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How Suggestible Are 11 Year-Olds?
If a distressed 11 year-old child reports that they are “trans”, should this be considered a reliable basis on which to prescribe life-altering medical interventions? I think not, but others disagree in interesting ways.
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Is There Settled Science On Gender Dysphoria?
I was pretty amazed at the reaction to a Steve McRae tweet recently. Pointing to where science can offer high levels of certainty and where more research is required, is not bigotry.
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Criticism From The Dualists
Recently I wrote an article that described why some commentary within the transgender debate implied Cartesian Dualism. I argued that dualism is wrong, but I have received some criticism of that article from dualists.
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“Living Your Life As Your True Gender”
To “live your life as your true gender” implies that the “you” referred to here is somehow ethereal and distinct from your physical body. This is synonymous with Cartesian Dualism, which is demonstrably false.