Trans activists have long compared gender-critical women to Nazis. “Nazi” has become a convenient shorthand for “I’m not talking to you and nobody else should listen to a word you say, and—if someone punched your lights out—that would be a win for humanity.” But
As one chemically castrated because I am in the advanced stages of prostate cancer, I try always to emphasise that these puberty blockers also leech minerals from bones. It usually takes about two years. Osteoporosis is the quick name for it and it hurts with many kinds of pain.
I really have no idea why oncology recognises this as a side effect of these drugs but gender therapy doesn't. Almost as if the latter were deliberately lying to make their thing less scary and dangerous. But of course they wouldn't do that would they? Doctors would never lie to their patients just to make a fast buck .....
This is an excellent explanation, which illuminates the thinking behind a story I heard from a survivor of the camps. She was serving as a translator, her skills made her valuable enough to keep her from being sent to the ovens right away. Her adenoids became inflamed, a doctor removed them, without anesthesia. She assumed this was because it was in short supply, needed at the front lines, whatever. No. She bore the pain as well as she could. After the surgery, the doctor said if he'd known a Jew could be that brave, he would have given her anesthetic.
Thank you for that. I have often wondered about why the term nazi is being flung around so freely but have not been able to order and express my thoughts and reservations. You have done a great job. Thanks again.
The suicide statistics that are oft cited as the number one reason to medically transition are extremely misleading. Whenever I've examined the studies that report "high suicidality among trans" individuals, what I've consistently found is HIGH SUICIDALITY (suicide attempts, thoughts, etc.) AMONG FEMALES -- which tracks with all the information we have about suicide patterns in each sex. Just a couple snippets from the top two Google search results:
From "Suicidality among Trans Youth..." by Austin and Craig: "82% of transgender individuals have considered killing themselves and 40% have attempted suicide..." but when you look at the actual numbers, the majority are "trans men" (FEMALE) [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32345113/]
and
from "Suicide Thoughts and Attempts Among Transgender Adults": "Respondents who were assigned male sex at birth had a lower prevalence of lifetime suicide thoughts and attempts compared to those assigned female at birth...Comparing respondents of different gender
identities, the highest prevalence of lifetime suicide thoughts and attempts was found among
A great one, Eliza. Thanks. I followed the link on the claim that breasts are "birth defects". Shocking. Well, not really to me, as I've been following this issue (and others like it) for a while. Thanks for the article and for linking to sources; helps all of us in the resistance.
Watching this nightmare unfold has absolutely given me great insight into Nazi Germany. It’s taken almost nothing to get seemingly intelligent, rational people to twist themselves around with “no debate” in order to support the whole trans package. There must have been some German physicians watching on in horror but staying quiet and uncomfortably comfortable. Having to live with your silence doesn’t feel like adequate retribution when so many have been screaming about the atrocities.
Thank you for the excellent article! I never knew there was such a thing as Godwin's law. Would you be able to put your entire article onto Twitter in parts? Everyone should read it. Yes, people like Andy Sava are the ones who are okay with chemically (and surgically) sterilizing and castrating people, including children. "Terfs" are actually the ones who care about children's and others' health and welfare. Below, another commenter mentioned this being an example of DARVO in action. Absolutely.
As one chemically castrated because I am in the advanced stages of prostate cancer, I try always to emphasise that these puberty blockers also leech minerals from bones. It usually takes about two years. Osteoporosis is the quick name for it and it hurts with many kinds of pain.
I really have no idea why oncology recognises this as a side effect of these drugs but gender therapy doesn't. Almost as if the latter were deliberately lying to make their thing less scary and dangerous. But of course they wouldn't do that would they? Doctors would never lie to their patients just to make a fast buck .....
It's DARVO in action.
This is an excellent explanation, which illuminates the thinking behind a story I heard from a survivor of the camps. She was serving as a translator, her skills made her valuable enough to keep her from being sent to the ovens right away. Her adenoids became inflamed, a doctor removed them, without anesthesia. She assumed this was because it was in short supply, needed at the front lines, whatever. No. She bore the pain as well as she could. After the surgery, the doctor said if he'd known a Jew could be that brave, he would have given her anesthetic.
Thank you for that. I have often wondered about why the term nazi is being flung around so freely but have not been able to order and express my thoughts and reservations. You have done a great job. Thanks again.
The suicide statistics that are oft cited as the number one reason to medically transition are extremely misleading. Whenever I've examined the studies that report "high suicidality among trans" individuals, what I've consistently found is HIGH SUICIDALITY (suicide attempts, thoughts, etc.) AMONG FEMALES -- which tracks with all the information we have about suicide patterns in each sex. Just a couple snippets from the top two Google search results:
From "Suicidality among Trans Youth..." by Austin and Craig: "82% of transgender individuals have considered killing themselves and 40% have attempted suicide..." but when you look at the actual numbers, the majority are "trans men" (FEMALE) [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32345113/]
and
from "Suicide Thoughts and Attempts Among Transgender Adults": "Respondents who were assigned male sex at birth had a lower prevalence of lifetime suicide thoughts and attempts compared to those assigned female at birth...Comparing respondents of different gender
identities, the highest prevalence of lifetime suicide thoughts and attempts was found among
transgender men and non-binary respondents assigned female at birth, while crossdressers reported substantially lower prevalence of both lifetime and past-year suicide thoughts and attempts." (https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/Suicidality-Transgender-Sep-2019.pdf)
It's all about misogyny.
A great one, Eliza. Thanks. I followed the link on the claim that breasts are "birth defects". Shocking. Well, not really to me, as I've been following this issue (and others like it) for a while. Thanks for the article and for linking to sources; helps all of us in the resistance.
Watching this nightmare unfold has absolutely given me great insight into Nazi Germany. It’s taken almost nothing to get seemingly intelligent, rational people to twist themselves around with “no debate” in order to support the whole trans package. There must have been some German physicians watching on in horror but staying quiet and uncomfortably comfortable. Having to live with your silence doesn’t feel like adequate retribution when so many have been screaming about the atrocities.
Thank you for the excellent article! I never knew there was such a thing as Godwin's law. Would you be able to put your entire article onto Twitter in parts? Everyone should read it. Yes, people like Andy Sava are the ones who are okay with chemically (and surgically) sterilizing and castrating people, including children. "Terfs" are actually the ones who care about children's and others' health and welfare. Below, another commenter mentioned this being an example of DARVO in action. Absolutely.
Brilliant piece of writing.