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Presenting research and commentary on sex and gender in animated videos, articles, and books. Visit us at . Founded by @zaelefty .

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@PdxInstitute
Paradox Institute
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The Paradox Institute has ordered 20,000 professional prints of our "Myths of Gender Affirming Care" pamphlet! 📜 If you or your group are interested in receiving a portion, DM us, and we can ship them to you.
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@PdxInstitute
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When will activists and authors of major publications stop using complex medical conditions such as DSDs in arguments about unrelated identities? Our response to @sciam 's article, "Stop Using Phony Science to Justify Transphobia."
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@PdxInstitute
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It is a mistake to believe that by taking down one head of gender ideology, you will achieve success. You must strike at the foundation – the heart of the hydra – the fiction upon which the rest depends. Article by @PTElephant
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@PdxInstitute
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Principles of the Sex Binary
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@PdxInstitute
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It is a mistake to believe that by taking down one head of gender ideology, you will achieve success. You must strike at the foundation – the heart of the hydra – the fiction upon which the rest depends. Article by @PTElephant
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@PdxInstitute
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READ: Sex Biology and the Gish Gallop Across six categories of variation used by sex spectrum proponents like Forrest Valkai, the two sexes can be reliably defined. All it takes is an accurate understanding of biology.
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READ: Origins of Two Sexes How did the two sexes evolve? Where did they come from, and why are there only two?
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READ: Karyotypes Are Not Sexes Activists continue to conflate karyotype (one’s collection of chromosomes) with sex (one’s reproductive role). Here’s why they are not the same.
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"It is a mistake to believe that by taking down one head of gender ideology, you will achieve success. You must strike at the foundation – the heart of the hydra – the fiction upon which the rest depends: legal sex change." New article by @PTElephant .
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@PdxInstitute
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"Because male and female are fundamentally defined by the gametes they produce, understanding the origins of the two sexes means understanding why gametes come in two different sizes—many small motile ones (sperm) and few large sessile ones (eggs)."
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@PdxInstitute
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What are ‘sexes’? And what are male and female? In this comprehensive essay, we’ll use biology literature to explore what sexes ultimately are and how they are universally defined across species.
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Origins of Two Sexes: How Male and Female Evolved
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READ: Treating without Transition After growing up with gender dysphoria, @PTElephant tells the story of her search for alternative therapies without transition.
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@PdxInstitute
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It is a mistake to believe that by taking down one head of gender ideology, you will achieve success. You must strike at the foundation – the heart of the hydra – the fiction upon which the rest depends. Article by @PTElephant
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@PdxInstitute
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"Even if we decide to redefine the words ‘male’ and ‘female’ according to our own idiosyncratic and anthropocentric views, we are still going to need words to describe the two unique reproductive strategies that unite all anisogamous species."
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READ: Karyotypes Are Not Sexes Activists continue to conflate karyotype (one’s collection of chromosomes) with sex (one’s reproductive role). Here’s why they are not the same.
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@PdxInstitute
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What are ‘sexes’? And what are male and female? In this comprehensive essay, we’ll use biology literature to explore what sexes ultimately are and how they are universally defined across species.
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@PdxInstitute
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We have published a book on debunking the sex spectrum myth! This one by @zaelefty guides the reader through 10 common sex spectrum arguments and teaches how to respond with evolutionary and developmental biology. Order it here on Amazon:
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READ: A scientific rebuttal of Nature’s famous piece, “Sex Redefined: The Idea of Two Sexes Is Overly Simplistic.”
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@PdxInstitute
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The conflation of karyotypes with sexes is a common occurrence in social activism. Here's why additional karyotypes do not form additional sexes.
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@PdxInstitute
Paradox Institute
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"The male-female dichotomy has evolved independently in nearly all lineages of multicellular organisms." Kirk, D. (2006). Oogamy: Inventing the sexes. Current Biology, 16(24).
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@PdxInstitute
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READ: A scientific rebuttal of Nature’s famous piece, “Sex Redefined: The Idea of Two Sexes Is Overly Simplistic.”
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READ: Origins of Two Sexes How did the two sexes evolve? Where did they come from, and why are there only two?
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@PdxInstitute
Paradox Institute
11 months
Some academics are attempting to eliminate sex as a variable in medicine. Scientific research and medical case studies reveal the reasons why this is dangerous. New piece by @PTElephant and @shamanspirit13 .
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@PdxInstitute
Paradox Institute
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Flow charts on sex development: visual tools for mapping out the path of embryonic development for typical males and females and those with DSDs.
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The Paradox Institute presents our response to the neuroscience section of @ForrestValkai ’s “Sex and Sensibility” video. Joining us is PhD neuroscience student, Sammy Stagg ( @NeuroSGS )!
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The conflation of karyotypes with sexes is a common occurrence in social activism. Here's why additional karyotypes do not form additional sexes.
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Paradox Institute
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READ: A scientific rebuttal of Nature’s famous piece, “Sex Redefined: The Idea of Two Sexes Is Overly Simplistic.”
