Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters
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NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2021 BY THE TIMES AND THE SUNDAY TIMES
Until just a few years ago， gender dysphoria—severe discomfort in one’s biological sex—was vanishingly rare。 It was typically found in less than 。01 percent of the population， emerged in early childhood， and afflicted males almost exclusively。
But today whole groups of female friends in colleges， high schools， and even middle schools across the country are coming out as “transgender。” These are girls who had never experienced any discomfort in their biological sex until they heard a coming-out story from a speaker at a school assembly or discovered the internet community of trans “influencers。”
Unsuspecting parents are awakening to find their daughters in thrall to hip trans YouTube stars and “gender-affirming” educators and therapists who push life-changing interventions on young girls—including medically unnecessary double mastectomies and puberty blockers that can cause permanent infertility。
Abigail Shrier， a writer for the Wall Street Journal， has dug deep into the trans epidemic， talking to the girls， their agonized parents， and the counselors and doctors who enable gender transitions， as well as to “detransitioners”—young women who bitterly regret what they have done to themselves。
Coming out as transgender immediately boosts these girls’ social status， Shrier finds， but once they take the first steps of transition， it is not easy to walk back。 She offers urgently needed advice about how parents can protect their daughters。
A generation of girls is at risk。 Abigail Shrier’s essential book will help you understand what the trans craze is and how you can inoculate your child against it—or how to retrieve her from this dangerous path。
Until just a few years ago， gender dysphoria—severe discomfort in one’s biological sex—was vanishingly rare。 It was typically found in less than 。01 percent of the population， emerged in early childhood， and afflicted males almost exclusively。
But today whole groups of female friends in colleges， high schools， and even middle schools across the country are coming out as “transgender。” These are girls who had never experienced any discomfort in their biological sex until they heard a coming-out story from a speaker at a school assembly or discovered the internet community of trans “influencers。”
Unsuspecting parents are awakening to find their daughters in thrall to hip trans YouTube stars and “gender-affirming” educators and therapists who push life-changing interventions on young girls—including medically unnecessary double mastectomies and puberty blockers that can cause permanent infertility。
Abigail Shrier， a writer for the Wall Street Journal， has dug deep into the trans epidemic， talking to the girls， their agonized parents， and the counselors and doctors who enable gender transitions， as well as to “detransitioners”—young women who bitterly regret what they have done to themselves。
Coming out as transgender immediately boosts these girls’ social status， Shrier finds， but once they take the first steps of transition， it is not easy to walk back。 She offers urgently needed advice about how parents can protect their daughters。
A generation of girls is at risk。 Abigail Shrier’s essential book will help you understand what the trans craze is and how you can inoculate your child against it—or how to retrieve her from this dangerous path。
Reviews
Michael Kelsey
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Multiple awards from many organizations for this informed， intelligent book。 Unusual for me to read a book like this， especially with the kids all grown and out of the house， but my wife is a teacher and is disturbed by so much of what she sees on a daily basis。 She has recommended this to the parents of her students and they're grateful for the recommendation。 Multiple awards from many organizations for this informed， intelligent book。 Unusual for me to read a book like this， especially with the kids all grown and out of the house， but my wife is a teacher and is disturbed by so much of what she sees on a daily basis。 She has recommended this to the parents of her students and they're grateful for the recommendation。 。。。more
hi there
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I didn't read this。 I never will。 This is a garbage fire of bullshit。 It needs to fucking rot in hell。 How fucking dare you。 And to the pieces of shit who will tell me that I don't understand what the book is really about， I DO NOT FUCKING CARE。 Not being as asshole will literally affect you in no way at all。 Please just leave me the fuck alone I don't want your bullshit it won't change my mind。 I didn't read this。 I never will。 This is a garbage fire of bullshit。 It needs to fucking rot in hell。 How fucking dare you。 And to the pieces of shit who will tell me that I don't understand what the book is really about， I DO NOT FUCKING CARE。 Not being as asshole will literally affect you in no way at all。 Please just leave me the fuck alone I don't want your bullshit it won't change my mind。 。。。more
Mario
