Brilliant piece of writing, Sue, thanks. I of course agree with your basic point about homophobia being an important driving factor in answer to the question asked in the title. But just based on my own experience, I can't agree that all those upper middle-class people who transed their kids are homophobic. Maybe some, but certainly not all or even most. I know people in this world. I know people who transed their kids or supported their friends transing their kids. In one case, the mother was completely accepting of her neurodivergent daughter being a lesbian. She was initially uncomfortable with the idea that her daughter was a son, uncomfortable with medicalizing her daughter. She did not allow her daughter to medicalize or remove her breasts when she was under 18. But once the daughter was 18, she went for it all and now the mother posts the trans flag on social media and accepts all the bullshit. Love of the child becomes the wedge that does not allow sanity to intrude. As others like Helen Joyce have said, these parents will likely never see the truth, because the truth is so horrifying. This has been progressive mindset in the US where we are so polarized, even stronger than the UK. It's in every doctor's office, in the mouths of every politician on "the right side" of issues, it's everywhere. These parents truly believed in the "trans child." It's the ubiquity of the sources of authority that allowed this tragedy. And the money to be made.
Yep. It failed the common sense test, the smell test and the gut check.
It passed social science peer review because social science research routinely relies on dogshit-quality evidence, namely, study subjects' own psych self-assessments.
They've grown accustomed to the aroma of dogshit.
If you need some good-guys, the American College of Pediatricians called BS on it from the start, and was I believe the only medical org to do a systematic review of evidence first, before ever taking an official position.
To whom you are attracted sexually is purely subjective and therefore cannot reasonably be contested by an outside observer.
Where you decide to live your life on a spectrum of superficial, stereotypical male to female attributes (and we all do) is also purely subjective and similarly cannot be questioned.
However, your biological sex reflects an objective reality which cannot be changed by your subjective personal view and futile attempts to do so can result in serious health impacts to you as well as harms to members of the sex you are impersonating (primarily women).
Others who are grounded in objective reality should never be forced to accept your subjective version of your actual biological sex.
Finally, it's past time for the LGB community to separate themselves from the trans activists who are trying to take away the rights of women to fairness in sports and to privacy and safety in their restrooms, locker rooms and prisons. They also advocate for the chemical and surgical mutilation of children many of whom would grow up gay.
Their actions are evil and the
understandable negative reaction to the harm they are causing is spilling over to innocent people who are just going about their business, marrying and leading their lives.
I think much pressure came from adult male transsexuals because if kids wanted a sex change, then it made adult men wanting a sex change look less abnormal.
It's too generous to call these surgeries 'experiments', as that implies rational design. It's ritual sacrificial behaviour, stemming from sadomasochism.
Just look to the money! I’m not talking about Money, the guru. The money behind this scandal, the money made from this scandal….the profits. That’s the hard part of fighting this barbarism! once BIG profits are threatened, there will be a fight to continue the game! It’s already happening.
Brilliant piece of writing, Sue, thanks. I of course agree with your basic point about homophobia being an important driving factor in answer to the question asked in the title. But just based on my own experience, I can't agree that all those upper middle-class people who transed their kids are homophobic. Maybe some, but certainly not all or even most. I know people in this world. I know people who transed their kids or supported their friends transing their kids. In one case, the mother was completely accepting of her neurodivergent daughter being a lesbian. She was initially uncomfortable with the idea that her daughter was a son, uncomfortable with medicalizing her daughter. She did not allow her daughter to medicalize or remove her breasts when she was under 18. But once the daughter was 18, she went for it all and now the mother posts the trans flag on social media and accepts all the bullshit. Love of the child becomes the wedge that does not allow sanity to intrude. As others like Helen Joyce have said, these parents will likely never see the truth, because the truth is so horrifying. This has been progressive mindset in the US where we are so polarized, even stronger than the UK. It's in every doctor's office, in the mouths of every politician on "the right side" of issues, it's everywhere. These parents truly believed in the "trans child." It's the ubiquity of the sources of authority that allowed this tragedy. And the money to be made.
THE MONEY! Yes!
Yep. It failed the common sense test, the smell test and the gut check.
It passed social science peer review because social science research routinely relies on dogshit-quality evidence, namely, study subjects' own psych self-assessments.
They've grown accustomed to the aroma of dogshit.
If you need some good-guys, the American College of Pediatricians called BS on it from the start, and was I believe the only medical org to do a systematic review of evidence first, before ever taking an official position.
To whom you are attracted sexually is purely subjective and therefore cannot reasonably be contested by an outside observer.
Where you decide to live your life on a spectrum of superficial, stereotypical male to female attributes (and we all do) is also purely subjective and similarly cannot be questioned.
However, your biological sex reflects an objective reality which cannot be changed by your subjective personal view and futile attempts to do so can result in serious health impacts to you as well as harms to members of the sex you are impersonating (primarily women).
Others who are grounded in objective reality should never be forced to accept your subjective version of your actual biological sex.
Finally, it's past time for the LGB community to separate themselves from the trans activists who are trying to take away the rights of women to fairness in sports and to privacy and safety in their restrooms, locker rooms and prisons. They also advocate for the chemical and surgical mutilation of children many of whom would grow up gay.
Their actions are evil and the
understandable negative reaction to the harm they are causing is spilling over to innocent people who are just going about their business, marrying and leading their lives.
First part is untrue, it's pretty easy to deduce someone's sexual orientation with techniques like phallometery etc
So you can argue with someone that they are not attracted to the opposite sex? Hmm.
I think much pressure came from adult male transsexuals because if kids wanted a sex change, then it made adult men wanting a sex change look less abnormal.
It's too generous to call these surgeries 'experiments', as that implies rational design. It's ritual sacrificial behaviour, stemming from sadomasochism.
Thank you so much for this needed and wonderful post. Brilliant!
Just look to the money! I’m not talking about Money, the guru. The money behind this scandal, the money made from this scandal….the profits. That’s the hard part of fighting this barbarism! once BIG profits are threatened, there will be a fight to continue the game! It’s already happening.