Transgenderism

“On May 11, after he posted a clinically informed opinion on transgenderism in response to a direct question, [Ray] Blanchard’s Twitter account was suspended for violating its ‘Hateful Conduct’ policy.

“Her story was heartbreaking and the conviction of being a boy was not as solid as everyone portrayed. If only she had a good counselor or one Christian friend who would listen to her. Then we asked to share our thoughts with her. We started with creation and ended with redemption. No one had ever told her that story before.” - Crosspolitic

“The administration’s proposal ‘may sound controversial, but it is not,’ Andrew Walker of Southern Baptists’ Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission wrote in an Oct. 23 commentary.” - BPNews

(Related: Nancy Pearcey - Science Wins: Trump Administration Proposes Transgender Policy Based on Biology)

“[S]urely genuine academic studies and inquiries about major issues facing today’s society must be welcome, right? An open letter by over 50 British academics hailing from fields ranging from philosophy to neuroscience suggests that’s not the case.” - Intellectual Takeout

“Lambda filed the suit on behalf of four transgender Kansas residents. While no specific law prohibits changing the gender designation on birth certificates, the plaintiffs allege that Kansas enforces a policy to that effect.” - Jurist

“I can acknowledge that gender dysphoria is a ‘persistent aspect of humanity,’ but I will not concede that gender dysphoria trumps biology, and I don’t think our culture should cease efforts towards ‘ending’ the dangerous notion that men or women should amputate healthy organs in the quest to sculpt their bodies to become something they’re not.” National Review

“In a piece in this month’s issue of The Cut, the author, Alex Morris, explores the idea of raising babies who are ‘theybies’: neither boy nor girl. As the “theybe” grows, the baby will determine his or her own gender, choose it when the baby wants, and then live that way — at which point, the parents will go along.” W. Examiner

Carl Trueman: The doubtless well-meant actions of the Rev. Beeson and her parishioners sadly do nothing but increase the confusion the sexual revolution has cultivated over many decades. We who disagree with her need to think clearly and do better.

Church Renames Transgender Pastor, Compares Her To Peter And Abraham

Meet Pastor Peter Beeson

“Across all 11 studies ever done on this topic, they consistently found the majority of gender dysphoric children desist by puberty.” Intellectual Takeout