The Netherlands has been a leader in this particular trend. Here’s the latest: Zoraya ter Beek is one of a growing number of people across the West choosing to end their lives rather than live in pain. Pain that in … Continue reading →
This article understandably caught my attention: The contributors to Cynical Therapies are lecturers and clinicians in mental health who are raising the alarm about the ideological takeover of their discipline over the past twenty years. A mix of Americans and … Continue reading →
As soon as I heard that the Ontario Divisional Court had ruled to fine Jordan Peterson and send him to a College of Psychologists of Ontario re-education camp in order to learn how to be more “professional” in his public … Continue reading →
Their stories are powerful stuff. You can easily see why the left, and some activist doctors and transitioners, want to silence and harass these people and others like them. Because I’ve been following YouTube videos made by de-transitioners for a … Continue reading →
It’s one that can be helpful for all parents, including those who are not willing to unquestionably “affirm” their child’s choice. Most books today on the subject encourage parents to do the latter; this book is by two therapists who … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Part I can be found here.] In May, Florida joined over a dozen other states in banning transgender surgery for minors. But it wasn’t all that long ago that minors didn’t have access to such surgery. What was behind … Continue reading →
California is getting close to passing another dangerous law that undermines parental authority: California Democrats on Tuesday advanced legislation to let mental health professionals remove children from their homes and place them in state custody without parental consent. The Senate … Continue reading →
“Cis” is one of those insidious politically-motivated language changes of which the left is so fond. “Cis man” and “cis woman” supposedly mean what was formerly covered by the terms “man” and “woman.” Musk has announced a new Twitter policy … Continue reading →
I’ve been spending a lot of time lately researching the proliferation of the trans phenomenon and its increasing visibility and demands, especially regarding children. I’ve decided to start a multi-parter series of posts, because even though I’ve already written about … Continue reading →
I wrote a post yesterday about the preponderance of “woke” therapists, and today at Instapundit I see a piece with a link to this article in Commentary about social justice couples therapy. Of course. The Commentary piece refers to this … Continue reading →
Here’s a long article on how therapists have become social justice warriors. I haven’t yet read the whole thing, although I intend to do so. But I’ll just point out that: (a) there have always been many bad therapists out … Continue reading →
I’m so old I can remember when people who felt themselves to be trans didn’t immediately qualify for hormones and surgery – not even adults. There were some common-sense rules to protect the people themselves, and just about everyone understood … Continue reading →