Ask Me Anything | April
Attention supporting subscribers! It’s time to submit your questions to Peter Boghossian for April’s Ask Me Anything.
Post your questions here by sundown (your time) on Thursday, April 20. Gina will present your inquiries to Peter on video and share the results next week. We look forward to hearing what's on your mind.
With all of the controversies in "gender identity" and treatment of children diagnosed with body dysphoria all over the news, how can the public know which research is valid? For example the DeVries, Steersma, et al studies (circa 2014) called "The Dutch Studies" and from which the World Professional Association of Transgender Health (WPATH) derived "The Dutch Protocols" only had 70 subjects originally. The subject size decreased to 55, with no explanations. Then a subject committed suicide (again no explanation) and a subject died immediately after the "vaginoplasty" surgery. Thus, "The Dutch Protocols" are based on a cohort of only 53. As well, these Dutch researchers took funding from the Ferring Pharma company, which produces the very puberty blockers they were studying. How does the general public assess the foundations for a psycho-medical treatment of a psychiatric illness?
University of Arizona has recently sent a mailer to the parent of one of their college students. They addressed the mother of the student as "Mx." instead of Mrs or Ms.
This is very offensive. I would be offended by my child's college taking it upon themselves to change my gender title without my approval. What do you think ? And how should offended parents proceed?