16 Comments
User's avatar
Chris Vander Massen's avatar

The situation in Belgium is very similar to that of Portugal. Gender-critical voices are hardly given any space in the media. The publication of the Cass Report was mentioned in passing. Nothing at all about the WPATH files. The concern about puberty blockers that was expressed by some doctors is just a ripple that does not reach the general public. The gender clinics are still considered the only experts by the media and politicians.

Expand full comment
Sad_Mom's avatar

Sounds like Canada, too!

Expand full comment
Mollie Kaye's avatar

Doesn’t it? My local NDP MLA proudly posted a selfie wearing a “protect trans kids” T shirt with a knife on it. I’ll be voting conservative for the first time in my life.

Expand full comment
Sandra Pinches's avatar

Wow! Someone who wears a T shirt like that will probably not respond to reason or reality!

Expand full comment
Mollie Kaye's avatar

No, she doesn’t. But I’m supporting the candidate who I hope will represent me instead.

Expand full comment
Anon's avatar

This is so worrying & so wrong. Who are the doctors who are doing this? How on earth can surgical removal of healthy body parts EVER be the best form of healthcare for these individuals. And the answers they give to your questions don’t even make sense, they contradict themselves. Are they really recognizing the cognitive, emotional, social etc etc stages of development these young people are at. Whistleblowers & lawsuits are the only way, sigh. It’s certainly not the politicians & people in power. What a battle. Thank you for fighting it.

Expand full comment
Awoman's avatar

Thank you for that information. This COULD BE a sign that this is the tail end, considering the lag time of their being captured. I have made it a habit to "think the collapse of this ideology into existence". The other possibility is that the fad will die out like any other.

Expand full comment
Mollie Kaye's avatar

My 20-year-old says it’s become a big eye-roll or cringe when a young person announces pronouns or a gender identity.

Expand full comment
Sandra Pinches's avatar

That is really encouraging! Peer group disapproval goes a long way with young people.

Expand full comment
Awoman's avatar

Really? YES!!! That is very good news. As we all know, negativity spreads faster than positivity, so....

Expand full comment
Gay J's avatar

This is so depressing. It would be laughable if it wasn't so tragic. One day please God people will be horrified at what was done in the name of kindness and care. Will anyone be prepared to take responsibility for this, one of the most, if not the most, pernicious travesties of our time.

Expand full comment
Awoman's avatar

I would say with some certainty, NO. They will play dumb and claim to be victims of "misinformation" and were trying to "help". There will be few, if any admissions or apologies from ANYONE including family and friends who offered no support to us.

Expand full comment
Awoman's avatar

I'd like to draw attention to the Mayo Clinic's School of Continuous Professional Development. They are offering a "course'' called Principles in the Care of Transgender and Intersex Patients October 18-19 2024 in La Jolla, CA

TARGET AUDIENCE: Physicians, advanced care providers, behavioral health, nurses and social workers in the therapeutic and medical industries.

Course Directors: Caroline J. Davidge-Pitts and Cesar. A. Gonzalez.

Let's flood their in boxes with protest email's and fact's!

Expand full comment
bruceberkow's avatar

Since the major incidence of "conversion therapy" is, in fact, gender affirmation and all that that entails -- can we use the very same conversion therapy laws to fight against radical transgender ideology and the dogma and practice of so-called "gender affirmation"?

Expand full comment
Martha's avatar

More information hasn´t changed the situation in ideologically captured nations, but I do believe that making materials available in Spanish and Portuguese would mitigate this plague for hundreds of millions. WPATH documents are all available in multiple languages albeit using AI translations. Count me in for Spanish translations if I had a place to put them.

Expand full comment
Leonore Tiefer's avatar

I appreciate this background on Portugal. I wrote to several of my sexologist friends in Lisbon about the upcoming Genspect conference thinking they would be interested. I did not receive a single reply!!

Expand full comment