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WPATH's Trans-Care Bible "Is Not Considered the Standard of Care"—Unheard Testimony From the $2M Detransitioner Lawsuit
The three-week trial heard from two highly credentialed plastic surgeons who painted vastly different—and at times remarkably revealing—portraits of…
 • Benjamin Ryan
History Is Repeating Itself In the Battle Over Conversion Therapy
The mental health profession learned a hard lesson after mistreating gay people during the 20th century, only to repeat those same mistakes—albeit in…
 • Roberto D’Angelo
Tensions Flare Within Plastic Surgery Group Over New Policy Opposing Youth Gender Surgeries
An American Society of Plastic Surgeons task force charged with examining the issue of such surgeries was, to their chagrin, cut out of the loop when…
 • Benjamin Ryan
Britain’s Good Law Project Again Claims the NHS Caused a Surge of Trans-Youth Suicides—Without Proving Its Case
GLP has falsely claimed the NHS all but eliminated access to puberty blockers starting in 2021 and that this led to a suicide surge, based on data too…
 • Benjamin Ryan
Watch My Substack Live with Katie Herzog. Plus: On the Hypocrisy Of Dr. Blair Peters, aka "Queer Surgeon," Griping About the ASPS's…
I was delighted to finally join one of my favorite podcasts, where Katie and I talked about this watershed week in gender news and, of course, how glad…
 • Benjamin Ryan and Katie Herzog
1:02:17
The Sealed Case Files From the $2 Million Detransitioner Lawsuit, Part III. Plus, An Update On Upcoming Cases.
In this post, I include the sealed case notes from the plastic surgeon, the statement of material facts, and the examination before trial of Fox Varian…
 • Benjamin Ryan
The $2M Detransitioner Lawsuit Case File Remains Sealed. Here Are the Sealed Expert Witness Affidavits, Which I Obtained.
To add to the previous batch of sealed files I obtained, I'm publishing the three expert witness statements in the historic $2 million detransitioner…
 • Benjamin Ryan
Jury Awards $2M In First Detransitioner Lawsuit: Live Discussion Between Meghan Daum and Benjamin Ryan
I spoke with Meghan Daum today about my reporting for The Free Press about the historic jury award in the first detransitioner lawsuit to go to trial.
 • Benjamin Ryan and Meghan Daum
1:03:57
The $2 Million Detransitioner Lawsuit Case File Is Sealed. But I Have Those Records. Here Are Some Of Them.
I obtained all the case files in the Varian v. Einhorn lawsuit before they were sealed at the start of the trial. And I was there to record how the jury…
 • Benjamin Ryan
I Report for The Free Press: "A Legal First That Could Change Gender Medicine"
I was the only reporter to attend the entirety of the recent three-week medical malpractice trial in White Plains, NY, that made history as the first…
 • Benjamin Ryan

January 2026

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