Death Panel Panic! At the Gender Clinic w/ Jules Gill-Peterson and Charlie Markbreiter (06/23/22)
Jun 23, 2022
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WPATH's Gatekeeping Origins
- WPATH's origins trace to gatekeeping models designed to limit transitions rather than serve trans people.
- Jules Gill-Peterson shows the Standards evolved from Harry Benjamin's conservative, respectability-focused medical politics.
Neutrality Can Launder Harmful Rhetoric
- Liberal both-sides reporting can launder anti-trans rhetoric into mainstream discourse.
- The New York Times piece used neutral framing to legitimize arguments that reduce youth access to care.
Warning The Journalist Directly
- Jules recounts directly warning Emily Bazelon about factual inaccuracies and framing problems in her piece.
- She says she spent a long time on the phone urging different decisions, yet the published piece ignored that counsel.