At last, the tide may be turning against trans lunacy

But perhaps the greatest damage has been done to the concept of childhood innocence. A kind of collective madness has gripped our public institutions, where submission to a twisted dogma has priority over the protection of vulnerable young people.

Future generations will regard this neurotic obsession with gender as one of the worst abuse scandals in modern history. In the name of inclusion, impressionable minds have been indoctrinated and healthy bodies mutilated.

{snip}

But the tide may finally be turning against this lunacy. This week the long-awaited review by Dr Hillary Cass into NHS gender services condemned the doctrinaire approach which put too many young people on a medical pathway, rather than offering therapeutic support.

It can only be hoped Dr Cass’s report will herald a fresh start in the NHS, with clinical needs put above ideology. The supremacy of trans extremism has been a shameful episode, driven by the convictions of zealots and the cowardice of the authorities.

Contrary to the pretence that this is another social justice cause, like women’s emancipation, militant transgenderism is a more sinister force. Its darkness is reflected not only in the aggressive misogyny of some of its loudest advocates but also its eagerness to exploit children, as typified by a tweet that Stonewall put out in July 2022: “Research suggests that children as young as two recognise their trans identity.”

Outrageous claims like that owe something to one of the most repellent figures in the modern study of human sexuality: the US-based psychologist John Money, who could be called the intellectual godfather of the “gender identity” cult.

It was his belief that our biological characteristics do not necessarily determine whether we are male or female, hence the idea of someone being “gender fluid” or “trapped in the wrong body”. Once described as a “charlatan, tireless self-promoter and intellectual fraud,” Money was a bisexual with a highly ambivalent attitude to paedophilia.

{snip}

In 1972, when the brothers were seven, Money published an account, hailing the case as a tremendous success. But the truth was different. Not told he had been born a boy, Brenda sensed something was badly wrong and became depressed. His agony was exacerbated by the regular visits with Brian to Money’s clinic, where, bizarrely, they were stripped, shown pornography and forced to imitate adult sexual intercourse, often in front of camera or an invited group.

By the age of 14, Brenda was suicidal, so his parents revealed the truth. Immediately he changed his name to David and demanded reconstructive surgery. Tragically, neither he nor his brother found any relief. Brian developed schizophrenia and died from a drug overdose. David shot himself in a supermarket car park. This tale is harrowing enough, but even more disturbing is the thought that a pervert like Money had such an influence over public policy. The revolution must be halted and the cranks sidelined.