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The NY Times goes concern trolling

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On August 22, 2015, the NY Times ran an article by Richard A. Friedman titled, “How Changeable Is Gender?” One might be excused for mistaking the […]

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Collective citation

#DiscoSexology Part I: Dr. Zucker, CAMH, & Conversion Therapy

Cristan Williams · January 18, 2017

The power-knowledge18 Disco Sexology held over the lives of trans people is waning and newer therapeutic patient-centered models, informed by decades of clinically observing the value of Disco Sexology gender postulations, are proving themselves to be more efficacious. However, Disco Sexology advocates claim they are being oppressed and that their…

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Fact check: study shows transition makes trans people suicidal

Cristan Williams · November 2, 2015

McHugh’s fact assertions were uncritically repeated by The American Conservative, Lifesite, The Christian Post, The Washington Times, Newsmax, One News Now, The Libertarian Republic, and Fox News. While McHugh’s misrepresentation of the study was debunked, the “trans medical care = suicide” meme was born. Since McHugh’s Wall Street Journal article,…

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Study: Trans kid’s gender implicit; govt report condemns conversion therapy

Cristan Williams · October 17, 2015

Williams: The New York Times recently cited The Sissy Boy Syndrome (1987) to claim that most “gender dysphoric” children are not trans. In fact, the research published in that book looked at gender-expansive children, not trans children. In other words, the study merely looked at boys who were deemed to…

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Guest

57 publications · 12 inbound sources/citations

Connected through 8 citation links between registered publications. Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Community and organizing, Education and youth.

Autumn Sandeen

57 publications · 17 inbound sources/citations

Connected through 8 citation links between registered publications. Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Community and organizing, Education and youth.

Mari

6 publications · 10 inbound sources/citations

Connected through 4 citation links between registered publications. Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Community and organizing, Education and youth.

Marian

7 publications · 9 inbound sources/citations

Connected through 4 citation links between registered publications. Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Community and organizing, Education and youth.

Marti Abernathey

369 publications · 14 inbound sources/citations

Connected through 2 citation links between registered publications. Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Community and organizing, Education and youth.

Rani Baker

5 publications · 3 inbound sources/citations

Connected through 2 citation links between registered publications. Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Law and civil rights, Media, rhetoric, and discourse.

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Evidence and documentation

Fact check: study shows transition makes trans people suicidal

Adds research, documentation, or primary-source context.

A 2011 Swedish study proves that trans people are more suicidal due to transition, are likely rapists and that trans women exhibit male socialization. Or does it? […]

Transadvocate.comCAN-0000-0384-374A
Evidence and documentation

Transgender Pathologization

Adds research, documentation, or primary-source context.

By Kat Haché @papierhache NOTE: Content warning below. Yesterday, I came across an article in the LA Times regarding the National Transgender Discrimination Survey’s study of the […]

Transadvocate.comCAN-0000-0537-ACE9
Counterpoint

Irrational – Critical Examination of a Response to Critics.

Offers a critical, contrasting, or corrective interpretation of the shared issue.

Today’s guest post is from Antonia D’orsay from Dyssonance. She describes herself as “a multi-ethnic, early Generation X, native Arizonan writer, sociologist and psychologist who […]

Transadvocate.comCAN-0000-0841-58A1
Evidence and documentation

TERFs & Trans Healthcare [UPDATED]

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NOTE: Janice Raymond herself claims that the assertions found on this page is false. An evidence-based review of her claim tells a different story. While there… Continue readingTERFs…

The TERFsCAN-0000-0325-E24D