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Feminism: Sex and gender discussions

New York Times published Jesse Singal

14 replies

InConniptions · 24/02/2026 15:53

Hell has frozen over...

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/opinion/medical-associations-youth-gender-care.html?unlocked_article_code=1.OlA.mglb.syoJXTT46A_k&smid=nytcore-android-share

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Myalternate · 24/02/2026 16:27

Phew…👍

Apollo441 · 24/02/2026 16:27

Never thought we would see the day. GI is truly dying.

Hoardasurass · 24/02/2026 16:57

Thats a good article thanks @InConniptions

CassOle · 24/02/2026 17:22

Archive version: archive.ph/WeeDG

TheKeatingFive · 24/02/2026 18:06

Big step forward.

Prompting many Blue Sky meltdowns it seems.

Bluebootsgreenboots · 24/02/2026 18:27

TheKeatingFive · 24/02/2026 18:06

Big step forward.

Prompting many Blue Sky meltdowns it seems.

Thats a good sign in my eyes.

TheKeatingFive · 24/02/2026 18:31

Bluebootsgreenboots · 24/02/2026 18:27

Thats a good sign in my eyes.

For sure 😆

Igmum · 24/02/2026 18:33

Good news and a good article with (gasp) evidence.

Raquelos · 24/02/2026 23:01

That the NYT published this article is a huge step forward, and it was an excellent analysis of how medical care in this area has been informed by flimsy research and activist pressure. What I find really interesting, though, is the comments. There are the inevitable trans supporting responses, but really not very many. Instead, it is a comment section filled with people, many of whom are medics, who are sympathetic to gender distressed patients but who are also incredibly relieved this is finally being discussed in a non-partisan, science-focused and grown-up way.

I hope that this is a sign that people are waking up to the reality that the medical establishment has got this very wrong in the US.

MarthaBeach · 24/02/2026 23:11

"Ms. Varian and her lawyer argued that her psychologist and plastic surgeon in suburban New York, despite her serious mental health problems and apparent ambivalence over her transgender identity, failed to safeguard her by going forward with a double mastectomy when she was 16."

That is incredibly shocking - a double mastectomy at age 16 - that poor poor girl.

Taytoface · 25/02/2026 05:37

He .makes a hugely important point here. Gender medicine will affect a tiny proportion of the population. But vaccines? That's everyone.

Research is not a perfect tool and its outputs vary massively in quality and rigour. It is the job of large scientific and medical organizations to interpret the body of evidence in their fields and create the best guidelines they can from it.

But they have been over run by activists spouting unscientific nonsense. They have argued for 'lived experience' (previously known as anecdotal evidence) to be given more weight than data from rigorous studies. Doing this under the auspices of the left was seen as just and kind.

This is exactly what RFK jr. has now done. Ignored the evidence, spotlighted the ' lived experience ' of individuals that seem to confound the evidence and made sweeping, unevidenced changes to health care that has the potential to affect all Americans. Kamala Harris and the ilk, with her provision of sex changes for prisoners and them being housed with women paved the way for this.

A key learning here. The excesses of the left when they are in the ascendant, will be mirrored and magnified by the right when the pendulum swings.

highame · 25/02/2026 07:59

A key learning here. The excesses of the left when they are in the ascendant, will be mirrored and magnified by the right when the pendulum swings.

Excellent

GallantKumquat · 25/02/2026 17:23

I love that Singal stepped into the NYT comment section himself to set things straight against the usual TRAs misinformation, truly no more f's to give.

JennyForeigner · 25/02/2026 19:37

GallantKumquat · 25/02/2026 17:23

I love that Singal stepped into the NYT comment section himself to set things straight against the usual TRAs misinformation, truly no more f's to give.

His responses are the best thing about it. Faultless - which is impressive in basically real time response.

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