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Lost in Trans Nation: A Child Psychiatrist's Guide Out of the Madness
Miriam Grossman
3.9 AVERAGE
15 reviews for:
Lost in Trans Nation: A Child Psychiatrist's Guide Out of the Madness
Miriam Grossman
3.9 AVERAGE
This book is an excellently researched, down to earth no nonsense overview of the gender ideology madness that seems to have taken over our institutions.
There are countless links to actual studies and research, as well as references and resources for how to combat this evil in all its forms.
A must read for parents, and non-parents alike.
There are countless links to actual studies and research, as well as references and resources for how to combat this evil in all its forms.
A must read for parents, and non-parents alike.
informative
medium-paced
*For an extensive cringe-filled experience, please check out my annotated highlights*
Alright, a while back I gave this a rough look-over and slapped on a very brief negative review without going into too much details. The opening chapters were a slog, and with a DNF I returned the book and moved on. Now that I’ve returned to actually finish it this time, I want to give an expanded review.
TLDR: It’s a bad book, but uniquely homophobic and dabbling with conservatism without *saying* it’s conservative. It’s hypocritical in who has authority over who, and who’s allowed to have autonomy and who’s allowed to have their every move put under a microscope. Long review ahead, this is your warning.
I need to start by addressing the elephant in the room. This is the first anti-trans book that I’ve read that I can comfortably say is explicitly conservative. Now, I’m aware that other anti-trans books rub elbows with conservatives, but there’s still an air of ‘oh, we’re bridging both sides of the political spectrum, and in fact, many of us are lefties!’, but this book is so steeped in right-wing stances that it’s hard to ignore.
There’s not only the continual jab at trans people, but also at sex ed, abortions, and the non-religious. The sparse annotations of ‘look, this person was left, but now they’re suddenly working with conservatives because this issue is so damning!’, but when I actually look up these people, there’s not really evidence that speaks on that. Moreover, Grossman fails to mention how religion may alter how one sees LGBT people, and there’s no critical thought of why many of the detransitioners mentioned in the book are converted Catholics.
I also need to emphasize that this book is homophobic without it outright saying it. I know anti-trans books use the same rhetoric as anti-gay literature back in the day, but many of them will go out of their way of defending gay rights and suggest that it is actually trans rights that get in the way of their progress. This book, however, doesn’t want to jump the extra hurdle to say that.
Grossman implies throughout that it’s not ‘just’ trans orgs and people trying to ‘recruit’ - It’s LGB people/orgs too. She says to steer teens away from the GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance, typically an after school club for queer youth), and that “It would have helped me to know that nothing in queer ideology is innocent or haphazard. Its operation is that of a sect and its purpose is to add followers.”. She says the Trevor Project is trying to ‘groom’ kids and isolate them from their parents on the basis that the website has an ‘emergency close tab’ feature (something she fails to recognize as something youth in unsafe and homophobic households desperately need).
The following quote is beat for beat something homophobes have been saying about gay rights, and it’s right here in this book, completely unironically:
“Too many believe this is all about compassion, respect, and rights. That’s a cover. The goal has always been the breakdown of norms. To push the limits further and further. How does the endpoint look? That’s the point— there is no endpoint. The thrill is in pushing beyond the acceptable.”
Another few choice quotes that is just completely mask-off:
“Think of all these groups as satellites of a mothership called GLSEN— pronounced “glisten”—formerly the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network. They’ve been laying siege to our educational system since 1990.”
“A priority is recruiting students. This is done through GSA clubs and teacher indoctrination, of course, but also through school programs— always clothed in the language of respect, civil rights, and freedom.”
‘Laying siege’, ‘breakdown of norms’, ‘indoctrination’, ‘recruitment’, ‘grooming’- Grossman uses this language and far more disparaging words not just at trans people, but gay, lesbian, and bisexual people too. Grossman openly boasts that the usage of military language and considering countering (LGB)T people a necessity. This is done with no self awareness or a shred of irony.
Theres also an extended section dedicated to subverting CPS and how to isolate your child as much as possible as opposed to, say, talking transparently about internet safety, stranger danger, and how to fact check claims. The part where she asks parents to force schools to promise they won’t allow *social workers or counselors* to speak to their kid is…well, it’s alarming to say the least. I don’t doubt there are parents with good intentions but I also know controlling, manipulative, and cruel parents will take this information and run, and that’s dangerous.
