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England to Launch Large Observational Study Of Gender-Incongruent Kids
The 6-year study, which plans to recruit 3,000 gender-incongruent youths, is expected to be complemented by a study of puberty blockers—one that has yet…
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Benjamin Ryan
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‘Heightened Scrutiny’ Scapegoats The New York Times For the ACLU's Loss In Skrmetti
The documentary is the centerpiece of ACLU litigator Chase Strangio's campaign to blame the Times for the Supreme Court's ruling upholding Tennessee's…
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Benjamin Ryan
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Leaked Gender-Affirmative Training, Part 6: Doubting the Need For Distress
A social-worker colleague of Dr. Johanna Olson-Kennedy argues that children with cross-sex identities should not need to demonstrate distress to be…
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Benjamin Ryan
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A 2nd Major Children's Hospital—in DC—Will Cease Offering Gender-Transition Treatments
Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC, follows Children's Hospital Los Angeles in capitulating to Trump administration threats and ceasing…
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Benjamin Ryan
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Dr. Rachel Levine Denies Having Pressured WPATH to Remove Age Limits on Minors' Gender Treatments
Subpoenaed records indicate that the former Biden health official, once the highest-ranking openly transgender member of government, did indeed do this…
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Benjamin Ryan
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Justice Dept. Seeks to "Take Down" Pediatric Gender Medicine, Issues Raft of Subpoenas
At an FTC workshop scrutinizing pediatric gender-transition treatment, a Justice Dept. official announced it had subpoenaed nearly 20 gender clinics…
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Benjamin Ryan
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"It Feels Like I'm In a Body That Isn't My Own": Voices From the NYC Pride Parade Post-Skrmetti
The Bens—Ryan and Kawaller—took to the streets on Sunday to speak with queer people about gender identity and transition at this historic turning point…
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June 2025

"Insidious": The ACLU's Chase Strangio Slams The New York Times In Leaked Audio
In some of his first comments since U.S. v Skrmetti came down, Mr. Strangio never acknowledged or responded to the sharp critiques in a recent Times…
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Suppressing Puberty Not Tied to Higher Sexual Dysfunction in Trans Adults, Small Study Finds
The first of its kind, this survey study of 70 Dutch adults who received puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones as minors calls into question one of…
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Benjamin Ryan
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Dr. Johanna Olson-Kennedy's Pediatric Gender Clinic Is Shutting Down
Under pressure from all sides from the Trump administration, the gender clinic at Children's Hospital Los Angeles will shut its doors next month, the…
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Benjamin Ryan
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Long-Awaited Puberty Blockers Study Is Out In Pre-Print, Finding No Change In Kids' Mental Health
The New York Times reported in October that the lead author, Dr. Johanna Olson-Kennedy, had held off from publishing the study, which did not see mental…
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May 2025

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