I am so tired of this sham/scam having a life of its own, and a very protected and revered one, at that! I would have failed every undergraduate course if I had used this logic and lack of source of information evaluation. People are being harmed by this and it needs to stop.
Oh gosh - I appreciate that you're one of the first people that is going into the history from the mid 20th century, I'm not a professional, and that's not to say you aren't either, but I have been doing haphazard archiving work of it and it's nice to see the stuff I've been finding pop-up organized elsewhere
wow, what a tour de force! The history of a contagious madness that has made many victims, in many countries. Sometimes I think we deserve this, and it's good that these people will stop having children. I know it's absurd and almost barbaric, but I'm just tired and I want this to stop.
"Like the other outlets, it does not consider the idea of allowing a kid to defy gender norms while also impressing on them that they can’t change sex."
From a cultural and historical perspective, Zucker strikes me as extraordinarily narrow. One wonders if he ever went out of his office or if he read anything other than medical, psychological and psychiatric literature. Even before the 20th century, women, in addition to baking, cooking, cleaning, birthing and baby raising, lived complex lives that frequently did not conform to gender stereotypes. They were astronomers, navy admirals, cavalry officers, doctors, geologists, spies, sailors, botanists, poets, sharpshooters, and many other professions that would probably not fit the pink and blue world of Ken Zucker.
I woke up a few years ago and realized that the gender bending 1970s and 80s were gone. I am still incredulous that society bought into the notion that what toys a three year old plays with is critical to understanding their "gender identity."
Rather impressive coverage that you're providing. Lawyer training comes through loud and clear. 🙂
But what a clusterfuck. What chaps my hide is the distortion and corruption of basic principles of biological nomenclature -- sadly, something that even "biologist" Richard Dawkins contributes to:
But just reading through a post by "biologist" Jerry Coyne who more or less reasonably rails against the many other "biologists" who insist that sex is a spectrum -- which of course plays into the argument that the transgendered can change sex:
Too many "biologists" haven't got a clue that the sexes are just a matter of definition -- something that biologist -- a real one for a change -- Emma Hilton underlines:
But there are solid reasons to define the sexes that way -- it's a universal definition, it applies to literally millions of species:
Wikipedia: "Folk taxonomies are generated from social knowledge and are used in everyday speech. They are distinguished from scientific taxonomies that claim to be disembedded from social relations and thus more objective and universal."
To whom you are attracted sexually is purely subjective and therefore cannot reasonably be contested by an outside observer.
Where you decide to live your life on a spectrum of superficial, stereotypical male to female attributes (and we all do) is also purely subjective and similarly cannot be questioned.
However, your biological sex reflects an objective reality which cannot be changed by your subjective personal view and futile attempts to do so can result in serious health impacts to you as well as harms to members of the sex you are impersonating (primarily women).
Others who are grounded in objective reality should never be forced to accept your subjective version of your actual biological sex.
Finally, it's past time for the LGB community to separate themselves from the trans activists who are trying to take away the rights of women to fairness in sports and to privacy and safety in their restrooms, locker rooms and prisons. They also advocate for the chemical and surgical mutilation of children many of whom would grow up gay.
Their actions are evil and the
understandable negative reaction to the harm they are causing is spilling over to innocent people who are just going about their business, marrying and leading their lives.
I am so tired of this sham/scam having a life of its own, and a very protected and revered one, at that! I would have failed every undergraduate course if I had used this logic and lack of source of information evaluation. People are being harmed by this and it needs to stop.
We need to convene the GC historians conference.
Seriously, I'd love to do a podcast or something with other trans history obsessives.
Oh gosh - I appreciate that you're one of the first people that is going into the history from the mid 20th century, I'm not a professional, and that's not to say you aren't either, but I have been doing haphazard archiving work of it and it's nice to see the stuff I've been finding pop-up organized elsewhere
Thanks! Is your archive public?
Sent you a message!
Your place or mine? Let's do this.
More on Zucker please!
wow, what a tour de force! The history of a contagious madness that has made many victims, in many countries. Sometimes I think we deserve this, and it's good that these people will stop having children. I know it's absurd and almost barbaric, but I'm just tired and I want this to stop.
"Like the other outlets, it does not consider the idea of allowing a kid to defy gender norms while also impressing on them that they can’t change sex."
From a cultural and historical perspective, Zucker strikes me as extraordinarily narrow. One wonders if he ever went out of his office or if he read anything other than medical, psychological and psychiatric literature. Even before the 20th century, women, in addition to baking, cooking, cleaning, birthing and baby raising, lived complex lives that frequently did not conform to gender stereotypes. They were astronomers, navy admirals, cavalry officers, doctors, geologists, spies, sailors, botanists, poets, sharpshooters, and many other professions that would probably not fit the pink and blue world of Ken Zucker.
I woke up a few years ago and realized that the gender bending 1970s and 80s were gone. I am still incredulous that society bought into the notion that what toys a three year old plays with is critical to understanding their "gender identity."
Your "Sherry and Paul Lipscomb were bipolar" link gives a "404 Not Found" response.
The only Time article I can find on them is this one:
https://time.com/archive/6742281/his-name-is-aurora/
Archive link: https://archive.ph/pH7qg
Thank you! Replaced link
👍 De nada. 🙂
Rather impressive coverage that you're providing. Lawyer training comes through loud and clear. 🙂
But what a clusterfuck. What chaps my hide is the distortion and corruption of basic principles of biological nomenclature -- sadly, something that even "biologist" Richard Dawkins contributes to:
https://richarddawkins.substack.com/p/is-the-male-female-divide-a-social/comment/91020060
But just reading through a post by "biologist" Jerry Coyne who more or less reasonably rails against the many other "biologists" who insist that sex is a spectrum -- which of course plays into the argument that the transgendered can change sex:
https://whyevolutionistrue.com/2025/02/13/a-group-letter-to-the-presidents-of-three-evolution-ecology-societies-objecting-to-their-characterization-of-sex-as-a-spectrum-in-humans-and-all-other-species/
Too many "biologists" haven't got a clue that the sexes are just a matter of definition -- something that biologist -- a real one for a change -- Emma Hilton underlines:
https://x.com/FondOfBeetles/status/1488523777042432008
But there are solid reasons to define the sexes that way -- it's a universal definition, it applies to literally millions of species:
Wikipedia: "Folk taxonomies are generated from social knowledge and are used in everyday speech. They are distinguished from scientific taxonomies that claim to be disembedded from social relations and thus more objective and universal."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folk_taxonomy
https://humanuseofhumanbeings.substack.com/p/rerum-cognoscere-causas
Sorry to clutter up your blog with a rant and me grinding an axe or two ... 🙂
To whom you are attracted sexually is purely subjective and therefore cannot reasonably be contested by an outside observer.
Where you decide to live your life on a spectrum of superficial, stereotypical male to female attributes (and we all do) is also purely subjective and similarly cannot be questioned.
However, your biological sex reflects an objective reality which cannot be changed by your subjective personal view and futile attempts to do so can result in serious health impacts to you as well as harms to members of the sex you are impersonating (primarily women).
Others who are grounded in objective reality should never be forced to accept your subjective version of your actual biological sex.
Finally, it's past time for the LGB community to separate themselves from the trans activists who are trying to take away the rights of women to fairness in sports and to privacy and safety in their restrooms, locker rooms and prisons. They also advocate for the chemical and surgical mutilation of children many of whom would grow up gay.
Their actions are evil and the
understandable negative reaction to the harm they are causing is spilling over to innocent people who are just going about their business, marrying and leading their lives.