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The author of this article very (in)famously re-launched his career as a writer (prior to GNC youth he wrote mostly culture pieces) by misinterpreting a scientific paper on the subject he now claims to be an expert on. I don’t think he did this maliciously, but I do think, like many writers, he struggles to digest scientific literature accurately.

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umanwizard 7 days ago | parent [-]

Which article and how did he misinterpret it?

I’m a casual, occasional listener to his podcast (Blocked and Reported) but don’t really know his origin story and am curious to learn more.

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spamizbad 7 days ago | parent | next [-]

Back in 2016 he wrote an article in The Cut titled "What's Missing From the Conversation About Transgender Kids."[1] (which, incidentally, has since been silently corrected by The Cut's editors). It draws some pretty major conclusions from a single study [2] where he seems to overlook some pretty glaring issues that contradict his conclusion. [3]

Signal, to his credit, admits the error, although he goes on to argue it actually strengthens his argument (It does not IMO).

[1] https://web.archive.org/web/20171202080010/https://www.thecu...

[2] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23702447/

[3] https://www.emilygorcenski.com/post/jesse-singal-got-more-wr... and https://emilygorcenski.com/post/jesse-singal-still-got-more-...

	▲	Manuel_D 7 days ago \| parent [-]
		You can read Singal's response to these criticisms here: https://jessesingal.substack.com/p/a-sorta-quick-response-to... The criticisms of Singal's piece are pretty weak, and often resort to refuting things he never actually wrote. He explicitly notes that data is sparse - this is one of the most controversial research subjects - but it does indeed suggest a desistance rate of 50-60% absent medical intervention. Contrast that with the common claim that desistance in gender dysphoric children is a myth which is just totally contradicted by the available evidence.

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seltzered_ 6 days ago | parent | prev [-]

There's a list of resources critical of Jesse Singal here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/20353892

(found via https://bsky.app/profile/quatoria.bsky.social/post/3layjy6zb... )

(Sharing because I've been trying to do my personal learning on this topic)

	▲	Manuel_D 6 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		> Singal has argued repeatedly that Zucker was fired without cause due to a witch hunt by trans activists (this will come up again) And Singal was right in that regard. Zucker was awarded over half a million dollars in a defamation suit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Zucker#Settlement
	▲	zzzzi 6 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		A lot of awful men on that list. Andrea James the obsessive stalker and harrasser, Julia Serrano the abusive misogynist who thinks lesbians should be shamed for not wanting dick, Ana Valens the creep who openly fantasizes about raping women in breeding farms. If these horrible males are angry at Singal then I can only assume he's doing something right.