Sabrina's Story - "I Did One Thousand Things to Get Her Out."
Sabrina’s teenage daughter Katie began identifying as non‑binary during the COVID‑19 lockdown, shortly after her father’s death. Sabrina initially tried using her child’s pronouns but soon set firm boundaries, cycling through therapists, schools, and intensive activities to address what she saw as a trauma‑driven gender shift. Over time Katie’s presentation reverted toward her assigned female gender, though the transition was uneven and emotionally taxing for the family. The story highlights the clash between affirming medical models and parental strategies aimed at desistance.
Sophia's Story - We Had to Move Country to Get Her Out
Sophia and her husband moved their family from the UK to the US after their 11‑year‑old daughter began a rapid succession of gender‑identity changes at a costly private school. The school’s inclusion of explicit LGBTQ‑focused material and lack of parental...
The Desistance Series - Jennifer and Steve's Story
Jennifer and Steve spent six years navigating their child Samantha’s gender journey, from an early non‑binary declaration to a brief period of medicalized transition. After encountering aggressive affirmation from a psychiatrist and an SSRI that worsened symptoms, they switched to...
The Dutch Protocol Re-Examined
The Amsterdam University Medical Centre, long regarded as the gold standard for paediatric gender medicine, released a retrospective analysis of 1,470 adolescents referred between 2009 and 2019. The study found that 18% of these youths did not pursue gender‑affirming medical...
The Strange Case of the Disappearing ‘Standards of Care’
A New York court awarded Fox Varian $2 million in a landmark detransition malpractice lawsuit, marking the first successful U.S. case of its kind. The verdict held both her therapist and plastic surgeon jointly liable for a double mastectomy performed when...
Now Is the Time for Detransition Diagnosis Codes
Dr. Kurt Miceli of Do No Harm urged the creation of specific ICD‑10‑CM diagnosis codes for detransition at the Detrans Awareness Day conference. The CDC’s ICD‑10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee has approved a remission code, F64.A, slated for October 2026, and...
Gender and Autism Spectrum Disorder
Recent research highlights a striking overlap between autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and gender dysphoria, with studies reporting 35‑47% of youth in gender clinics also meeting autism criteria. Sensory processing challenges and body‑image discomfort often drive autistic individuals toward clothing and...
The Desistance Series
Erin Friday launched “The Desistance Series,” a collection of 16 video interviews with parents whose children have ceased identifying as transgender before medical transition. The first episode features California mother Lydia, who describes using firm boundaries, consistent love, and resources...