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Jillian Stirling's avatar

Thank you so much , Bernard. I do appreciate your painstaking work. It seems we have a way to go in Australia towards sanity. I like the trends to push the age up in other places. Clare Rowe is the voice of reason.

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Andrew Orr's avatar

With regard to Clare Rowe’s expressed tactical approach, in the piece, I am reminded of a quote which went something like this : “it is difficult to bring somebody back from a position they have reached ,by the use of reason from a position that was reached without reason.” I imagine that would describe the task of much of what is generally entailed in clinical psychology counseling! A tough gig !

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Jillian Stirling's avatar

Absolutely

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Running in Rain: Cheryl Hercus's avatar

The shift to the language of “embodiment goals” reveals the neoliberal roots of gender ideology. Children become consumers being sold a service. Unfortunately what they’re being sold is snake oil.

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Anon's avatar

The uk trial study…of the 3000, how many are social transitioners & does that number include those on puberty blockers presuming that gets the green light? Hugely disappointing about the private clinics allowed to operate.

Thanks for another mind blowing update from around the world.

PS Any idea what’s going on in Japan?

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Vincent Keane's avatar

“Dr Telfer is credited with helping to save many children's lives without pulling out a single scalpel or tending to any life-threatening diseases”

. . . .Blind Freddie would know that such accolades were nonsense yet it is understandable that the heroine did not make a public statement to refute the fact.

Now, there’s been too much water under the bridge and the tide is rapidly turning it’s far too late to reconsider.

It will be a case of going down with the ship.

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Jennifer OBrien's avatar

Fingers crossed.

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