Hazard Ratio: 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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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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"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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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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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

Yes, We Need Both the Term “Biological Sex” and the Word “Cisgender”
An ode to qualifiers, which bring clarity during confusing times amid the ideological—and rhetorical—battles over transgender identity.
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Leaked American Psychiatric Association Conference Session, Part II: The Skeptics Speak
The APA forbade recording of two panels about pediatric gender medicine, but I obtained recordings, along with a video of WPATH leader Dr. Dan Karasic…
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LEAKED: Secret American Psychiatric Association Speeches On Pediatric Gender Medicine
The APA sought to keep shielded from the public two panel discussions on the subject, including a remarkably nuanced address by leading pediatric gender…
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How Cancel Culture Is Still Coming For Me
And how activists will eagerly cut off their noses to spite their faces in service of virtue signaling and maintaining an image of ideological purity…
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How Common Is Detransitioning?
Never trust someone who says they know precisely how commonly people detransition. Research on the subject, especially pertaining to minors, remains…
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