Something that is the hypocritical nature of how Grossman sees herself versus how the ‘opposition’ is. Autistic people can’t be trans, because they’re ‘black and white thinking’ completely clouds their judgement and essentially renders them as hapless babies being snatched by the evil trans activists. Autistic people can’t see nuances and the ‘grey’ areas in between complex issues (
Merged review:
*For an extensive cringe-filled experience, please check out my annotated highlights*
Alright, a while back I gave this a rough look-over and slapped on a very brief negative review without going into too much details. The opening chapters were a slog, and with a DNF I returned the book and moved on. Now that I’ve returned to actually finish it this time, I want to give an expanded review.
TLDR: It’s a bad book, but uniquely homophobic and dabbling with conservatism without *saying* it’s conservative. It’s hypocritical in who has authority over who, and who’s allowed to have autonomy and who’s allowed to have their every move put under a microscope. Long review ahead, this is your warning.
I need to start by addressing the elephant in the room. This is the first anti-trans book that I’ve read that I can comfortably say is explicitly conservative. Now, I’m aware that other anti-trans books rub elbows with conservatives, but there’s still an air of ‘oh, we’re bridging both sides of the political spectrum, and in fact, many of us are lefties!’, but this book is so steeped in right-wing stances that it’s hard to ignore.
There’s not only the continual jab at trans people, but also at sex ed, abortions, and the non-religious. The sparse annotations of ‘look, this person was left, but now they’re suddenly working with conservatives because this issue is so damning!’, but when I actually look up these people, there’s not really evidence that speaks on that. Moreover, Grossman fails to mention how religion may alter how one sees LGBT people, and there’s no critical thought of why many of the detransitioners mentioned in the book are converted Catholics.
I also need to emphasize that this book is homophobic without it outright saying it. I know anti-trans books use the same rhetoric as anti-gay literature back in the day, but many of them will go out of their way of defending gay rights and suggest that it is actually trans rights that get in the way of their progress. This book, however, doesn’t want to jump the extra hurdle to say that.
Grossman implies throughout that it’s not ‘just’ trans orgs and people trying to ‘recruit’ - It’s LGB people/orgs too. She says to steer teens away from the GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance, typically an after school club for queer youth), and that “It would have helped me to know that nothing in queer ideology is innocent or haphazard. Its operation is that of a sect and its purpose is to add followers.”. She says the Trevor Project is trying to ‘groom’ kids and isolate them from their parents on the basis that the website has an ‘emergency close tab’ feature (something she fails to recognize as something youth in unsafe and homophobic households desperately need).
The following quote is beat for beat something homophobes have been saying about gay rights, and it’s right here in this book, completely unironically:
“Too many believe this is all about compassion, respect, and rights. That’s a cover. The goal has always been the breakdown of norms. To push the limits further and further. How does the endpoint look? That’s the point— there is no endpoint. The thrill is in pushing beyond the acceptable.”
Another few choice quotes that is just completely mask-off:
“Think of all these groups as satellites of a mothership called GLSEN— pronounced “glisten”—formerly the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network. They’ve been laying siege to our educational system since 1990.”
“A priority is recruiting students. This is done through GSA clubs and teacher indoctrination, of course, but also through school programs— always clothed in the language of respect, civil rights, and freedom.”
‘Laying siege’, ‘breakdown of norms’, ‘indoctrination’, ‘recruitment’, ‘grooming’- Grossman uses this language and far more disparaging words not just at trans people, but gay, lesbian, and bisexual people too. Grossman openly boasts that the usage of military language and considering countering (LGB)T people a necessity. This is done with no self awareness or a shred of irony.
Theres also an extended section dedicated to subverting CPS and how to isolate your child as much as possible as opposed to, say, talking transparently about internet safety, stranger danger, and how to fact check claims. The part where she asks parents to force schools to promise they won’t allow *social workers or counselors* to speak to their kid is…well, it’s alarming to say the least. I don’t doubt there are parents with good intentions but I also know controlling, manipulative, and cruel parents will take this information and run, and that’s dangerous.
Something that is the hypocritical nature of how Grossman sees herself versus how the ‘opposition’ is. Autistic people can’t be trans, because they’re ‘black and white thinking’ completely clouds their judgement and essentially renders them as hapless babies being snatched by the evil trans activists. Autistic people can’t see nuances and the ‘grey’ areas in between complex issues (
Alright, a while back I gave this a rough look-over and slapped on a very brief negative review without going into too much details. The opening chapters were a slog, and with a DNF I returned the book and moved on. Now that I’ve returned to actually finish it this time, I want to give an expanded review.
TLDR: It’s a bad book, but uniquely homophobic and dabbling with conservatism without *saying* it’s conservative. It’s hypocritical in who has authority over who, and who’s allowed to have autonomy and who’s allowed to have their every move put under a microscope. Long review ahead, this is your warning.
