LINKS
We support free speech, open inquiry, and continued research in order to determine the best way to treat children, teens, and young adults with gender dysphoria.
Most major organizations currently labeled “LGBT” have websites that are currently very supportive of early social transition and medical transition of minors, despite the lack of proof of safety to previous cohorts or minors who may have dysphoria but resolve it and live lives as gay men and lesbians. They also often promote gender ideology that is based on left-wing academic, postmodern queer theory (“gender identity=literal biological sex” and “gender is a spectrum”). They highlight gender identity activist talking points and all of the existing positive data, (de Vries [2014], Olson [2016]), around the affirmative model, which is valid to present. They do not adequately address risks to young people who may be harmed by not making the perfect decision around their gender as a cognitively immature minors. Many of these growing numbers of young people are LGB. We have provided a list of larger organizations below who often promote outright false information.
Human Rights Commission
GLAAD
GLSEN
National Center for Lesbian Rights
The Trevor Project
PFLAG
Stonewall UK
There are several websites providing alternative viewpoints regarding the safety of transitioning increasing numbers of small children, teens, and young adults. These types of sites are not part of the well-funded “LGBT” identity politics narrative, who have real political power. But their numbers are increasing. Some provide insight into the problems with the affirmative model and, unlike bigger “LGBT organizations,” they address risks to gender nonconforming homosexual, bisexual, and heterosexual youth. They also question the effects gender ideology is having on young people. To our knowledge, all of these websites are run by people who, as we do, support protections in employment, housing, and marriage for all same-sex attracted and T people. Links are not necessarily full endorsements of everything that exists on outside websites. Gender Health Query is not involved in receiving donations at this time and is a volunteer based action group.
Links to individuals/organizations/groups addressing detransition & medical transition side-effects
AMQG: This is a french language site.
Bayswater Support Group: This group is for people in the UK and Ireland. “We are a group of parents in the UK and Ireland who have been brought together by our experiences of parenting children with gender dysphoria or who have declared a transgender identity. @BayswaterSG
Binary Australia: “Protecting children, Supporting parents, Defending truth”
Canadian Gender Report: Parents and professionals concerned about the medicalization of identity and the erosion of sex-based rights.
Cari Stella: Stella is a detransitioned lesbian who transitioned as a teen. She explains this experience in videos here. Her blog is not currently active but is still up, and an interesting survey she did on detransitioned women (an understudied situation) can be found here.
4thWaveNow: This site was started by the parent of a trans-identified teen who desisted, and supports a variety of parents (mostly liberal, pro-gay parents) who have children who desisted or are still trans-identified. The focus of this website is to highlight the risks of medical treatments to minors and young adults, especially to LGB youth. This blog is openly not supportive of medical treatments on minors that results in permanent changes and sterilization. It has featured posts exposing some of the harm of current “queer” youth environments and online spaces (completely ignored by official activism labeling itself as “LGBT” activism and media). This includes articles from same-sex attracted female teens who feel they are growing up in environments that promote poor mental health, and accounts of poor sexual boundaries in some of these environments (here and here). A helpful article discussing the differences in presentations of gender dysphoria by psychologists Micheal Bailey and Ray Blanchard, can be found here. @4th_WaveNow
Gays Against Groomers: “Gays Against Groomers is a 501(c)4 nonprofit of gays, lesbians, and others in the community who oppose the sexualization, indoctrination, and mutilation of children under the guise of radical ‘LGBTQIA+’ activism.”
Fair Play for Women: This UK organization has some relevant links reviewing the reality that males with gender dysphoria retain significant advantages over women and girls in sports. @fairplaywomen
Gender Identity Challenge: GENID is a group for Sweden and Norway.
GNC-Centric: GNC is a desisted lesbian who makes videos that provide insight into how the gender identity movement affects young gender nonconforming females. @gnc_centric GNC-Centric also runs Detrans Canada, for Canadian detransitioners TorontoDetransMeetup@gmail.com).
Heterodorx Podcast: Issues of trans activism and gender ideology are often covered.
In Defense of Children (AU): “In Australia, education policies & programs have been introduced that undermine the safety of students, the rights of parents and the dignity of the teaching profession.”
Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters: A book by Abigail Shrier covering the explosion in trans-identification in young people.
