [Voice](https://ourduty.group/voice/) - The families we represent need advocacy. Parents of a child with transgender ideation are naturally silenced by their desire to protect their children. Identifying themselves can expose their children to unpleasant attention. Affected families need a voice. Sadly, independent voices like ours are easy to ignore. Our position is that no child is innately 'trans',
- [The Law](https://ourduty.group/voice/the-law/) - The law as it pertains to 'gender' and to the medicalisation of adolescents with transgender ideation varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. The parents we support come from a variety of countries (17 at the last count), and each country might have more than one jurisdiction (e.g. the 50 States forming the United States). In some
- [How can I help my child?](https://ourduty.group/support/how-can-i-help-my-child/) - Our Duty presents a guide for parents who have a child who believes they are transgender.
- [Best Practice Care for Transgender Ideation](https://ourduty.group/education/best-practice-care-for-transgender-ideation/) - Current best practice (20th April 2022) seems to be that advocated by the State of Florida in the United States of America. The following is reproduced from their factsheet: Systematic reviews on hormonal treatment for young people show a trend of low-quality evidence, small sample sizes, and medium to high risk of bias. A paper
- [Myths of Transition](https://ourduty.group/support/myths-of-transition/) - The Detransition Advocacy Network offers advice to parents who might have jumped to conclusions about having a child who believes they are transgender.
- [Is it a Cult?](https://ourduty.group/education/is-it-a-cult/) - Examine the attributes of cults and decide for yourself if gender ideology is a cult.
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- [Testimonials](https://ourduty.group/support/testimonials/) - Parents of children struggling with gender who attend our meetings describe their experiences.
- [Terminology](https://ourduty.group/education/terminology/) - It is most important that clear and accurate language is used when discussing issues surrounding the transgender phenomenon. The language used by those who are promoting transgenderism, for whatever reason, is often deliberately misleading and obfuscatory. For example, a 'trans woman' in their lexicon is not actually a woman (adult human female). We encourage everyone
- [To Parents, From Detransitioners](https://ourduty.group/support/to-parents-from-detransitioners/) - Advice for parents of transgender children
- [About my son](https://ourduty.group/support/about-my-son/) - You might have heard that my beloved son thinks of himself as transgender. What does this mean? He has, for one reason or another, decided that he is not a young man.Of course, when you think about that for even a moment, it is the most ridiculous thing ever – isn’t it? It was obvious
- [About my daughter](https://ourduty.group/support/about-my-daughter/) - You might have heard that my beloved daughter thinks of herself as transgender. What does this mean? She has, for one reason or another, decided that she is not a young woman.Of course, when you think about that for even a moment, it is the most ridiculous thing ever - isn’t it? It was obvious
- [Social Media - The Part It Played](https://ourduty.group/voice/society/social-media-the-part-it-played/) - A history of how Tumblr and TikTok helped convince so many adolescents that they were transgender.
- [Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual](https://ourduty.group/education/lesbian-gay-and-bisexual/) - Available research indicates that most adolescents (e.g. 89% of girls and 71% of boys) identifying as transgender are same-sex attracted (Holt, 2014). Our Duty is proud to be associated with LGB Alliance, Gays Against Groomers and Lesbians United, as well as other like-minded organisations, in the fight against gender ideology and the harm that it
- [Society](https://ourduty.group/voice/society/) - Acceptance of gender ideology in wider society gives our children the illusion that the idea that they are not of their sex has validity and legitimacy. This is, of course, harmful to their health and wellbeing. The concept that ‘gender identity’ is an attribute deserving of special protection is promoted by a large number of
- [Medicine](https://ourduty.group/voice/medicine/) - Opposite sex imitation treatments for adolescents are an experiment that has been allowed to continue under pressure from advocacy groups that promote transgenderism. Medics have a duty to ‘first do no harm’ which can be qualified if benefits are in the best interests of their patients. Medical transition is clearly harmful with no evidence of
- [Gender Theory - A Primer](https://ourduty.group/education/gender-theory-a-primer/) - Where did this modern concept of gender come from? How can we understand this separation of reality from words? How can we look compassionately at transgenderism - whether the family is religious or not? What can a parent do if their child adopts a transgender identity? This video covers a lot of ground as Holly
- [How do I best support my transgender child?](https://ourduty.group/support/how-do-i-best-support-my-transgender-child/) - Do not think of them as a transgender child! Your child only thinks he or she is transgender. And, transgenderism is just a feeling.Avoid 'affirming' any incongruent gender identity - that means do not use pronouns other than the ones that you have always used for him or her. Resist calls to use a new
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- [Contact Us](https://ourduty.group/contact-us/) - If you are a parent with child who has transgender ideation please register on the Registration page, we are here for you. You can email us at info@ourduty.group For Australia: australia@ourduty.group For Canada: canada@ourduty.group For the Eastern half of USA: usa-east@ourduty.group For the Western half of USA: usa-west@ourduty.group You can find us on Twitter at @OurDutyGrp
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