Resist Gender Education NZ

"Social transition sets kids up for extreme distress at puberty – to which they are often told that the answer is medicalisation." Review of children's picture book Me and My Dysphoria Monster by a child clinical psychologist. transgendertrend.com/me-and-my-dysp…

For more than a decade, schools were told that affirming a child’s gender identity was safeguarding. Now the evidence is forcing many countries to reconsider that advice. 𝗔 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 For more than a decade, many schools were told that affirming a student’s declared gender identity was the safest and most ethical response. Educators trusted that guidance. But the evidence base has changed. Major international reviews — including the Cass Review in the UK, recent U.S. federal health reviews, and the Australian Re: Devin judgement — are now questioning the assumptions behind gender affirmation policies for minors. Schools are increasingly being asked to navigate complex questions about student wellbeing, parental partnership, safeguarding, and legal responsibility. We created this booklet to help. It provides a clear, evidence-based guide for teachers, principals, and school boards on the risks associated with social transitioning in schools, the duty of care educators hold, and how schools can support distressed students without predetermining medical outcomes. Most importantly, it introduces a framework we call Parallel Dignity — supporting every child while protecting truth, privacy, and the rights of others. If you work in education, policy, or child safeguarding, I hope this resource helps contribute to a thoughtful and evidence-based conversation. 📘 Social Transitioning: The Risks & Harms Go to aww.org.au/schoolresources to download a copy for either New Zealand or Australia. #SocialTransitioning More information here: indefenseofchildren.substack.com/p/a-turning-po… @resistge , @ThoseWhoSpeakCC @MoiraDeemingMP , @_davidlimbrick @senatorbabet , @SenSHenderson x.com/cakarena/statu…

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The "transchild" evidence problem - transgenderism's Achilles heel The basis of all social and medical interventions on the "transchild" rest on the assumption that this is a child with an immutable, inherent gender identity. However when you look at the evidence for the innate gender identity it is quite remarkably weak. Neurological evidence Studies finding brain structure similarities between transgender women and natal females - most famously work on the BSTc region of the hypothalamus - have significant problems: tiny samples, adult subjects who had undergone years of hormone treatment, and a brain region known to be shaped by hormones rather than fixed at birth. More recent neuroimaging studies produce inconsistent results that do not replicate reliably. No neurological marker for identifying a transgender child has ever been established. Twin studies Higher concordance for gender dysphoria in identical than fraternal twins suggests some genetic contribution, but concordance in identical twins remains well below one hundred percent, meaning genetic factors alone cannot determine outcome. A genetic contribution to temperament that makes certain experiences more likely is not the same as evidence of an innate fixed identity. Early childhood expression The claim that consistent early cross-sex identification predicts later persistence is undermined by the desistance literature. Multiple longitudinal studies report resolution rates of sixty to ninety percent without medical intervention. The minority who persist cannot be reliably identified in advance from the majority who will not. Cross cultural evidence Gender variant individuals exist across cultures and throughout history, but the forms vary enormously, the social meanings differ, and none of these accounts describe children identified in early childhood as having a fixed identity requiring medical affirmation. This diversity supports social shaping, not biological fixity. Felt authenticity That transgender-identified individuals describe their identity as deeply felt is real, but felt authenticity is not evidence of innateness. Social learning produces experiences that feel entirely self generated, exactly what Vygotsky and Bandura would predict. What the major reviews concluded The Cass Review (2024), the US HHS systematic review (2025), and the Scandinavian reviews from Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Denmark all reached consistent conclusions: the evidence base is weak, study quality is low, comorbidities were inadequately assessed, and long-term outcomes are unknown. Perhaps most striking is what half a century of intensive child development research did not find. Piaget, Kohlberg, Vygotsky, Bowlby, Winnicott, and Bandura documented childhood in extraordinary detail across incompatible theoretical traditions. None of them described the innate, fixed, identifiable gender identity now at the centre of clinical practice. That absence requires explanation, and social suppression does not adequately supply one. The evidence problem cuts to the heart of the transgender framework as it applies to children. If the innate fixed identity claim is not established, and the major independent reviews suggest it is not, then the entire clinical edifice built on that claim loses its foundation. Social transition, puberty blockers, cross sex hormones, and surgical intervention on children are all justified on the basis that the child's identity is real, fixed, and requires affirmation rather than exploration. Remove that justification and what remains is a medical pathway applied to children on the basis of an unproven hypothesis, with permanent consequences. And remove the photogenic "trans kids" from the trans movement, what are you left with?

Auckland Women's Centre betrays children open.substack.com/pub/resistgend…

Nonsense from the Auckland Women's Centre about NZ's new RSE curriculum is laughably dangerous. ⬇️

"We must stop pretending that a new type of human being has been discovered, that a serious psychiatric disorder is a healthy, innate trait. We must stop pretending that amputating healthy body parts is medicine for anyone of any age." genderblog.net/detransitionin…

Today's ruling by the IOC means a welcome return to fair sport for women and girls, but I'll never forget the scandal of Paris 2024, when people who consider themselves supremely virtuous and progressive publicly cheered on men punching women.

I want to see female Olympians given the medals they should have won in competitions meant for females. It’s the IOCs fault they missed out. It’s the least they can do. Atone for their poor management & judgement. As the supposed pinnacle of sport surely fairness was the minimum we ought to expect?

“If you have a binary category, it can’t be porous. The reason women have sex-based rights... is because men as a class can pose a threat to women. You can’t include men in the category and still preserve those protections.” thecritic.co.uk/gender-self-id… @jo_bartosch @akuareindorf

The Olympics decision is bigger than sport, every country in the world is finally hearing the message that ‘trans women’ are men.

So many amazing women have taken on this fight to restore simple fairness in sport based on reality. I salute everyone of u today. We still have battles to fight because fairness cannot only be for the top 1% at Olympic level. Every women & little girl deserves her opportunities

I wholeheartedly welcome the new IOC guidelines that secure a safe and fair female category that excludes male athletes. SRY screening is a simple, non-invasive, once-in-a-lifetime check that returns female sport to female athletes. Laurel Hubbard should not have been allowed to lift weights against women. Caster Semenya should not have been allowed to run against women. Imane Khelif should not have been allowed to punch women in the face. This is a vindication for all the brilliant women who have fought for fairness and safety for all women in sport. Thank you to Kirsty Coventry, Jane Thornton and all those in the working group for a clear, evidence based policy. @iocmedia

Olympics to announce transgender ban in all women’s sport. The female category to be returned to females at the Olympics. This must also happen at grass roots & recreational. Sex based protected cannot only be for the top 1% telegraph.co.uk/gift/4166318ea…

If “feminine” boys are bullied, the sane response is to work towards changing society to be more accepting of “feminine” boys and men. Not to encourage those boys and men to take powerful drugs that ruin their health or to cut off their genitals. Those who propagate gender identity doctrine are part of a regressive, sexist, homophobic movement.

"Anyone who imagines that the construction of such a cavity between a man’s legs makes him a woman would appear to equate womanhood with the presence of an accommodating hole into which another man may ejaculate. On that measure, a blow-up doll is a woman. I am not quite sure how to do justice in words to how insulting and morally repugnant I find this proposition."

Women want safe public changing rooms & toilets for everyone - petition about preserving single-sex facilities in public spaces in Wellington. womensrights.nz

Many still believe that immediate "gender affirmation" is the only compassionate path for a child in distress. However, a massive longitudinal study from Germany (Bachmann et al., 2024) proves that this "care" model is built on a foundation of shifting sand. doi.org/10.3238/arzteb… By tracking nearly 14 million young people over a decade, the researchers found that the "affirmation-only" route ignores a critical biological reality: adolescence is fluid, not fixed. The Evidence the "Affirmers" Ignore: • The 72% Desistance Rate: In the largest group of concern—females aged 15–19—72.7% of those diagnosed in 2017 no longer had a gender diagnosis five years later. If we "affirm" a child with permanent medical interventions, we are interfering with a condition that, for the vast majority, resolves on its own within five years. • Explosive, Unexplained Growth: Diagnoses skyrocketed by 800% in just ten years. This isn't a natural biological shift; it's a social and clinical phenomenon that demands skepticism, not immediate medicalization. • The Complexity of the Child: Over 70% of these minors were already struggling with documented issues like depression, anxiety, ADHD, or autism. When we "affirm" a gender identity first, we risk masking and neglecting the underlying mental health struggles that require real help. The Call to Action: Stop the Medicalization of Minors This study is a wake-up call. The truth is that "affirming care" is often a fast track to life-altering medical consequences for a condition that the data shows is temporary for most teenagers. We must stop treating temporary adolescent distress with permanent medical solutions. It is time to return to a model of careful, paced assessment that prioritizes the long-term physical and mental health of the child over the immediate demands of an ideological "affirmation" model. Our children deserve a childhood free from irreversible medical experiments. Follow the data. Protect the children. Speak the truth. Don’t just take one study’s word for it. The evidence for adolescent desistance and the need for caution is backed by major health reviews worldwide: • The Cass Review (UK, 2024): A comprehensive independent review concluding that the evidence for pediatric medical transition is "remarkably weak" and calling for a holistic, therapy-first approach. Read the Final Report: [ARCHIVED CONTENT] Final Report Cass Review webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20250310… • The Dutch "Life-Span" Study (Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2024): Researchers followed over 2,700 children for 15 years and found that "gender non-contentedness" is common in early adolescence but decreases significantly with age. View the Study Details: link.springer.com/article/10.100… • Swedish National Board of Health (2022/2024): Sweden, a pioneer in this field, has officially pivoted away from hormones for minors, citing a lack of evidence and the high rate of desistance and comorbidities. Read the Swedish Policy Shift: socialstyrelsen.se/en/about-us/ne… • The Finnish Medical Guidelines (PALKO/COHERE): Finland now prioritizes psychosocial support as the first-line treatment, noting that identity development is a natural part of adolescence that should not be medicalized. Read the Finnish Guidelines: palveluvalikoima.fi/en/gender-dysp…

Reminder. "Trans" is an adult label that has been forcibly attached to children and childhood. The term "transgender child" is thus a nonsense and a category error; as no child has an inherent, immutable "gender identity" that would warrant the use of that term. Children are children, and to attach the label "trans" before them speaks more loudly about the intentions of adults pushing that identity, than the nature and situation of the child themselves.