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What Is Queer Theory? A Rejection of the Received Wisdom of Our Ancestors
Because many social norms are generally good, queer theorists’ campaign against all social norms will result in serious harm.
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Julian Adorney
20
Dr. Michael O'Brien: Eager to ‘Affirm,’ Yet Unwilling to Debate
I hope this fundraiser encourages gender-affirming doctors to reconsider their staunch “no debate” stance and, ultimately, to abandon it.
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Colin Wright
28
The NIH Only Invited Radical Gender Activists to Their Sex and Gender Genomics Symposium
It is completely inexcusable that there are no representatives who acknowledge biological sex as binary and immutable at this symposium.
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Colin Wright
37
Is the Cass Review a “Sham”?
Why would anyone confident in the truth and evidence of their position pass up the opportunity to defend their position to an audience they believe is…
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Colin Wright
69
Internalized Homophobia and Gay Shame
Young gays and lesbians can’t help but feel ashamed of being different, and a major part of their journey into adulthood and self-acceptance involves…
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Joseph Burgo, Ph.D.
145

Recent posts

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Fatal Flaws In the IOC Sponsored Research Study on Transgender Athletes
On every relevant metric, the comparison groups were vastly disparate, akin to comparing apples to oranges.
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Gregory Brown
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Mary O'Connor
19
What Is Cancel Culture? (Part 3 of 3)
Cancel culture can sometimes look like a social justice movement, but far more often it’s the opposite.
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Julian Adorney
13
Another Day, Another Blatantly False Piece of Academic Writing on Transition Regret
Why are papers on transition regret rife with ridiculous errors, and why do those errors occur in the first place?
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JLCederblom
23
The Perfect Storm
What drives rapid onset gender dysphoria in adolescent boys?
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Joseph Burgo, Ph.D.
49
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Debate Review: Is Sex Binary?
Alex Byrne and Holly Lawford-Smith face off against Alice Dreger and Aaron Kimberly at MIT to debate sex. Here are my thoughts and analysis.
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Colin Wright
38
What Is Cancel Culture? (Part 2 of 3)
Three key differences between cancel culture and a traditional boycott.
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Julian Adorney
14
Top posts
When Asked ‘What Are Your Pronouns,’ Don’t Answer
 • Colin Wright
167
Sex Is Not a Spectrum
 • Colin Wright
109
I Pretended To Be ‘Nonbinary’ To Expose a Medical Scandal at Kaiser Permanente
 • Beth Bourne
750
Trans Activism and the Road Not Taken
 • Eliza Mondegreen
142
Credentials Are Not a Substitute for a Logical Argument
 • Colin Wright
59

Science

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The NIH Only Invited Radical Gender Activists to Their Sex and Gender Genomics Symposium
It is completely inexcusable that there are no representatives who acknowledge biological sex as binary and immutable at this symposium.
 • 
Colin Wright
37
Is the Cass Review a “Sham”?
Why would anyone confident in the truth and evidence of their position pass up the opportunity to defend their position to an audience they believe is…
 • 
Colin Wright
69
Fatal Flaws In the IOC Sponsored Research Study on Transgender Athletes
On every relevant metric, the comparison groups were vastly disparate, akin to comparing apples to oranges.
 • 
Gregory Brown
 and 
Mary O'Connor
19
Another Day, Another Blatantly False Piece of Academic Writing on Transition Regret
Why are papers on transition regret rife with ridiculous errors, and why do those errors occur in the first place?
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JLCederblom
23

Religion

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The Navajo Nation’s Spiritual Battle for the Moon
It’s time for the US government to stop its unconstitutional preference for Native American religion.
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Elizabeth Weiss
56
Destroying a Satanic Display Goes Against America’s Founding Principles
Liberal, secular democracies cannot afford to accommodate extremists’ notions of heresy or blasphemy if they want to remain liberal, secular…
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Helen Pluckrose
58
The American Museum of Supernatural History
By embracing indigenous superstitions, the West’s great science museums are abandoning their mission to educate and compromising their scientific…
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Elizabeth Weiss
119
No, Ayaan, Christianity Can’t Win The Civilizational War
Repackaging Christian values into a new vehicle without untenable faith claims has worked before, and it can work again.
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Joseph (Jake) Klein
46

Free Speech

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What Is Cancel Culture? (Part 3 of 3)
Cancel culture can sometimes look like a social justice movement, but far more often it’s the opposite.
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Julian Adorney
13
Destroying a Satanic Display Goes Against America’s Founding Principles
Liberal, secular democracies cannot afford to accommodate extremists’ notions of heresy or blasphemy if they want to remain liberal, secular…
 • 
Helen Pluckrose
58
Academic Freedom and the Gender Wars
Universities must sever their ties with trans-activist organizations if they want their claims of supporting academic freedom to be taken seriously.
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Tim Davies
7
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