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I was spurred to read this book by what I viewed as increasingly absurd social views of transgenderism， what are the potentially negative effects that are glazed over， and how it may affect people， e。g。 parents or siblings， who usually don't get asked much beyond how supportive they are of the changes。I think I got far more than I was thinking I would。 The book is filled with damning statistics and interviews from those most closely involved。 Often， I was struck by how the process seems almost m I was spurred to read this book by what I viewed as increasingly absurd social views of transgenderism， what are the potentially negative effects that are glazed over， and how it may affect people， e。g。 parents or siblings， who usually don't get asked much beyond how supportive they are of the changes。I think I got far more than I was thinking I would。 The book is filled with damning statistics and interviews from those most closely involved。 Often， I was struck by how the process seems almost mindlessly pushed in one direction （sometimes， by those who have a profit motive in doing so， e。g。 plastic surgeons） with little care for the potential damage involved。I found the book extremely enlightening and the data it provided to be very revealing。It can sometimes be a hard book to get through。 The author -- to impress the point of the insanity of what is happening -- often points out the major issues with the medication/surgeries being taken with the impression that all effects are minor or reversible…and it's not pretty。 Some chapters do go into detail and it can feel like the written equivalent of a 'Saw' film。 Gorey。 Stomach churning。However， I guess that is the point。 It feels like something that is easy to overlook until you get into the details and are forced to acknowledge that this is all basically just socially-accepted body mutilation of people who are suffering from mental illness。When I reached the end of the book， I felt distinctively dissatisfied。 The author impressed upon readers the importance of refusing to submit unquestioningly to the madness and to continue contact with those affected in the hope of them becoming a 'prodigal child' that eventually return home。 But I'm left wondering what of the larger crazy that continues unbound？ Is it the case that there's nothing to do except wait for the horror documentary half a century later where interviewees wails about how their lives were ruined？ That society will be left with a generation of people maimed by the medical profession？Don't get me wrong。 None of that is the author's fault。 I think， ultimately， the author is to be commended for being brave enough to come out with this book and I am happy to have read it。 。。。more
Rita
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Eye opening， heartbreaking and helpful
Anju Wilson
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Lots of good info。 A must read if you have a child in public school or is going to be given free access to social media
Brenda Torres
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Every parent， every professional， any adult who interacts in an important way with adolescent girls NEEDS TO READ THIS BOOK。 The writing is witty but incredibly well-researched and informative。
Ashley
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While I may not agree with all of her beliefs， this book was well researched and helpful in understanding this topic。 Definitely recommending it to people in my sphere of influence。
Jemppu
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“I wanted to have a wife and sons of my own。 Maybe I wanted to hand down the nonsense that passes for wisdom in a parent， to force it on my own helpless children。”-East of Eden， John SteinbeckAn ill-informed author representing people， who are completely blind to the fact that they live in a severely gender-restricted culture， trying to argue against allowing freedom for individual identities in their society， on the basis of controlling adolescents into compliance of the parents' internalized o “I wanted to have a wife and sons of my own。 Maybe I wanted to hand down the nonsense that passes for wisdom in a parent， to force it on my own helpless children。”-East of Eden， John SteinbeckAn ill-informed author representing people， who are completely blind to the fact that they live in a severely gender-restricted culture， trying to argue against allowing freedom for individual identities in their society， on the basis of controlling adolescents into compliance of the parents' internalized oppressive gender doctrine。Despite controversial topic， I went in genuinely sympathetic to the matter the book claims to be addressing - and remain so -， but immediately confirmed the author's scope of reasoning entirely ill-conceived and their ability to address the issue， from underneath layers upon layers of cultural bias and personal agendas， completely insufficient。____My extended review is in the reading updates below， where I've gathered a week's worth of individual speculation， to address （and huff at） the author's most harmful rhetoric and the prevailing cultural blind spots one rarely - if ever - sees enter into the conversations。 A response from the point of view of someone born and raised within a gender-indifferent culture with a national gender-neutral language。 （In as repetitive and overbearing a manner as the book's own stubbornly oblivious delivery elicited）。（The one star rating is not on grounds of personally 'not liking it'， but for the author's complete lack of objectivity and understanding on the subject， and for their chosen mode of discourse）。 。。。more
Stuart
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Overall， this book was worth the read。 I gave it three stars as it relied a little too much on anecdotes and selected opinions。 But it was taking an honest look and the 'cult' of trans identification。 It also tried to highlight facts。 Like that there are only two sexes， male and female。 Gender is more specifically cultural。 The author is also correct in stating that you can't actually change sex， but you can present as a chosen sex。 There are better books on this subject， but this is an easy rea Overall， this book was worth the read。 I gave it three stars as it relied a little too much on anecdotes and selected opinions。 But it was taking an honest look and the 'cult' of trans identification。 It also tried to highlight facts。 Like that there are only two sexes， male and female。 Gender is more specifically cultural。 The author is also correct in stating that you can't actually change sex， but you can present as a chosen sex。 There are better books on this subject， but this is an easy read。 。。。more
David Smith
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An important introduction to the transgender craze sweeping young women throughout the nation。 It provides helpful references to scientific studies， as well as personal discussions with parents， doctors， activists， and others who support both sides of the issue。The only drawback is the repetition: each point gets repeated over and over with multiple， extensive examples。
Marc Sims
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This was difficult to read。 Not because I disagreed with the book or thought the writing was poor， but just because the content was so sad。Shrier writes an investigative book to discern why the number of adolescent females now identifying as transgender boys has increased by 4，000% in the last ten years。 Broad strokes of the book （this will be kind of a ramble， but this is mostly for me to remember main points）:- The majority of these instances of adolescent girls identifying as trans has very l This was difficult to read。 Not because I disagreed with the book or thought the writing was poor， but just because the content was so sad。Shrier writes an investigative book to discern why the number of adolescent females now identifying as transgender boys has increased by 4，000% in the last ten years。 Broad strokes of the book （this will be kind of a ramble， but this is mostly for me to remember main points）:- The majority of these instances of adolescent girls identifying as trans has very little to do with actual gender dysphoria （as described in the DSM）， and looks more like a "social contagion" that has swept our nation， particularly young girls。 She studies how young girls （who tend to be far more socially affected the young boys due to the higher importance they place on relationships） who identify as trans usually do so through the influence of a friend or friend group。 One friend will identify as trans （usually after a school assembly， or immersion in an online community）， and then several other friends in that same social circle will also come out as trans， despite the fact that the chances of all these people having gender dysphoria is astronomically low。- Imagine you are an 11 year old girl， dealing with the harrowing and uncomfortable transition from girlhood to womanhood， experiencing all sorts of changes in your body， insecure about yourself， your body， etc--something all women have had to struggle with。 Now， put yourself in the contemporary culture of a teen and add up these factors where。。。 Social media/technology has created a generation more prone to anxiety/depression/isolation than any other + The widespread exposure to more and more degrading pornography where men expect women to be objects used for gratifying violent and perverse desires + The helicopter parenting that teaches fragility and safteyism to children （"My child should never feel uncomfortable"） + The speed at which we prescribe medication and medical solutions to deal with mundane dilemmas that would correct themselves in time + The way victims today are lionized and given attention， protection， and adoration; if anyone identifies as any kind of minority， especially one as minute as transgender， people today are desperate to prove that they are not bigots so they will ferociously champion that individual and their （often self-diagnosed） identity + The current sexual confusion about the LGBT lifestyle。 Young people today are often told， via the internet or schools， that if they feel uncomfortable in their body or unhappy about themselves or do not fit traditional gender stereotypes， they are probably trans =All of that together gives us why we have the explosion of young girls today who think they are boys。- The overwhelming majority of young people who experience gender dysphoria simply grow out of it。 It has become popular， however， for medical professionals or school counselors to encourage young people to begin a dose of hormone therapy or puberty blockers to attempt to put off the arrival of sexual maturation， as if there were no consequences to this decision。 Aside from the fact that there certainly are physiological consequences to this （puberty blockers are highly dangerous and run the risk of harming a child's brain development， not to mention many other physiological affects）， once a child begins to transition through the use of hormones or puberty blockers， 100% （that's right， every single one--a staggering statistic） will carry through with the transition。 - Gender dysphoria is a mental illness that is treated like it isn't one。 Shrier imagines a scene where a school counselor meets with a young teenage girl who is struggling with an eating disorder， and instead of working to correct the girls false perception of herself， he encourages her， "You know what， you are right。 If you think you are fat， you are fat。 I'm not going to challenge your identity。 In fact， I want to be so supportive of you that I will connect you with a doctor who will work on signing you up for liposuction。" No one would think that counselor is helping that young girl， and yet for some reason we think that the school counselor that is encouraging the confused girl who thinks she is a boy that she really IS a boy， is somehow providing help？- The majority of the young girls who begin to transition do so because they believe that on the other side of transition they will find freedom and peace， but the majority of them see a deeper plummet in their mental health take place。 Shrier's argument is that this is taking place because they never really had gender dysphoria， but were simply depressed and anxious and were told a lie， promised that salvation was found on the opposite side of transition。 But when they get there and still feel the same， or increased， discomfort in their body， then they sink to new lows。 - For the majority of young women who are on testosterone for more than a few months will experience irreversible changes to their body， leading some to be sterilized for the rest of their life。 "Top surgery，" a popular term used to refer to the removal of a woman's breasts， is also an irreversible surgery， removing the option for women to ever breast feed their children if they change their minds later in life。 The theme over and over again was on how young women whose prefrontal cortexes aren't even fully formed are being allowed to chop up their bodies and make changes that they will never be able to take back--all at a time where parents， teachers， counselors and doctors are supposed to recognize that their children aren't at a place where they should be making these kinds of decisions。 And yet， parents， counselors， and doctors all view their unquestioned allegiance to whatever their child tells them about their identity as a moral maxim that cannot be questioned。- The role of parents in these stories are critical。 Usually， the more open minded and supportive parents were to LGBT issues the more extreme their children dived into a trans identity。 The book surveys several parents who are themselves lesbians or homosexuals who are alarmed at the decisions that their children are making， especially in pursuing irreversible medical interventions。 Parents should HIGHLY throttle their children's internet usage and consider passing on giving their children smart phones。 I know that sounds rather pedantic and Philistine-like， but read the book and you'll understand just how powerful Youtube and Tumblr are on your teenagers。 If a parent has a child who is questioning their gender identity they should communicate love to the child， but refuse to embrace the child's gender transformation。 Parents should consider relocating where they live to remove the child from a friend group that is encouraging this。 One set of parents in the book moved their daughter to work on a rural horse farm for a year where there was no internet as an intervention， and it helped their daughter。- For the majority of these cases， there is an underlying mental health issue that needs to be addressed。 Encouraging a gender transformation will not actually help the problem and will only heap on boat loads of other mental health problems on the child while also permanently damaging her body。The author is not a Christian， so there are some perspectives that I disagreed with （for instance， she believes that when someone is legitimately experiencing gender dysphoria， that gender transition， including surgery， is a viable option）。 。。。more
Joey
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This was eye-opening and sad to read。 Progressives and other perverts are taking advantage of children。 Females are at high risk of mass hysteria given their overly emotional nature and attraction to interpersonal relationships and gabbing with girlfriends。 Anorexia spikes of the past have turned to transgendered spikes of the present for females trying to live as males。
Erno Sallinen
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A well researched and written book。 Don't let the provocative title （or sadly， even the synopsis on this site） fool you - this book is not against trans people。 A recommended read for anyone who supports human rights and equality of opportunity， but is sceptical about Critical Social Justice being the best method for achieving them。 A well researched and written book。 Don't let the provocative title （or sadly， even the synopsis on this site） fool you - this book is not against trans people。 A recommended read for anyone who supports human rights and equality of opportunity， but is sceptical about Critical Social Justice being the best method for achieving them。 。。。more
Matt Moran
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Very good。 A reality bomb。This book is significantly more nuanced and targeted in its critiques then most critics seem to be aware of。Occasionally repetitive and overly anecdotal。
Katy M
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2021 Pop Sugar Reading Challene-a book that discusses body positivity。Scary stuff。
Brittany
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"It reminded her of the culture of eating disorder patients in in-patient and out-patient settings; translating thinness into virtue， extremism into integrity。""16-year-old Riley told me that 'lesbian' was a dirty word。 "In a very superficial way， it's just not very cool，" she explained。 "It's a porn category。"" "It reminded her of the culture of eating disorder patients in in-patient and out-patient settings; translating thinness into virtue， extremism into integrity。""16-year-old Riley told me that 'lesbian' was a dirty word。 "In a very superficial way， it's just not very cool，" she explained。 "It's a porn category。"" 。。。more
Margaret Grant
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Well written and well researched。 Sheds light on worrying developments of our times。
Chrissy
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I almost didn't finish this as the author is incredibly condescending and， in some cases， out right incorrect about a couple of things。 I'm glad I persisted though because the ending chapters are her best work （but again， I don't agree or subscribe to a lot of what she writes）。I think she dropped the ball on a deep exploration of internalized misogyny and homophobia and what， if anything these play in the unbelievable rise in transgender identification。 I think we need more easily accessible， ac I almost didn't finish this as the author is incredibly condescending and， in some cases， out right incorrect about a couple of things。 I'm glad I persisted though because the ending chapters are her best work （but again， I don't agree or subscribe to a lot of what she writes）。I think she dropped the ball on a deep exploration of internalized misogyny and homophobia and what， if anything these play in the unbelievable rise in transgender identification。 I think we need more easily accessible， accurate， nuanced work on gender exploration， expectations， sexual orientation， all with an intersectional lens to explore the Sociology behind this "transgender craze"。 。。。more
