When Harry Became Sally

Posted on 24 January 2018 by Ryan T. Anderson

The transgender movement has hit breakneck speed 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.But can a boy truly be trapped in a girl s body Can modern medicine really 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 When Harry Became Sally Responding to the Transgender Moment provides thoughtful answers to all of these questions Drawing on the best insights from biology, psychology, and philosophy, Ryan T 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.He reveals a grim contrast between the media s sunny depiction and the often sad realities of gender identity struggles He introduces readers to people who tried to transition but found themselves no better off Especially troubling is the suffering felt by adults who were encouraged to transition as children but later came to regret it.And there is a reason that many do regret it 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 This discussion will be of particular interest to parents who fear how an ideological school counselor might try to steer their child The best evidence shows that the vast majority of children naturally grow out of any gender conflicted phase But no one knows how new school policies might affect children indoctrinated to believe that they really are trapped in the wrong body.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 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 How it assumes that feelings of identity deserve absolute respect, while the facts of our embodiment do not How it preaches that people should be free to do as they please and define their own truth while enforcing a ruthless campaign to coerce anyone who dares to dissent.Everyone has something at stake in today s debates about gender identity Analyzing education and employment policies, Obama era bathroom and locker room mandates, politically correct speech codes and religious freedom violations, Anderson shows how the law is being used to coerce and penalize those who believe the truth about human nature And he shows how Americans can begin to push back with principle and prudence, compassion and grace. 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Anderson – kino-fada.fr Note Page numbers in this review refer to the advanced reader copy of the book that I acquired I have written elsewhere on how to detect and debunk anti transgender propaganda in science and the media previously I described fifteen tests, and Anderson s book fails at every level I cannot address all of the issues in this book, but fundamentally it is deliberately misleading and designed to push transgender people into the closet.This book was not science It is apologetics to support a relig Note Page numbers in this review refer to the advanced reader copy of the book that I acquired I have written elsewhere on how to detect and debunk anti transgender propaganda in science and the media previously I described fifteen tests, and Anderson s book fails at every level I cannot address all of the issues in this book, but fundamentally it is deliberately misleading and designed to push transgender people into the closet.This book was not science It is apologetics to support a religious viewpoint and a set of policies that would cause great harm to a vulnerable minority community already suffering from significant stigma and economic disparities.So, how does this book...Ryan Anderson has managed to, in the grand tradition of oppressors, write about a marginalized group of people without asking them to tell their own stories No trans writers, no doctors who treat trans people, no leaders in the trans community, have stepped up to lend their voices to the book or even go so far as to give a quote for its cover I wonder why that is Also, any reference to trans lives and experiences as something that s just cropped up in the past few years is woefully ignorant of Ryan Anderson has managed to, in the grand tradition of oppressors, write about a marginalized group of people without asking them to tell their own stories No trans writers, no doctors who treat trans people, no leaders in the trans community, have stepped up to lend their voices to the book or even go so far as to give a quote for its cover I wonder why that is Also, any reference to trans lives and experiences as somethin...America is in the midst of what has been called a transgender moment, writes Ryan T Anderson in When Harry Became Sally Not long ago, most Americans had never heard of transgender identity, but within the space of a year it became a cause claiming the mantle of civil rights The inflection point was probably Diane Sawyer s April 2015 interview with Bruce Jenner, in which he said, for all intents and purposes I m a woman, taking the name Caitlyn a few months later A judge legally approv America is in the midst of what has been called a transgender moment, writes Ryan T Anderson in When Harry Became Sally Not long ago, most Americans had never heard of transgender identity, but within the space of a year it became a cause claiming the mantle of civil rights The inflection point was probably Diane Sawyer s April 2015 interview with Bruce Jenner, in which he said, for all intents and purposes I m a woman, taking the name Caitlyn a few months later A judge legally approved Jenner s name and gender change in September of that year In October, Glamour magazine named Jenner a Woman of the Year Jenner s transition put a well known ...Anderson s contribution to the transgender issue is primarily from the policy state, education, community, science, etc standpoint Of particular interest is his chapter giving voice to the experiences of those who have detransitioned It was heartbreaking Anderson s book demonstrates how void of scientific basis this entire issue actually is and how purely ideological it is This is a must read for any who are confused by the current state of things or are involved in developing policies Anderson s contribution to the transgender issue is primarily from the policy state, education, community, science, etc standpoint Of particular interest is his chapter giving voice to the experiences of those who have detransitioned It was heartbreaking Anderson s book demonstrates how void of scientific basis this entire issue actually is and how purely ideological it is This is a must read for any who are confused by the current st...It seems like there are a lot of troll reviews for this book Anderson takes the issue on with class and respect Consider this a holistic approachhe covers gender, culture, politics and policy, law, biology, medical p...Well researched and thought provoking It was kind of refreshing to hear a different take on the issues, yet i didn t find it transphobic or hateful It questions some of the science or lack thereof behind what we hear in the media Some of the issues it touches on are whether the approach to helping a a transgender gender dysphoric child become their best self should be the same as with and adult And is transitioning always the best solution or are there other approaches that work for some peo Well researched and thought provoking It was kind of refreshing to hear a different take on the issues, yet i didn t find it transphobic or hateful It questions some of the science or lack thereof behind what we hear in the media Some of the issues it touches on are whether the approach to helping a a transgender gender dysphoric child become their best self should be the same as with and adult And is transitioning always the best solut...This is an important read There is nothing hateful in this in the slightest Anderson emphasizes respect for the afflicted, caution for the confused, and common sense protections for women and children Must read if you re not afraid of nuanced though on the subject.Related post here CT review here Recommended here.In the beginning of his book, Anderson claims this book is an effort to provide a nuanced view of our sexed embodiment, a balanced approach to policy issues involving transgender identity and genderbroadly, and a sober and honest survey of the human costs of getting human nature wrong He does not quite deliver on any of this 1 What I think is basically going on, overall The default assumption that everyone is cisgender, comfortable with their birth assignment of gender, turns out to be In the beginning of his book, Anderson claims this book is an effort to provide a nuanced view of our sexed embodiment, a balanced approach to policy issues involving transgender identity and genderbroadly, and a sober and honest survey of the human costs of getting human nature wrong He does not quite deliver on any of this 1 What I think is basically going on, overall The default assumption that everyone is cisgender, comfortable with their birth assignment of gender, turns out to be false in many cases and so trans peo...

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24 January 2018

Ryan T. Anderson