Association of Health Care Journalists Makes Extensive Changes to Faulty Primer On Transgender Medicine Reporting, But Flaws Remain

After journalist Jesse Singal objected to the AHCJ's false claims about his reporting and I covered the primer's flaws, the organization backpedaled—but has egregiously not acknowledged any errors.

The faulty primer on reporting about transgender medicine that the Association of Health Care Journalists published Sept. 12

After the Association of Health Care Journalists on Sept. 12 published a primer on covering transgender medicine that I reported on Sept. 14 was highly misleading and at certain points erroneous, the AHCJ has made extensive changes to the document as of Sept. 17.

However, the organization has not acknowledged publishing any errors in the original document and has not issued an official correction, as it definitely should. Instead, AHCJ added an editor’s note to the opening of the document that states the following:

​Editor’s note: This article has been revised to more clearly describe who is affected by state laws on gender-affirming care. It has also been edited to clarify that The Economist’s reporting relied on emails and multiple court documents rather than solely on an amicus brief. Additionally, the characterization of the impact of the Cass Review has also …