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Paradox Institute
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Here we chart the unique development paths of 20 disorders of sex development in easy to understand visual diagrams.
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ARTICLE: Origins of Two Sexes. The two sexes are universal across almost all species in the plant and animal kingdoms. Here is how they evolved.
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We present "Sex Biology and the Gish Gallop" our formal, written rebuttal to Forrest Valkai and sex spectrum pseudoscience. 40+ in-text citations from scientific literature.
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READ: Origins of Two Sexes How did the two sexes evolve? Where did they come from, and why are there only two?
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READ: Defining vs Determining Sex Many often conflate two concepts in biology: how sex is defined versus how sex is determined. Here’s why the difference is important.
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READ: Lies in Women's Health The important details of a woman’s menstrual cycle and the effects of the medication given to control it are often obfuscated by doctors and hidden from patients. For @PTElephant , this had dangerous consequences.
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@PdxInstitute
Paradox Institute
2 years
We are starting a fundraising initiative! We want to raise $3,000 so we can order 20,000 of our professionally printed pamphlets on the myths of gender affirming care. Share, retweet, and donate here!
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@PdxInstitute
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The professional prints of our pamphlet “Myths of Gender Affirming Care” are here.
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It's the genes within the chromosomes that matter for developing one's sex. Rare conditions such as "XX male syndrome" reveal the underlying genetic mechanisms that produce the sex binary. Article by Talia | @shamanspirit13
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READ: The "brain sex hypothesis" posits that gender dysphoria is rooted in having a brain that aligns with a different sex. In part 1 of this new multi-part series, @NeuroSGS begins with an analysis of the BSTc.
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@PdxInstitute
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READ: Lies in Women's Health The important details of a woman’s menstrual cycle and the effects of the medication given to control it are often obfuscated by doctors and hidden from patients. For @PTElephant , this had dangerous consequences.
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READ: Sex Biology and the Gish Gallop Across six categories of variation used by sex spectrum proponents like Forrest Valkai, the two sexes can be reliably defined. All it takes is an accurate understanding of biology.
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@PdxInstitute
Paradox Institute
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READ: Sex Biology and the Gish Gallop Across six categories of variation used by sex spectrum proponents like Forrest Valkai, the two sexes can be reliably defined. All it takes is an accurate understanding of biology.
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@PdxInstitute
Paradox Institute
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The degradation of the Y chromosome follows a long history of sex chromosome turnover. Even if it disappears, males will still be produced. But how? Evolutionary genetics provides us with answers.
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@PdxInstitute
Paradox Institute
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It is a mistake to believe that by taking down one head of gender ideology, you will achieve success. You must strike at the foundation – the heart of the hydra – the fiction upon which the rest depends. Article by @PTElephant
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READ: A scientific rebuttal of Nature’s famous piece, “Sex Redefined: The Idea of Two Sexes Is Overly Simplistic.”
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Paradox Institute
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READ: Treating without Transition After growing up with gender dysphoria, @PTElephant tells the story of her search for alternative therapies without transition.
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@PdxInstitute
Paradox Institute
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READ: A scientific rebuttal of Nature’s famous piece, “Sex Redefined: The Idea of Two Sexes Is Overly Simplistic.”
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Paradox Institute
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READ: A scientific rebuttal of Nature’s famous piece, “Sex Redefined: The Idea of Two Sexes Is Overly Simplistic.”
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@PdxInstitute
Paradox Institute
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We're looking for article submissions! If you have an article on sex differences you'd like us to publish at the Paradox Institute, please fill out our form below.
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@PdxInstitute
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READ: Lies in Women's Health The important details of a woman’s menstrual cycle and the effects of the medication given to control it are often obfuscated by doctors and hidden from patients. For @PTElephant , this had dangerous consequences.
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@PdxInstitute
Paradox Institute
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READ: Karyotypes Are Not Sexes Activists continue to conflate karyotype (one’s collection of chromosomes) with sex (one’s reproductive role). Here’s why they are not the same.
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Paradox Institute
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Ethics of Gender Affirming Care | Interview Renowned plastic surgeon and US Navy veteran Dr. Patrick Lappert discusses ethics of cosmetic surgery and gender affirming care with the Paradox Institute's @PTElephant .
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READ: Sex Biology and the Gish Gallop Across six categories of variation used by sex spectrum proponents like Forrest Valkai, the two sexes can be reliably defined. All it takes is an accurate understanding of biology.
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@PdxInstitute
Paradox Institute
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READ: The "brain sex hypothesis" posits that gender dysphoria is rooted in having a brain that aligns with a different sex. In part 1 of this new multi-part series, @NeuroSGS begins with an analysis of the BSTc.
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@PdxInstitute
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The Paradox Institute presents our feature-length response to @ForrestValkai ’s “Sex and Sensibility” video on the biology of sex. We respond to each of his claims in detail with evolutionary and developmental biology.