I need to start by addressing the elephant in the room. This is the first anti-trans book that I’ve read that I can comfortably say is explicitly conservative. Now, I’m aware that other anti-trans books rub elbows with conservatives, but there’s still an air of ‘oh, we’re bridging both sides of the political spectrum, and in fact, many of us are lefties!’, but this book is so steeped in right-wing stances that it’s hard to ignore.
There’s not only the continual jab at trans people, but also at sex ed, abortions, and the non-religious. The sparse annotations of ‘look, this person was left, but now they’re suddenly working with conservatives because this issue is so damning!’, but when I actually look up these people, there’s not really evidence that speaks on that. Moreover, Grossman fails to mention how religion may alter how one sees LGBT people, and there’s no critical thought of why many of the detransitioners mentioned in the book are converted Catholics.
I also need to emphasize that this book is homophobic without it outright saying it. I know anti-trans books use the same rhetoric as anti-gay literature back in the day, but many of them will go out of their way of defending gay rights and suggest that it is actually trans rights that get in the way of their progress. This book, however, doesn’t want to jump the extra hurdle to say that.
Grossman implies throughout that it’s not ‘just’ trans orgs and people trying to ‘recruit’ - It’s LGB people/orgs too. She says to steer teens away from the GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance, typically an after school club for queer youth), and that “It would have helped me to know that nothing in queer ideology is innocent or haphazard. Its operation is that of a sect and its purpose is to add followers.”. She says the Trevor Project is trying to ‘groom’ kids and isolate them from their parents on the basis that the website has an ‘emergency close tab’ feature (something she fails to recognize as something youth in unsafe and homophobic households desperately need).
The following quote is beat for beat something homophobes have been saying about gay rights, and it’s right here in this book, completely unironically:
“Too many believe this is all about compassion, respect, and rights. That’s a cover. The goal has always been the breakdown of norms. To push the limits further and further. How does the endpoint look? That’s the point— there is no endpoint. The thrill is in pushing beyond the acceptable.”
Another few choice quotes that is just completely mask-off:
“Think of all these groups as satellites of a mothership called GLSEN— pronounced “glisten”—formerly the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network. They’ve been laying siege to our educational system since 1990.”
“A priority is recruiting students. This is done through GSA clubs and teacher indoctrination, of course, but also through school programs— always clothed in the language of respect, civil rights, and freedom.”
‘Laying siege’, ‘breakdown of norms’, ‘indoctrination’, ‘recruitment’, ‘grooming’- Grossman uses this language and far more disparaging words not just at trans people, but gay, lesbian, and bisexual people too. Grossman openly boasts that the usage of military language and considering countering (LGB)T people a necessity. This is done with no self awareness or a shred of irony.
Theres also an extended section dedicated to subverting CPS and how to isolate your child as much as possible as opposed to, say, talking transparently about internet safety, stranger danger, and how to fact check claims. The part where she asks parents to force schools to promise they won’t allow *social workers or counselors* to speak to their kid is…well, it’s alarming to say the least. I don’t doubt there are parents with good intentions but I also know controlling, manipulative, and cruel parents will take this information and run, and that’s dangerous.
Something that is the hypocritical nature of how Grossman sees herself versus how the ‘opposition’ is. Autistic people can’t be trans, because they’re ‘black and white thinking’ completely clouds their judgement and essentially renders them as hapless babies being snatched by the evil trans activists. Autistic people can’t see nuances and the ‘grey’ areas in between complex issues (
Merged review:
*For an extensive cringe-filled experience, please check out my annotated highlights*
Alright, a while back I gave this a rough look-over and slapped on a very brief negative review without going into too much details. The opening chapters were a slog, and with a DNF I returned the book and moved on. Now that I’ve returned to actually finish it this time, I want to give an expanded review.
TLDR: It’s a bad book, but uniquely homophobic and dabbling with conservatism without *saying* it’s conservative. It’s hypocritical in who has authority over who, and who’s allowed to have autonomy and who’s allowed to have their every move put under a microscope. Long review ahead, this is your warning.
I need to start by addressing the elephant in the room. This is the first anti-trans book that I’ve read that I can comfortably say is explicitly conservative. Now, I’m aware that other anti-trans books rub elbows with conservatives, but there’s still an air of ‘oh, we’re bridging both sides of the political spectrum, and in fact, many of us are lefties!’, but this book is so steeped in right-wing stances that it’s hard to ignore.
There’s not only the continual jab at trans people, but also at sex ed, abortions, and the non-religious. The sparse annotations of ‘look, this person was left, but now they’re suddenly working with conservatives because this issue is so damning!’, but when I actually look up these people, there’s not really evidence that speaks on that. Moreover, Grossman fails to mention how religion may alter how one sees LGBT people, and there’s no critical thought of why many of the detransitioners mentioned in the book are converted Catholics.
