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Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters
by Abigail Shrier
Something I think is overlooked in a lot of the negative reviews: this book is about understanding why gender dysphoria, a mental illness that has historically, exclusively afflicted young boys, is now the most prevalent in a different demographic — adolescent girls. The thesis necessitates an exploration of the diagnosis and treatment options, most of which are gender-affirming treatments including hormones and surgery.
Shrier raises important questions about the ethics of gender-affirming treatments and the potential long-term effects, like sterility, that may befall the young people who undergo them.
This book was well-researched—she conducted over 200 interviews, some of which are therapists and doctors, and cites several mainstream studies. And I genuinely enjoyed her writing style. She clearly cares deeply about the next generation of young women. I do not think this book is transphobic. Nowhere did she advocate to ban medical treatments for adults, deny the existence of trans adults and those who benefit from medical transition (like Buck Angel), or criticize the diagnosis as illegitimate.
Many of the most negative reviews, in my opinion, are further proving what her interviews revealed: that many involved in gender ideology have no empathy for “cis” people and resort to ad hominem attacks or calling you a TERF.
Shrier raises important questions about the ethics of gender-affirming treatments and the potential long-term effects, like sterility, that may befall the young people who undergo them.
This book was well-researched—she conducted over 200 interviews, some of which are therapists and doctors, and cites several mainstream studies. And I genuinely enjoyed her writing style. She clearly cares deeply about the next generation of young women. I do not think this book is transphobic. Nowhere did she advocate to ban medical treatments for adults, deny the existence of trans adults and those who benefit from medical transition (like Buck Angel), or criticize the diagnosis as illegitimate.
Many of the most negative reviews, in my opinion, are further proving what her interviews revealed: that many involved in gender ideology have no empathy for “cis” people and resort to ad hominem attacks or calling you a TERF.