Between a Rock and a Hard Place
The Scandal Goes all the Way to the White House
Yesterday Lisa Selin Davis described in detail how WPATH killed the systematic reviews of evidence that they had commissioned from Johns Hopkins.
Today we provide the evidence and an Executive Summary.
These documents reveal how the World Professional Association of Transgender Health (WPATH) commissioned researchers from Johns Hopkins to conduct a systematic review of evidence, and then suppressed the publication of the reviews—because they didn't like the what the evidence showed: that there was almost no support for the efficacy of “gender-affirming care.”
They then followed orders from their activist base to endorse pediatric gender affirmation with no age limits, despite knowing this is contrary to the evidence. We believe this crucial evidence is now in a format that can be cited and referenced for your future work.
I have only started to review the documents, but already I can see that this is an outstanding, and very professional, piece of work. Clearly, a lot of knowledge, hard work, and dedication went into producing these documents. I extend my applause and grateful thanks to all involved. (I do agree with others who have recommended leaving out Levine’s nickname, as unfortunately, I think it will undercut the otherwise sober, serious nature of this effort.)
The message gets lost when "Admiral Lupron" and baiting language is used to deal with such a serious issue. It brings the reporting on these findings down to a NYPost-scandal-sheet level, negating any important information by covering it with snark and personal feelings. Though it may feel good to the writer to see their "clever" personal outrage in print, it's a great way to lose people and dilute any message. Please treat this issue with the seriousness it deserves.