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Irreversible Damage

The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters

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Irreversible Damage

By: Abigail Shrier
Narrated by: Pamela Almand
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Irreversible Damage is an exploration of a mystery: Why, in the last decade, has the diagnosis "gender dysphoria", transformed from a vanishingly rare affliction, applying almost exclusively to boys and men, to an epidemic among teenage girls?

Author Abigail Shrier presents shocking statistics and stories from real families to show that America and the West have become fertile ground for a "transgender craze" that has nothing to do with real gender dysphoria and everything to do with our cultural frailty. Teenage girls are taking courses of testosterone and disfiguring their bodies. Parents are undermined; experts are over-relied upon; dissenters in science and medicine are intimidated; free speech truckles under renewed attack; socialized medicine bears hidden consequences; and an intersectional era has arisen in which the desire to escape a dominant identity encourages individuals to take cover in victim groups.

Every person who has ever had a skeptical thought about the sudden rush toward a non-binary future but been afraid to express it - this book is for you.

©2020 Abigail Shrier (P)2020 Blackstone Publishing
Conservatism & Liberalism Young Adult Thought-Provoking
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Wake up and listen!!!

Ms Shrier has been brave, forthright, fair, insightful and caring in writing a book about an epidemic running roughshod over our young girls... especially those with Autism. Everyone needs to listen and be aware of what she is telling the world. The medical community has been bullied into believing and implementing dangerous procedures, surgeries is the way to go when a child says they have gender dysphoria. Ms Shrier shows why that doesn’t work( and it doesn’t), how activists are infiltrating social media, and offers ideas of how to help your daughter escape the contagion between friends, and schools! Share with anyone who has a daughter. This is REAL!

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Interesting perspective for training psychologist

As a student in a clinical psych PhD program I attest this book provided an important perspective on issues surrounding gender dysphoria that was absent in my training program. Shrier does a good job contextualizing a lot of "talking points" such as the weaponization of the risk of suicide. For example, activists / affirmative care clinicians will refer to puberty blockers as a simplistic "pause button", entirely reversible, while omitting that the only existing studies (I believe there are two) indicate 98-100% of children on GnRH agonists proceed to cross-sex hormones. I was almost amused when I heard a guest lecturer in my multiculturalism class use this exact phrase in describing blockers.

Having done extensive reviews of the literature on these interventions since reading this book, its shocking how little research has actually been done. For example, the cognitive and neural sequela of puberty blockers are almost entirely unknown. There's one fMRI study with a tiny sample purportedly showing no differences in executive functions (using a tower test). Mdthodological concerns aside, look at the means and variances between children with/without blockers and you'll see there is a concerning trend towards impairment. I'd say this book was important in opening my eyes to how psychological research has been politicized.

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right bias but fairly honest representation

The data is present and the sources can be investigated. There is undoubtedly a bias but that doesn't in itself make her conclusions incorrect. It appears to have been the most honestly open examination of a topic to which the author disagreed with from the start

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A very easy listen filled with information that enlighten me to help me to deal the horrible situation I find myself in with my own daughter.

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Incredibly heartfelt revelation of what’s really going on with the young trans

I was amazed by this book. The author shows grace and courage to touch this topic at a time of mass hysteria.

But beyond her bravery, the book is incredibly well researched and written. I wish more authors had the skills to write like this.

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Crying buckets

I don’t have a lot of school education but one of the many things I learn with this book is, we are putting our kids on hands of people that are “educated “ and they are helping destroy humanity. I can’t stop crying

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A must read for every parent of an adolescent girl

This book shares scary realities but also shares facts and research to ponder. The narrator has a very friendly voice that helps you digest the sometimes uncomfortable content in this book. I highly recommend this book.

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Huge eye opener!!

This book was a huge eye-opener, very well researched and documented by the author. Exactly what the world and parents need today!

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well written

This is a well presented, thoroughly covered and appreciated take on an obviously controversial topic. The author does a good job of attempting to present both sides. She shows her bias but explains its origin and makes a great argument. A very good read for those striving to understand.

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Insights Abound

I heard the author discussing this book a few months back on a podcast. Ended up revisiting the podcast multiple times to fully absorb all the insights shared. Up front, I'm entirely impressed with this author. Her personal courage is inspiring. She takes on all the prevailing, disastrous falsehoods that are wreaking havoc with the lives of too many teens today. I'm not sure that was her vision up front or that she ever anticipated the blowback that would come but she's holding strong and I'm, on a personal level very grateful. Doing my part to introduce her book and the insights she shares with every young parent I know and love. The more truth the better. If she has another book or two in play, I hope she'll bring 'em on and her publisher will continue to support her.

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