This is the most comprehensive overview of gender identity ideology and its many foibles and fallacies that I have ever read. I will file it for future reference.
My only quibble concerns the repeated use of the term "gender role." In my anthropology studies many decades ago the term "sex role" sufficed. Since the advent of queer theory, "gender" has been a confusing and subversive term because of the notion that people perform gender irrespective of their sex. Referring instead to sex roles It makes it clear that in societies that have not been infected by gender ideology, people are expected to say and do certain things because of their biological sex and not because they're performing a gender.
Yes but it currently has three meanings so it's equivocal. Also I would argue there's an inherent confusion in that it really describes an interaction between an individual and culture but it gets reified as a thing.
I reference the key (final paragraph) of a paper by Richard Armitage in ‘Lancet Regional Health’ of August 2023 titled: ‘Misrepresentations of evidence in gender-affirming care is preventative care’ Link:
and quote the final paragraph:
If totalising claims—such as “Gender-affirming care is preventative care”—are to be published in highly influential medical journals, it is of paramount ethical importance that they are accompanied by accurate, transparent, verifiable, and honest interpretations of the evidence used to support them. Without this, such claims constitute nothing more than misleading and discrediting ideological dogma which, as with Restar’s (a proponent of gender affirmation) comment, have no place in The Lancet publications, and should thus be entirely disregarded.
I am not sure if Lancet Regional Health is highly regarded. Certainly It’s parent journal Lancet is currently highly regarded but may be slowly losing some of this regard as it becomes more and more political and left wing. I don’t think and hope that regard does not extend to all of its spin offs.
What a great summary of how we got to this terrible situation.
Just a question re this paragraph:
“While some DSDs appear to induce a change of sex at puberty—for example, 46,XY DSD with 5α-reductase deficiency—this is an effect of the disorder and has no implications for those without that disorder.”
My understanding is that each type of DSD occurs only in either males OR females - not in both. Is it worthwhile adding that people with DSDs are still either male OR female?
Yes, as far as I know that is true, but that is a matter of contention that I wanted to avoid. How anyone can claim a person with a DSD is neither male nor female is bizarre.
Medical professionals promoting and/or implementing the ‘Affirmative Model of Gender Care’ are ethically bound to inform patients that the long-term outcome following ‘transition’ can include: Significantly elevated suicide rate, Depression, PTSD, psychiatric comorbidities and early death.
I briefly reference four scientific papers that illustrate this reality:
• ‘Long-term follow-up of transsexual persons undergoing sex reassignment surgery: cohort study in Sweden’ (NIH 2011).
Conclusions: Individuals after sex reassignment, have considerably higher risks for mortality, suicidal behaviour, and psychiatric morbidity than the general population. Sex reassignment may not suffice as treatment for transsexualism, and should inspire improved psychiatric somatic care after sex reassignment for this cohort.
• ‘Risk of Suicide and Self-Harm Following Gender-Affirmation Surgery’ (Cureus April 2024)
Conclusions: Patients who have undergone gender affirmation surgery are associated with significantly higher risks of suicide, self-harm, and PTSD compared to general population control groups in this real-world database. With suicide being one of the most common causes of death.
• ‘Quality of life 15 years after sex reassignment surgery for transsexualism’ (NIH 2009)
Results: 55 transsexuals participated in this study. Quality of life as determined by the King's Health Questionnaire was significantly lower in general health, personal, physical and role limitations. Patients' satisfaction was significantly lower compared with controls. Satisfaction was statistically significant lower compared with controls.
• ‘Long-term follow-up of transsexual persons undergoing sex reassignment surgery: cohort study in Sweden’ (NIH 2011).
Conclusions: Individuals after sex reassignment, have considerably higher risks for mortality, suicidal behaviour, and psychiatric morbidity than the general population. Our findings suggest that sex reassignment, although alleviating gender dysphoria, may not suffice as treatment for transsexualism.
. . . . Is there any evidence that our Gender Clinics are complying with the requirement
Thank you Vincent, I agree, the challenge is how to get that acknowledged by GAC HPs. This is why detransitioners are such a threat to them. Ultimately only law suits will force change.
This is the most comprehensive overview of gender identity ideology and its many foibles and fallacies that I have ever read. I will file it for future reference.
My only quibble concerns the repeated use of the term "gender role." In my anthropology studies many decades ago the term "sex role" sufficed. Since the advent of queer theory, "gender" has been a confusing and subversive term because of the notion that people perform gender irrespective of their sex. Referring instead to sex roles It makes it clear that in societies that have not been infected by gender ideology, people are expected to say and do certain things because of their biological sex and not because they're performing a gender.
Thanks Ollie, I totally agree but at this stage I am limiting my focus, too many issues in one article can dilute the main message.
Ollie the term ‘gender’ has also been used by feminists for some time to mean ‘sex stereotypes’.
Yes but it currently has three meanings so it's equivocal. Also I would argue there's an inherent confusion in that it really describes an interaction between an individual and culture but it gets reified as a thing.
Not in the feminist usage. It describes a phenomenon.
Where does it reside?
In the culture. But I don’t think the feminist usage elevates out to a thing, if I’ve grasped your meaning.
I'll think on it some more, I feel like it's quite a slippery term to get hold of but I can't put my finger on it.
I reference the key (final paragraph) of a paper by Richard Armitage in ‘Lancet Regional Health’ of August 2023 titled: ‘Misrepresentations of evidence in gender-affirming care is preventative care’ Link:
and quote the final paragraph:
If totalising claims—such as “Gender-affirming care is preventative care”—are to be published in highly influential medical journals, it is of paramount ethical importance that they are accompanied by accurate, transparent, verifiable, and honest interpretations of the evidence used to support them. Without this, such claims constitute nothing more than misleading and discrediting ideological dogma which, as with Restar’s (a proponent of gender affirmation) comment, have no place in The Lancet publications, and should thus be entirely disregarded.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10428104/
I am not sure if Lancet Regional Health is highly regarded. Certainly It’s parent journal Lancet is currently highly regarded but may be slowly losing some of this regard as it becomes more and more political and left wing. I don’t think and hope that regard does not extend to all of its spin offs.
What a great summary of how we got to this terrible situation.
Just a question re this paragraph:
“While some DSDs appear to induce a change of sex at puberty—for example, 46,XY DSD with 5α-reductase deficiency—this is an effect of the disorder and has no implications for those without that disorder.”
My understanding is that each type of DSD occurs only in either males OR females - not in both. Is it worthwhile adding that people with DSDs are still either male OR female?
Yes, as far as I know that is true, but that is a matter of contention that I wanted to avoid. How anyone can claim a person with a DSD is neither male nor female is bizarre.
Medical professionals promoting and/or implementing the ‘Affirmative Model of Gender Care’ are ethically bound to inform patients that the long-term outcome following ‘transition’ can include: Significantly elevated suicide rate, Depression, PTSD, psychiatric comorbidities and early death.
I briefly reference four scientific papers that illustrate this reality:
• ‘Long-term follow-up of transsexual persons undergoing sex reassignment surgery: cohort study in Sweden’ (NIH 2011).
Conclusions: Individuals after sex reassignment, have considerably higher risks for mortality, suicidal behaviour, and psychiatric morbidity than the general population. Sex reassignment may not suffice as treatment for transsexualism, and should inspire improved psychiatric somatic care after sex reassignment for this cohort.
• ‘Risk of Suicide and Self-Harm Following Gender-Affirmation Surgery’ (Cureus April 2024)
Conclusions: Patients who have undergone gender affirmation surgery are associated with significantly higher risks of suicide, self-harm, and PTSD compared to general population control groups in this real-world database. With suicide being one of the most common causes of death.
• ‘Quality of life 15 years after sex reassignment surgery for transsexualism’ (NIH 2009)
Results: 55 transsexuals participated in this study. Quality of life as determined by the King's Health Questionnaire was significantly lower in general health, personal, physical and role limitations. Patients' satisfaction was significantly lower compared with controls. Satisfaction was statistically significant lower compared with controls.
• ‘Long-term follow-up of transsexual persons undergoing sex reassignment surgery: cohort study in Sweden’ (NIH 2011).
Conclusions: Individuals after sex reassignment, have considerably higher risks for mortality, suicidal behaviour, and psychiatric morbidity than the general population. Our findings suggest that sex reassignment, although alleviating gender dysphoria, may not suffice as treatment for transsexualism.
. . . . Is there any evidence that our Gender Clinics are complying with the requirement
Thank you Vincent, I agree, the challenge is how to get that acknowledged by GAC HPs. This is why detransitioners are such a threat to them. Ultimately only law suits will force change.