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Kai asked this question about Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters:
This..... seems really transphobic. I understand that it's not actually saying trans people are invalid, or don't exist, but it is kind of saying that trans adolescents don't exist, which is not true. In fact, many of my transgender friends have known they are trans since they were in middle school. Is the book really this transphobic?
Teal Veyre I'm not gonna address the transphobic thing. Because either way, it isn't a good book. The studies she references are sloppy and flawed, no real acade…moreI'm not gonna address the transphobic thing. Because either way, it isn't a good book. The studies she references are sloppy and flawed, no real academic integrity.
Her logic and arguments are sloppy and all over the place. I'm probably one of the more conservative people who read this. I'm not a gender-critical feminist, because I'm not a feminist.
I like what the author was trying to do and I like that she leans to the right somewhat. But the execution is terrible.
This is not a well-researched, well-argued, or well-written book. (less)
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by Abigail Shrier
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