transgenderism

Close-up of gloved hands passing the surgical scissors, operating room, hospital

^{Wesley J. Smith
August 29, 2024
Human Exceptionalism}

The ‘Gender-Industrial Complex’ Makes Billions Annually

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 29, 2024
Human Exceptionalism}

I used to think that the great push to prescribe children puberty blockers and hormones and subject teenagers to surgeries, and the explosion in adult medical “transition” procedures, was primarily about promoting a radical ideology. But, as a new report produced recently by the American Principles Project reveals, it is also about making a lot of money. 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 ›

A transgender flag being waved at LGBT gay pride march

^{Wesley J. Smith
August 24, 2023
Human Exceptionalism}

Judicial Rationality: Court OKs Law Banning Transgender Puberty Blocking

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 24, 2023
Human Exceptionalism}

In the end—as with so many of our societal controversies—the legal parameters of what constitutes acceptable treatment of these unfortunate gender-confused children will be another social hot potato decided by the nine justices of the Supreme Court. I’ll bet they can hardly wait. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
August 23, 2023
Education}

Dr. Keri Ingraham Interviewed on Fox News at Night with Trace Gallagher

_{Keri D. Ingraham
August 23, 2023
Education}

Discovery Institute Senior Fellow and American Center for Transforming Education Director Dr. Keri Ingraham was interviewed on Fox News at Night with Trace Gallagher. 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 ›

woman getting ultrasound diagnostic from doctor

^{Wesley J. Smith
July 18, 2023
Human Exceptionalism}

Sacrificing Pre-Natal Wellness on the Altar of Trans Ideology

_{Wesley J. Smith
July 18, 2023
Human Exceptionalism}

By taking pregnant women who identify as men off testosterone during pregnancy, doctors are placing the safety of babies above the feelings of the mother. This, despite a lack of empirical data about the impact of testosterone on gestating babies. 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 ›

^{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 ›

Young pea (Pisum) sprouts in a sunny vegetable garden

^{Wesley J. Smith
December 20, 2022
Human Exceptionalism}

The Fear of Suffering Is Driving Us Crazy

_{Wesley J. Smith
December 20, 2022
Human Exceptionalism}

But eliminating suffering is impossible. Not only is the goal Utopian, but it leads to ever-more-extreme distortions of decency and a collapse of public policy rationality—which ironically, can cause the very “evil” that suffering abolitionists yearn so desperately to prevent. Read More ›

^{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 ›