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Andrew Harris's avatar

A superb summary of the situation in which we find ourselves. Very well done.

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Hazel's avatar

This piece is excellent. I have shared it with many friends and family. Some have asked me why the Australian 60 Minutes segment is embedded into the article? As a gender-critical mom, I see Jazz Jennings's life as a tragedy. I feel sadness for Jazz and the family. But the segment shows a very young child who is dancing around in dresses and seems happy - a true celebration of the "trans child." Instead of Jazz's life today-- morbidly overweight, depressed, on numerous medications, and living with the aftermath of the many so-called gender-conformation surgeries. I'd love to understand why the author chose to use that piece as part of the story. Please keep writing though. Your voice and experiences are worth everything. Best to you all.

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PITT's avatar

Thanks for your kind comments. The inclusion of the segment showing Jazz Jennings' early life was intended to show an example of complete, unquestioning affirmation of a very young child's belief that they are in fact the opposite sex. Our narrator (looking back from a far future time) later goes on to explain how unscientific and damaging this approach to young kids' gender nonconformity was, as it led onto medical transition. Towards the end of the piece, there is also a link to a segment showing discussion of the complications of Jazz's surgeries, and the damage done to sexual function.

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Riot Grrl's avatar

Phenomenal. Thank you so much. This has been needing something like this. I am sending it out to all I hope it can peak.

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Brett Richardson's avatar

Thank you for writing this incredible piece.

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Person's avatar

Thanks from me too

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Person's avatar

Brilliant, written by a genius who sees sense. What is wrong with society? Madness has been normalised

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Matthew Shewbridge's avatar

This is brilliantly written; I just hope society does see sense like the story predicts.

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Graham Linehan's avatar

This is genius

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charles lewis's avatar

I do not agree with the term 'genius' here. That is a great under-estimate of the quality, the power, the sensitivity and. above all. the truth of what is written here.

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Accidental Activist's avatar

I could not love this more. I want to send it to every pediatrician, child psychologist and school administrator in my country. As kids on the internet like to say "It's the supporting references for me..." Well done.

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Person's avatar

Well done, worth sharing

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Hippiesq's avatar

Yes to every word of this. [Although I don't know if 8-year-olds have been given cross-sex hormones, which seems young even for the most irresponsible medical professionals involved in this scandal, if this has happened, that's just one more disgusting part of the Story of which I was not aware.] I alternately found myself laughing, crying and nodding vigorously in wholehearted agreement with the Story and the conclusions. I think this Story belongs in the 5th grade curriculum in every school!

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Person's avatar

Yes, puts this gender nonsense Ito a perspective children can understand. Would be good in a school curriculum as part of history?

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Riot Grrl's avatar

It definitely needs a section on that.

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