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The fictional world of trans activism
There's nothing harmless about denying the truth
Stock, Kathleen http://unherd.com/2022/03/the-fictional-world-of-trans-activism/
Publisher: Unherd
Date Written: 22/03/2022
Year Published: 2022
Resource Type: Article
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A fear of breaking the fourth wall is also, I think, what makes trans activists panic so much about J.K. Rowling's forthright interventions on the harms of modern trans activism to women and girls. Rowling has the courage to describe the reality of male behaviours that harm women and girls, regardless of the identities of either. Perhaps precisely because she understands so well the difference between fiction and reality, the creator of "He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named" is both willing and able to name things that others dare not. She also has the communicative power and cultural clout to get her message out to millions. To those emotionally or indeed financially invested in trans fictions, and who desire others to remain immersed too, this must be terrifying.
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And then there's the Detrans Subreddit. It has 27K members, mostly young, and many of whom talk frankly about the harms to their bodies and minds caused by premature transition. Some of those who post on this subreddit are desperate for help, and their testimonies are truly shocking. You might well wonder: why don't those in the progressive media report on the phenomenon more unambiguously? For this is a medical scandal unfolding in plain sight.
The answer is that the existence of detransitioners reminds people that psychological identifications can be temporary, especially in adolescence, and that there’s no inevitability about transitioning on the basis of feelings of dysphoria. The idea that someone is "born trans" or has no choice but to transition, given "who they really are inside", is a myth. Detransitioners establish this. Now, not all trans people are committed to ignoring this fact - far from it. But many do seem to be, as do large numbers of self-styled trans allies. And collectively they seem motivated to exert pressure on others to ignore it too, no matter what the public cost.
Even more painfully, perhaps, the phenomenon of detransitioners reminds parents of transitioned children that they might well be making a terrible mistake in allowing their child to be medicated - a mistake that may later cause grave and irrevocable problems for their child’s well-being.
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