My review of When Kids Say They’re Trans, the new guide for parents written by Sasha Ayad, Lisa Marchiano, and Stella O’Malley is up at Genspect! At this point, I’ve been researching gender identity for years. So I’m used to reading “trans boys” and thinking “girls,” or “chest masculinization” (breast amputation). I’ve come to see this language as a tether designed to keep the reader on the surface, to prevent any forays into the unknown. The cognitive toll these constant acts of translation take is considerable. Once you’ve picked your way to the end of a sentence, you have to go back to the beginning to figure out what any of it means.
I'm not a parent, so I don't need to read the book, but it's good to know that a book has been published with a rational point of view. We already know that trans activists will hate it because it isn't in lockstep with "affirming care". Now we just need to see if Amazon will sell it or ban it.
I've pre-ordered it on Amazon. The delivery date has slipped twice, which does make me wonder what's going on behind the scenes, but it's still scheduled to arrive.
"At this point, I’ve been researching gender identity for years."
"Abandon hope all ye who enter there ..." 😉🙂
But apropos of which and ICYMI, a forthcoming conference this weekend on sex & gender:
"The Big Conversation - Gender and Sex: The Big Conversation takes place in an atmosphere of growing divide among psychologists and neuroscientists about the scientific understanding of sex/gender difference in humans."
I'm not a parent, so I don't need to read the book, but it's good to know that a book has been published with a rational point of view. We already know that trans activists will hate it because it isn't in lockstep with "affirming care". Now we just need to see if Amazon will sell it or ban it.
I've pre-ordered it on Amazon. The delivery date has slipped twice, which does make me wonder what's going on behind the scenes, but it's still scheduled to arrive.
Am reading for review this weekend!
You too might want check out the "Sex & Gender Conference" that Colin had linked to several weeks ago:
https://santafeboys.org/why-the-big-conversation/
"At this point, I’ve been researching gender identity for years."
"Abandon hope all ye who enter there ..." 😉🙂
But apropos of which and ICYMI, a forthcoming conference this weekend on sex & gender:
"The Big Conversation - Gender and Sex: The Big Conversation takes place in an atmosphere of growing divide among psychologists and neuroscientists about the scientific understanding of sex/gender difference in humans."
https://santafeboys.org/why-the-big-conversation/