Jovita
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This book will cause irreversible damage and I can’t recommend it to anyone。 I listened to the audio version which allowed me to clearly hear the narrator’s biases and sometimes disgust by the intonation of her voice。 I work in a middle school setting and， yes， I want to know why we have seen a significant increase in female students who are identifying as male。 Some years， like this year， it does seem like a trend but we can’t assume it is and I’m definitely not buying the author’s stance that This book will cause irreversible damage and I can’t recommend it to anyone。 I listened to the audio version which allowed me to clearly hear the narrator’s biases and sometimes disgust by the intonation of her voice。 I work in a middle school setting and， yes， I want to know why we have seen a significant increase in female students who are identifying as male。 Some years， like this year， it does seem like a trend but we can’t assume it is and I’m definitely not buying the author’s stance that the Internet is seducing our girls into being transgender。 I have a blunt thirteen year old daughter who looked at me like I was crazy when I asked about all the claims the author makes。 As much as I wanted to hit delete from my device， I continued listening to the end。 While the author does make a few valid arguments， she clearly does not like California， educators， California educators nor the medical profession。 While she admonishes people for putting women into two categories， breeders and bleeders， she puts women into those categories later in the book。 She also didn’t miss the chance to tell us how important breastfeeding is （a touchy subject for me as I’ve had La Leche League members breathing down my neck when I couldn’t breastfeed my first child。。。due to a medical condition we discovered when he was 5）。 While the author doesn’t use the term， it seems as though she is a fan of conversion therapy （or a form of） which is completely abhorrent to me。 In conclusion， this book offered a lot of biases and nothing credible。 。。。more
Rebecca
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While I read a lot of Christian resources， this is not one。 I’d never recommend checking your brains at the door before reading， so I won’t start that now either。 Read and research the author’s claims and perspectives for yourself。 I feel like I know what family， friends， churches， and social media are proclaiming， and， though the content was sometimes tremendously difficult to stomach （highly empathetic reader here！） I think it is tremendously important。 I’m hopeful all of us will consider mult While I read a lot of Christian resources， this is not one。 I’d never recommend checking your brains at the door before reading， so I won’t start that now either。 Read and research the author’s claims and perspectives for yourself。 I feel like I know what family， friends， churches， and social media are proclaiming， and， though the content was sometimes tremendously difficult to stomach （highly empathetic reader here！） I think it is tremendously important。 I’m hopeful all of us will consider multiple angles on transgender issues。 。。。more
Aubrey G。
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~SpoOoOOoky~I didn’t like all the sweeping generalizations but I think it’s an important， yet unpopular opinion
Justin Norman
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Picked this up out of curiosity due to the controversy over it。 Most of the time when there's a Twitter uproar over a book， it turns out to be completely unwarranted， but in this case I can see why people are upset。 It's a mixed bag of a book with some thoughtfully considered information and other tone-deaf content。 It's an obviously sensitive and complicated subject， and most of where the author goes wrong is in using the term "craze" in both the book's title and repeatedly in the text。 She ins Picked this up out of curiosity due to the controversy over it。 Most of the time when there's a Twitter uproar over a book， it turns out to be completely unwarranted， but in this case I can see why people are upset。 It's a mixed bag of a book with some thoughtfully considered information and other tone-deaf content。 It's an obviously sensitive and complicated subject， and most of where the author goes wrong is in using the term "craze" in both the book's title and repeatedly in the text。 She insists the term is clinical and not meant as a pejorative， but it takes her quite awhile to provide that explanation， and the term is almost certainly going to come off as pejorative to the vast majority of readers。That's unfortunate because the book provides enough evidence that there's a social aspect to the uptick in teenagers announcing themselves as trans — it's not clear how much of an effect the social aspect has， but it exists。 The stories of people who felt pressured into hormones or surgery at a young age and came to later regret those decisions should be told， I just wish it were done in a less scaremongering way。The first half of the book is plagued by signs that the author doesn't know what she's talking about — laughably narrow definitions of "anime" and DeviantArt。com， for example， which come off as paranoid。 But as the book progresses， it improves， and the author does a good job interviewing both people who regret their transition and those who have felt it improved their lives。The overall point seems fairly straightforward: when a teenager is considering a dramatic transformation with lasting effects， it's worth pausing to consider the possible pros and cons。 Other material emphasizes the potentially positive effects while this book emphasizes the potentially harmful ones。 For that reason， I think the information here is useful， even if the tone is often off-putting and the title reeks of clickbait。 。。。more
Heather
