gender dysphoria

^{Wesley J. Smith
March 22, 2024
Human Exceptionalism}

“Gender Science” Was Merely Ideology All Along

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 22, 2024
Human Exceptionalism}

Did you hear the news? England's National Health Service (NHS) has decided that children diagnosed with gender dysphoria will no longer receive puberty blockers because "there is not enough evidence to support the safety or clinical effectiveness . . . to make the treatment routinely available at this time." Read More ›

Colorful crayons and a symbol of a transgender

^{Keri D. Ingraham
January 23, 2024
Education}

Let’s Stop Calling It Gender-Affirming Care

_{Keri D. Ingraham
January 23, 2024
Education}

Twenty-two states have passed laws restricting in varying degrees the practice of the grossly inaccurately termed “gender-affirming care” for minors. The majority of those states did so in 2023. Additional bills aimed at protecting children from irreversible physical harm are being put forward this legislative cycle in states with Republican majority legislatures. Read More ›

Teenager with a black board showing selection for gender identity pronouns - male, female and non-binary options

^{Wesley J. Smith
August 16, 2023
Human Exceptionalism}

‘Gender Hybrid’ Children?

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 16, 2023
Human Exceptionalism}

Gender ideology is growing increasingly extreme, particularly as it applies to children. Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
July 19, 2023
Human Exceptionalism}

The Patriarchy Doesn’t Hate Women but the Trans Movement Does

_{Wesley J. Smith
July 19, 2023
Human Exceptionalism}

Let’s get real. While women do indeed still face obstacles to equal participation in society, the country has clearly chosen to embrace full female inclusion in every aspect of life. Indeed, the day when the late Phyllis Schlafly could successfully argue against the Equal Rights Amendment by claiming that women enjoy a “privileged place” in law and society as homemakers and mothers, is long gone. Read More ›

Gender Neutral Restroom sign with baby changing facilities

^{Wesley J. Smith
April 27, 2023
Human Exceptionalism}

Is Transgenderism the First Wave of Transhumanism?

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 27, 2023
Human Exceptionalism}

Transhumanism is a futuristic social movement that advocates harnessing the transformative powers of computer science, biotechnology, and medicine to create a “post-human species.” Read More ›

A transgender flag being waved at LGBT gay pride march

^{Wesley J. Smith
January 16, 2023
Human Exceptionalism}

The Transgender Tide Is Turning

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 16, 2023
Human Exceptionalism}

The time has come for an intense but mutually respectful societal conversation that focuses not only on the causes of transgenderism and the potential benefits of transitioning such people, but also the many risks and alternatives that can care compassionately for suffering people while maintaining cultural equilibrium. Read More ›

^{Jay W. Richards
November 28, 2022}

Dr. Jay Wesley Richards on What Every Parent Should Know About Gender Ideology and Gender-Affirming Care

_{Jay W. Richards
November 28, 2022}

^{Wesley J. Smith
June 22, 2022
Human Exceptionalism}

Securing America with Dr. Wesley Smith

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 22, 2022
Human Exceptionalism}

Discovery Institute Senior Fellow joined Securing America with Frank Gaffney to discuss the dangers of using puberty blockers in young children as well as the Biden Administration's push for gender affirming care. Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
May 9, 2022
Human Exceptionalism}

A Call for Medical Ethics | Wesley J Smith on The Dr. J Show

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 9, 2022
Human Exceptionalism}

Wesley J. Smith is Chair and Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute’s Center on Human Exceptionalism. Wesley is a contributor to National Review and is the author of 14 books, in recent years focusing on human dignity, liberty, and equality. Read More ›

desperate man in silhouette sitting on the bed with hands on head

^{Wesley J. Smith
July 27, 2021
Human Exceptionalism}

At Last! Establishment Pushback Against Puberty Blocking

_{Wesley J. Smith
July 27, 2021
Human Exceptionalism}

Opponents of puberty blocking can no longer be denigrated as supposed religious fanatics or transphobic haters. Hopefully, the ultimate beneficiaries of this sea change will be the children whose bodies will not now become fodder in the well-meaning but ultimately destructive name of “gender affirmation.” Read More ›