Kudos to Leor Sapir for denouncing the New York Times' bias - in a podcast presented as a work of reporting, not opinion - and to everyone at Beyond Gender for giving the highly informed and astute Mr. Sapir a platform.
Leor Sapir represents the kind of conservative who is far more likely to be a useful ally in confronting the excesses of trans activism than the typical culture warrior. His critiques are grounded in rigorous policy analysis, medical ethics, and evidence-based reasoning—not in moral panic or partisan provocation. This approach makes it harder for defenders of gender ideology to dismiss him as bigoted or unserious, and more likely that his arguments will reach moderates, professionals, and policymakers who are open to persuasion. The goal should be reform, not just outrage—and Sapir understands that.
I could barely listen to the series when it came out tbh. We (non affirming parents) had low expectations that our stories would be told, but we came out of our deep dark caves & submitted them anyway. It doesn’t work, our kids are not thriving, we don’t think it’s the best intervention for their distress. This picture wasn’t presented. We were naive
And how do we break the chain of trust?? Evidence.
In my experience as a clinician, very often by the time a young person and his family arrive at a consultation with me, it is often well past the point where “information” and “gender critical content” is going to alter the trajectory. The self-diagnosed gender dysphoric adolescent is usually what we might think of as the “identified patient”, the one who is carrying and expressing symptoms for the whole family. Gender distress develops in the context of the family system. Consequently, it can also remit when the relationships within the family become the solvent for that distress. This takes a great deal of stamina for clinicians, many of whom do not have the training, experience, or capacity to do this work. It’s so much easier to “assess” the kid, offer an opinion based on that assessment, and leave it up to families to make the decision, in other words, a fancier version of informed consent.
Kudos to Leor Sapir for denouncing the New York Times' bias - in a podcast presented as a work of reporting, not opinion - and to everyone at Beyond Gender for giving the highly informed and astute Mr. Sapir a platform.
Leor Sapir represents the kind of conservative who is far more likely to be a useful ally in confronting the excesses of trans activism than the typical culture warrior. His critiques are grounded in rigorous policy analysis, medical ethics, and evidence-based reasoning—not in moral panic or partisan provocation. This approach makes it harder for defenders of gender ideology to dismiss him as bigoted or unserious, and more likely that his arguments will reach moderates, professionals, and policymakers who are open to persuasion. The goal should be reform, not just outrage—and Sapir understands that.
I could barely listen to the series when it came out tbh. We (non affirming parents) had low expectations that our stories would be told, but we came out of our deep dark caves & submitted them anyway. It doesn’t work, our kids are not thriving, we don’t think it’s the best intervention for their distress. This picture wasn’t presented. We were naive
And how do we break the chain of trust?? Evidence.
In my experience as a clinician, very often by the time a young person and his family arrive at a consultation with me, it is often well past the point where “information” and “gender critical content” is going to alter the trajectory. The self-diagnosed gender dysphoric adolescent is usually what we might think of as the “identified patient”, the one who is carrying and expressing symptoms for the whole family. Gender distress develops in the context of the family system. Consequently, it can also remit when the relationships within the family become the solvent for that distress. This takes a great deal of stamina for clinicians, many of whom do not have the training, experience, or capacity to do this work. It’s so much easier to “assess” the kid, offer an opinion based on that assessment, and leave it up to families to make the decision, in other words, a fancier version of informed consent.
I totally agree, so true