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READ: Treating without Transition After growing up with gender dysphoria, @PTElephant tells the story of her search for alternative therapies without transition.
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@PdxInstitute
Paradox Institute
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It is a mistake to believe that by taking down one head of gender ideology, you will achieve success. You must strike at the foundation – the heart of the hydra – the fiction upon which the rest depends. Article by @PTElephant
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@PdxInstitute
Paradox Institute
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READ: A scientific rebuttal of Nature’s famous piece, “Sex Redefined: The Idea of Two Sexes Is Overly Simplistic.”
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@PdxInstitute
Paradox Institute
10 months
READ: A scientific rebuttal of Nature’s famous piece, “Sex Redefined: The Idea of Two Sexes Is Overly Simplistic.”
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@PdxInstitute
Paradox Institute
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READ: Sex Biology and the Gish Gallop Across six categories of variation used by sex spectrum proponents like Forrest Valkai, the two sexes can be reliably defined. All it takes is an accurate understanding of biology.
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@PdxInstitute
Paradox Institute
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View the digital pamphlet, with sources, below. Please consider donating (click Donate on the page). All funds will go towards printing and distribution.
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The Paradox Institute hosted a live discussion on the consequences of the sex binary, where people with DSDs discuss the biological and social aspects of their experiences. Listen to the feature length conversation on Spotify.
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READ: Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome is a complex developmental disorder and its details are often misunderstood. The biological phenomenon of sex reversal provides insight. Article by @shamanspirit13 .
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@PdxInstitute
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READ: Treating without Transition After growing up with gender dysphoria, @PTElephant tells the story of her search for alternative therapies without transition.
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@PdxInstitute
Paradox Institute
1 year
The degradation of the Y chromosome follows a long history of sex chromosome turnover. Even if it disappears, males will still be produced. But how? Evolutionary genetics provides us with answers.
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@PdxInstitute
Paradox Institute
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READ: Sex Biology and the Gish Gallop Across six categories of variation used by sex spectrum proponents like Forrest Valkai, the two sexes can be reliably defined. All it takes is an accurate understanding of biology.
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@PdxInstitute
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READ: Defining vs Determining Sex Many often conflate two concepts in biology: how sex is defined versus how sex is determined. Here’s why the difference is important.
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@PdxInstitute
Paradox Institute
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The degradation of the Y chromosome follows a long history of sex chromosome turnover. Even if it disappears, males will still be produced. But how? Evolutionary genetics provides us with answers.
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@PdxInstitute
Paradox Institute
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READ: Sex Biology and the Gish Gallop Across six categories of variation used by sex spectrum proponents like Forrest Valkai, the two sexes can be reliably defined. All it takes is an accurate understanding of biology.
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@PdxInstitute
Paradox Institute
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It is a mistake to believe that by taking down one head of gender ideology, you will achieve success. You must strike at the foundation – the heart of the hydra – the fiction upon which the rest depends. Article by @PTElephant
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@PdxInstitute
Paradox Institute
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READ: Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome is a complex developmental disorder and its details are often misunderstood. The biological phenomenon of sex reversal provides insight. Article by @shamanspirit13 .
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@PdxInstitute
Paradox Institute
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READ: Defining vs Determining Sex Many often conflate two concepts in biology: how sex is defined versus how sex is determined. Here’s why the difference is important.
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@PdxInstitute
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READ: Defining vs Determining Sex Many often conflate two concepts in biology: how sex is defined versus how sex is determined. Here’s why the difference is important.
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@PdxInstitute
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The degradation of the Y chromosome follows a long history of sex chromosome turnover. Even if it disappears, males will still be produced. But how? Evolutionary genetics provides us with answers.
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@PdxInstitute
Paradox Institute
2 years
ScienceVet’s thread on the sex spectrum is one of the most shared pieces on the subject. Let’s break it down and analyze the details of his argument with peer-reviewed science.
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While gender activists push young kids who exhibit gender non-conformance into medicalization, they fail to realize they are reinforcing the most backwards views of gender imaginable. New article by @zaelefty .
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Paradox Institute
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"Comprehensive studies show 'affirmative care' is not safe and effective despite being seen by proponents as a cure to gender dysphoria." View and download our detailed pamphlet below on the myths of gender affirming care.
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@PdxInstitute
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READ: The "brain sex hypothesis" posits that gender dysphoria is rooted in having a brain that aligns with a different sex. In part 1 of this new multi-part series, @NeuroSGS begins with an analysis of the BSTc.
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@PdxInstitute
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READ: Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome is a complex developmental disorder and its details are often misunderstood. The biological phenomenon of sex reversal provides insight. Article by @shamanspirit13 .
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@PdxInstitute
Paradox Institute
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It is a mistake to believe that by taking down one head of gender ideology, you will achieve success. You must strike at the foundation – the heart of the hydra – the fiction upon which the rest depends. Article by @PTElephant
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READ: Treating without Transition After growing up with gender dysphoria, @PTElephant tells the story of her search for alternative therapies without transition.
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