I find the phrase “trans-identified male” difficult to decode in the absence of an explicit definition. Is this a biological male who thinks of himself (or presents to others) as a male-to-female transsexual, rather than thinking of himself as a woman? Answers that simply

New experience today, being accused of lying by a journalist in New York Magazine. It seems the journalist did not check my reference list and so got things totally wrong. I'm in good company with Richard Dawkins though. I have requested a correction and apology.

To those interested in AGP: The article linked in the following post is about a trans woman, Hannah Cairo, who is a math prodigy. Although she is out as transgender (which has been disappeared from this article), and is definitely later-onset, AGP is of course not mentioned.

Article about the by-invitation Minot meetings and their successor Lethbridge meetings, which began 30 years ago this summer. For people interested in the recent history of sex research. share.google/v1djjJM7TfQjas…

.Mia Hughes discusses Ray Blanchard having a eureka moment with autogynephilia:

"The reception our article received—and the overall treatment of gender-identity skeptics in the philosophy discipline—shows that academia has not learned from its irresponsibility on the subject." John Maier and Daniel Kodsi bravely continue to make themselves unemployable. Link👇

What is "sex essentialism"? After spending many hours trying to find the answer, as part of my research for my back and forth with Cordelia Fine in Aeon Magazine, I can say I wholeheartedly agree with Rona Dinur's view, in her post 👇🏽. Our Aeon article is worth a read if you're

When is the trans community going to acknowledge that autogynephilia is real and that it applies to most of them? I don't see how ignoring the truth can be sustained forever.

A hundred years from now, are transsexuals still going to be denying that autogynephilia and autoandrophilia are real? And are clinicians still going to know jack shit about it? This situation is insane

If one really needs a metaphor for the course of a human life, then “stochastic walk” would be as good or better than “journey.”

I just revisited that infamous Scientific American article about how sex is a spectrum, to use the image in a presentation, and I noticed they've added the disclaimer below. Amazing. There has been a serious vibe shift in the last year, to put it mildly. scientificamerican.com/blog/sa-visual…

Interview with my longtime friend and colleague Ken Zucker: Kenneth Zucker: The Psychologist Gender Activists Tried to Silence (#31) youtu.be/0F4uPadBDRw?si… via YouTube