How it relies on rigid sex stereotypes-in which dolls are for girls and trucks are for boys-while also insisting that gender is purely a social construct, and that there are no meaningful differences between women and men. Throughout the book, Anderson highlights the various contradictions at the heart of this moment: How it embraces the gnostic idea that the real self is something other than the body, while also embracing the idea that nothing but the physical exists. But no one knows how new school policies might affect children indoctrinated to believe that they really are trapped in the 'wrong' body. The best evidence shows that the vast majority of children naturally grow out of any gender-conflicted phase. This discussion will be of particular interest to parents who fear how an ideological school counselor might try to steer their child.

As Anderson shows, the most helpful therapies focus not on achieving the impossible-changing bodies to conform to thoughts and feelings-but on helping people accept and even embrace the truth about their bodies and reality.

Especially troubling is the suffering felt by adults who were encouraged to transition as children but later came to regret it.Īnd there is a reason that many do regret it. He introduces readers to people who tried to 'transition' but found themselves no better off. He reveals a grim contrast between the media's sunny depiction and the often sad realities of gender-identity struggles. Anderson offers a balanced approach to the policy issues, a nuanced vision of human embodiment, and a sober and honest survey of the human costs of getting human nature wrong. Drawing on the best insights from biology, psychology, and philosophy, Ryan T. When Harry Became Sally: Responding to the Transgender Moment provides thoughtful answers to all of these questions.

In the space of a year, it's gone from something that most Americans had never heard of to a cause claiming the mantle of civil rights.'reassign' sex? Is sex something 'assigned' in the first place? What's the loving response to a friend or child experiencing a gender-identity conflict? What should our law say on these issues? The transgender movement has hit breakneck speed.

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