Why this issue matters beyond a 'tiny percentage'

Mia argues gender medicine affects society broadly via speech, women's spaces, and social contagion.

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I sat down with Mia Hughes, author of “The WPATH Files,” to discuss her work exposing the junk science and corruption behind “gender-affirming care,” youth transition, and transgender activism. As she describes it, this is one of the worst crimes in medical history, made worse by the fact that the only people who’ve been punished are those who’ve spoken out against it. Mia’s exposé revealed the idea laundering and circular references between WPATH and medical institutions, using weak data to justify irreversible hormonal and surgical interventions for adults suffering from severe mental illness and for children, who by definition cannot consent. European countries have begun to back off, and the post-2024 election “vibe shift” in the U.S. has brought about some improvements, but in countries like Canada, this is far from over.

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Follow Mia Hughes on X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/_CryMiaRiver?s=20

Read “The WPATH Files”: https://environmentalprogress.org/big-news/wpath-files

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Outline:

[0:00] The JK Rowling backlash woke Mia up

[11:05] The trans issue isn’t just a fringe culture war issue

[21:19] Does trans identity have any historical basis?

[28:46] Why trans activists deny “autogynophilia”

[39:08] The “vibe shift” doesn’t mean trans madness is over

[42:24] John Money and the origins of gender ideology

[50:44] How gender identify became a civil rights category