Oh No, Ross and Carrie Ross and Carrie and Claire Get Straightened Out (Part 2): "What Was God Thinking?"
May 11, 2018
Claire Knowlton, a regular contributor who attended and reported from Living Stones Ministries, shares firsthand accounts from a conference on 'healing' homosexuality and transgender issues. She describes a workshop that frames trans identity as ideology, stories linking gender to parenting, cherry‑picked science, confrontational Q&A, and a closing ritual urging surrender of fertility to God.
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David Reimer Case Was Misused To Support Fixed Gender Claim
- Claire recounted the David Reimer case which actually shows gender identity isn't simply assigned by upbringing.
- Denise interpreted it oppositely to claim boys are boys and girls are girls, revealing confirmation bias in her use of case studies.
Studies Were Misrepresented To Inflate Risk After Transition
- Denise cited studies and claimed higher post-surgery death rates but sources were misreferenced or missing.
- Claire and Carrie traced the likely study to a 2011 Swedish paper showing baseline suicide risk remains but doesn't compare surgically transitioned to non-transitioned trans people.
Make Supportive Environments The Priority For Trans Wellbeing
- Supportive environments drastically reduce suicide risk for trans people; creating acceptance matters more than surgery status.
- Claire referenced a study showing suicide rates drop about 82% in supportive settings.