I also need to emphasize that this book is homophobic without it outright saying it. I know anti-trans books use the same rhetoric as anti-gay literature back in the day, but many of them will go out of their way of defending gay rights and suggest that it is actually trans rights that get in the way of their progress. This book, however, doesn’t want to jump the extra hurdle to say that.
Grossman implies throughout that it’s not ‘just’ trans orgs and people trying to ‘recruit’ - It’s LGB people/orgs too. She says to steer teens away from the GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance, typically an after school club for queer youth), and that “It would have helped me to know that nothing in queer ideology is innocent or haphazard. Its operation is that of a sect and its purpose is to add followers.”. She says the Trevor Project is trying to ‘groom’ kids and isolate them from their parents on the basis that the website has an ‘emergency close tab’ feature (something she fails to recognize as something youth in unsafe and homophobic households desperately need).
The following quote is beat for beat something homophobes have been saying about gay rights, and it’s right here in this book, completely unironically:
“Too many believe this is all about compassion, respect, and rights. That’s a cover. The goal has always been the breakdown of norms. To push the limits further and further. How does the endpoint look? That’s the point— there is no endpoint. The thrill is in pushing beyond the acceptable.”
Another few choice quotes that is just completely mask-off:
“Think of all these groups as satellites of a mothership called GLSEN— pronounced “glisten”—formerly the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network. They’ve been laying siege to our educational system since 1990.”
“A priority is recruiting students. This is done through GSA clubs and teacher indoctrination, of course, but also through school programs— always clothed in the language of respect, civil rights, and freedom.”
‘Laying siege’, ‘breakdown of norms’, ‘indoctrination’, ‘recruitment’, ‘grooming’- Grossman uses this language and far more disparaging words not just at trans people, but gay, lesbian, and bisexual people too. Grossman openly boasts that the usage of military language and considering countering (LGB)T people a necessity. This is done with no self awareness or a shred of irony.
Theres also an extended section dedicated to subverting CPS and how to isolate your child as much as possible as opposed to, say, talking transparently about internet safety, stranger danger, and how to fact check claims. The part where she asks parents to force schools to promise they won’t allow *social workers or counselors* to speak to their kid is…well, it’s alarming to say the least. I don’t doubt there are parents with good intentions but I also know controlling, manipulative, and cruel parents will take this information and run, and that’s dangerous.
Something that is the hypocritical nature of how Grossman sees herself versus how the ‘opposition’ is. Autistic people can’t be trans, because they’re ‘black and white thinking’ completely clouds their judgement and essentially renders them as hapless babies being snatched by the evil trans activists. Autistic people can’t see nuances and the ‘grey’ areas in between complex issues (
challenging
emotional
informative
sad
medium-paced
A little histrionic, but great info for parents, especially about managing screen time
Some weird typos and aimed at parents, which I am not (at this time)
Must-read. Doesn’t matter who you are, the subject matter is highly relevant for all sectors of the world.
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
slow-paced
dark
emotional
informative
fast-paced
This is a hard book to write a review for, so I will simply start by saying: this is one of the most important books in our current world right now. In a world where the truth about this ideology is being hidden, while lies are shoved down our throats and into the veins of our children; this book is a must read. Whether you are an upcoming parent, a current parent, or just someone who wants to have knowledge to refer to when this topic undoubtedly comes up in a conversation, this is for you.
I am not a parent, but I know that when the day comes I will be referring to this novel religiously. I will pray that this issue is not prevalent in the world when I bring my child into it, that I will not have to worry about my baby's innocence being squashed by the school system. But I will also be prepared because right now, the higher ups are taking all the evidence that they're words are wrong and tossing it into a burning fire, hoping that we are either too ignorant, cowardly, or brainwashed, to notice the pile of ashes that remain.
Miriam Grossman does a fantastic job at addressing this issue throughout this book. While I thought this would be a book I read a chapter from each day it turned out to be one I had to fight to put down. Even after I set it aside I found my mind constantly remembering what I had read, the newest peice of quesy knowledge I had just gained about this issue. The amount of stuff the medical professionals and government are hiding up all for the sake of money is disgusting.
Dear Lord, we need Your help.
If this book has taught me anything, and it taught me a lot, it is that one can never be unprepared for this topic to reach your front porch because that is what the higher-ups want. They want you to be unprepared. If you are then they can break you down easier, they can ruin everything you hold dear in the blink of an eye.
Do not let them win. Do not give up.
Children come first.
Children are our most precious beings.
<b> God's children are not for sale. <b>
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced