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FOR THE RECORD
An evidence-based record of events
The Supreme Court has clarified that “sex” in the Equality Act 2010 means biological sex, male or female. Sex Matters has provided practical advice for organisations.
Sex Matters has provided practical advice for organisations.
EBSWA
Apr 21, 20253 min read
Letter to Shirley Anne Somerville seeking reassurance about child protection following GRR vote
Dear Shirley Anne Somerville.
maggie_mellon
Jan 11, 20235 min read
The Detransition Wave: What Developmental Psychology Predicted All Along
X posts from EBSWA member @prof_curiosity The rates of detransition - reversing a gender transition and returning to one's biological sex - are growing rapidly, particularly among young women who transitioned in their teens. Forums for detransitioners now number in the tens of thousands. The phenomenon is not surprising. Five foundational frameworks in developmental psychology effectively predicted it. Their common message: adolescence is characterised by social contagion, co
@prof_curiosity1
Apr 173 min read
Child Development & 'Trans' Children
I have examined all the major (and most of the minor) child development theorists, in the writing of my handbook around child development and gender identity. And not one of these empirical theories supports the "transchild" construct. Indeed, all of them, individually, provide strong evidence against this construct. In addition, they explain why gender identity is attractive to vulnerable children, and why detransition is inevitable for most "transchildren."
@prof_curiosity1
Apr 173 min read
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