KIRJO: This is a group in Finland. “The transgender phenomenon is based on gender ideology which harms our society in many ways. It is now time to start the conversation about gender ideology. Is gender dysphoria the new anorexia?.” @IKirjo, Facebook
LGB Alliance: This is an LGB group in the UK who have raised some concernsabout the lack of debate arround the transition of gender dysphoric youth. @AllianceLGB, Facebook
LGB Fight Back- A multi-generational, US-based, grassroots organization of lesbian, gay, and bi people who advocate for the interests of the LGB community.
LGBT Courage Coalition, Substack, @LGBT_Courage: “We are LGBT adults calling for reform of youth gender medicine.”
No Corpo Certo Campaing: This group contacted GHQ. "We are a Brazilian campaign against the transing of kids. We totally support your goals and wish medical interventions will stop on Brazilian children and teens."
Our Duty: “We are a support network for families affected by gender ideology and ROGD. Our Duty is to protect our children from serious harm.” @OurDutyGrp, Facebook
The Pique Resilience Project: This is a group of young desisted and detransitioned females. Much of what they have to say is critical of the affirmative model and the current gender ideology culture that youth are immersed in. It is a different narrative than the positive transition stories that are promoted on almost all liberal media websites, and by media and organizations who label themselves as “LGBT.” @PiqueResProject
Parents Defending Education: “Parents Defending Education is a national grassroots organization working to reclaim our schools from activists promoting harmful agendas.”
Partners for Ethical Care: “Our mission is to raise awareness and support efforts to stop the unethical treatment of children by schools, hospitals, and mental and medical healthcare providers under the duplicitous banner of gender identity affirmation. We believe that no child is born in the wrong body.” @ethical_care
Post Trans: This is a resource guide for detransiioners.
Redress Alert: “If you're reconciling with being female after a period of dis-identification--including transition or not--you are not alone.”
Society for Evidence Based Gender Medicine (SEGM): “SEGM was formed around in response to a proliferation of treatment guidelines that promote medicalized youth gender transition without the benefit of systematic reviews of evidence.”
'So, you think you may be trans... A critical guide to the debate around trans identities for parents, teachers and others involved with caring for children and young people: Gender Health Query recommends the book by Tim Davies.
Stats for Gender: “Gender at your fingertips,” a resource with reliable source material to reference gender dysphoria information.
Stop Gender Ideology: “Welcome! My name is Erin Lee. I’m an awakened Mama whose little girl was harmed by gender ideology in her public school.”
Transgendertrend (UK): This is a British group started due to rising parental concerns about large increases of trans-identified minors, especially females. They believe girls have the right to sex-based protections in schools and law. They have some well sourced material, even some written by social science professionals, and a school resource pack that provides an alternative approach to dealing with gender identity in schools. @Transgendertrd
Transteens-Sorge-berechtig: This is a German parent group.
William Malone: Dr. Malone is an endocrinologist who does not believe the medical treatments involved in transitioning gender dysphoric minors are safe for all youth. @will_malone
Mental Health Professionals with Alternative Approaches to the “Affirmative Model”
Lisa Marchiano: Marchiano is a LCSW and jungian analyst who has been in contact with many parents of gender dysphoric teenagers and young adults. She is also part of the GD Working Group. @LisaMarchiano
Natalia Volanberg: Natalia offers on-line sessions worldwide. Gentle and compassionate exploration, embodiment practices ( breathwork, meditation, conscious movement). Main modalities: CBT/Client Centered Counselling, Jungian Orientation
Sasha Ayad: Ayad is an LPC and member of the GD Working Group. She has had success helping teens work through gender dysphoria. An interview with her can be found here. @SashaLPC
Stephanie Winn, LCSW: “ROGD Repair is a course for parents that begins where other resources end, combining the psychology and communication tools you need.”
Tania Marshall: Dr. Marshall is a psychologist and expert in autism. She has some discussions about autism and gender dysphoria on her website (there is a correlation with autism and GD). She has written a book series (Aspian Girl) on female autism. She is also part of the GD Working Group @TaniaAMarshall
Therapy First: “Therapy First exists because we see a great need arising from the current oversimplification and politicalization of gender dysphoria in the field of mental health.”