Sublime

It is a sad paradox that a movement centered on the rights of women has led us to this curious juncture where the very definition of “woman” is under fierce dispute. How this happened is a strange story, rich in dramatic irony, and ultimately ruinous. The gender paradigm is feminism’s offspring, and it has proven, as we will see, to be an Oedipal o

When the Dutch began treating “young transsexuals” in the 1990s, multiple clinicians, including a psychologist and a psychiatrist, rigorously evaluated them over long periods of time. The patients were required to meet the criteria for gender identity disorder, live in supportive families, be psychologically stable, and have suffered from “lifelong

When Grace went to a doctor for possible ADHD, the response was a “robust battery of tests” prior to diagnosis, and Grace was not put on medication until her eating disorder was in remission. With gender dysphoria, however, Grace was offered no robust assessment. She was not evaluated for any comorbid conditions prior to being diagnosed and prescri

Another facet of this enforced shrinking is that those with fat bodies are deemed somehow incapable of knowing what is best for them.