4thWaveNow founder tweeting here today. When my daughter believed she was a man, I sought (like many parents do) detransitioners for wisdom. Their main message to me: We can't "fix" it. We don't have all the answers. Focus on/expose MDs & therapists who let this happen to us.https://twitter.com/turnthetide2018/status/1148241936404365312 …
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But even as we continue to do just that, keep in mind that these professionals truly believe they're doing what's best for gender dysphoric kids/young adults. In some cases, they are. But too many have a blind spot the size of Mt. Everest about the ones they're actually harming.
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It's not necessary to demonize affirmative gender specialist to call them to account. They aren't ogres. Med-psych professionals have gone down the wrong road many times in history--not because they were awful people, but because they lost perspective; developed tunnel vision.
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A lot of these providers are caught up in the exhilarating sweep of identity politics, just like their young clients (& their parents). The Internet/social media has turbocharged this historical moment, & a particular group of extremist trans activists have seized the narrative.
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Yes some commit ethical breaches (& they need pointing out). But they don't see it; they think they're doing "god's work" in the broadest sense. Some have fallen prey to confirmation bias, even "pathological altruism." See this 2015 post for more on that. https://4thwavenow.com/2015/07/27/two-recent-survey-studies-by-dr-johanna-olson-biases-assumptions-and-the-medical-transitioning-of-young-people/ …
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And for going on 5 years, that's what 4thWaveNow has been mostly about: Exposing what these professionals are doing. (We also give voice to detransitioners/desisters as an important part of our mission.) There is no disagreement there!
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Yeah--not at ALL trying to excuse people who are doing harm (intentionally or not); just getting into the psychology behind it.
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