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If I believed in making anything required reading for parents， this would be on the list。 We need to understand this new "craze" so that we can protect our daughters。 It is not "trans-phobic" or anything like that - it just advocates for greater understanding and caution。 If I believed in making anything required reading for parents， this would be on the list。 We need to understand this new "craze" so that we can protect our daughters。 It is not "trans-phobic" or anything like that - it just advocates for greater understanding and caution。 。。。more
Jodi
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Well researched and well written。 I’ve known 2 girls in the last 3 years who’ve experienced this so I’ve wanted to better understand what they were going through。
Sophia Roll
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Irreversible Damage has been an extremely polarizing book。 Some people absolutely love it， some people call it transphobic。 While I don’t believe this author is always sensitive in the way she goes about talking about these issues， I wouldn’t call her transphobic as she seems to truly care about teenage girls as well as the trans community， and is expressing genuine concern for adolescent girls。 This author however is biased in the way she presents her information and I believe she plays into pe Irreversible Damage has been an extremely polarizing book。 Some people absolutely love it， some people call it transphobic。 While I don’t believe this author is always sensitive in the way she goes about talking about these issues， I wouldn’t call her transphobic as she seems to truly care about teenage girls as well as the trans community， and is expressing genuine concern for adolescent girls。 This author however is biased in the way she presents her information and I believe she plays into peoples’ fear at times。 I do not believe this book is something that all （or even most） people will find helpful， but I also don’t believe we can write off this book as transphobic for raising concerns about the effect of puberty-blockers， hormones， and surgeries on teens and young adults。 Overall， I think the author had some good points， but I didn’t love her execution in this book。 。。。more
Kevin
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More like 2。5 stars。
Theresa McKay
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Insightful and genuine A really helpful book to understand more about this phenomenon。 As a psychiatrist and parent of pre-teen kids， I found it well-written， full of incredibly relevant information， and balanced。
Kim
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This book was recommended to be on a friend's Facebook page。 I am glad that I decided to take him up on his suggestion to read it。 It is very eye opening and explains well the sad situation that kids， and particularly teenage girls， are dealing with。 It gave me a sense of compassion for teenage girls today and anger with the pressures put on them by the culture we live in to be a certain way and to be allowed to make life changing decisions without fully being able to comprehend what the ramific This book was recommended to be on a friend's Facebook page。 I am glad that I decided to take him up on his suggestion to read it。 It is very eye opening and explains well the sad situation that kids， and particularly teenage girls， are dealing with。 It gave me a sense of compassion for teenage girls today and anger with the pressures put on them by the culture we live in to be a certain way and to be allowed to make life changing decisions without fully being able to comprehend what the ramifications of those decisions are down the road。 Shrier explains how "gender dysphoria" went from being extremely rare （ less than 。01 percent of the population， emerging in early childhood and afflicted almost males exclusively。） to a popular choice to make within whole groups of female friends in college and high schools。 Highly recommend this book。 Very informative for anyone who cares about the state of young girls and women today。 。。。more
Andrew
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I have the utmost respect and admiration for the author for summoning the courage to stand up critically against the devolution of the society which she clearly cares for。 I also lament the reality of living in an increasingly polarised and intolerant world， fuelled by imright。com。 This important piece of contemporary literature is unlikely to reach the people who need it the most。 We are in the grips of a generation raised without boundaries， over parenting and worse， parents trying to be frien I have the utmost respect and admiration for the author for summoning the courage to stand up critically against the devolution of the society which she clearly cares for。 I also lament the reality of living in an increasingly polarised and intolerant world， fuelled by imright。com。 This important piece of contemporary literature is unlikely to reach the people who need it the most。 We are in the grips of a generation raised without boundaries， over parenting and worse， parents trying to be friends not parents to their children。 These children now entering adulthood are unaccustomed to difference or opposition。 They approach alternate views as something that needs to be extinguished from existence。 And so they will seek to do with this book。 I can only hope that as much as Abigail Shrier will be vilified today。 In the future， when GenX and GenZ come to know the reflection of maturity， they may look however sheepishly to this book as a literary work that attempted bravely to warn them against their own self destruction。 I highly recommend to any who would imagine themselves as adults willing to engage with their society。 And most importantly to the health care workers who have relinquished oaths to intimidation and hysteria。 。。。more
Becca May
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