A time line of manufactured concern
Welcome to our curated archive of selective outrage, ideological grandstanding, and deeply recycled talking points. These articles, statements, and reprinted op-eds showcase our commitment to dressing up regressive politics in clinical language — and flooding the media with concern so loud it drowns out trans voices. From our obsession with the Cass Review, to our ongoing fanfiction series about the Yale Integrity Project, to our giddy support of Helen Zille’s latest Facebook post — we’ve been busy. Below you’ll find our proudest moments of public engagement, each one advancing the same message: trans youth are dangerous to affirm, and we are brave for saying so.
FDHSA Position Statement: Helen Zille Said What We Were Thinking, So Now We’re Quoting Her Like Scripture
In this post, we express delight that a powerful white woman with a track record of racist provocation has echoed our talking points almost word-for-word — and we act like it’s an independent breakthrough. One of our founding members is a personal friend, but we won’t mention that. Instead, we reframe it as “medical alignment” and pretend it has nothing to do with shared ideology or strategic coordination. Definitely not political. Definitely not weird.
Dr Janet Giddy
A Call for SASOP to Return to the Comfort of Diagnostic Gatekeeping
We challenge the South African Society of Psychiatrists for daring to align with evidence, autonomy, and the Constitution. We argue that true neutrality means never affirming anyone — ever.
Dr Allan Donkin
The Yale Integrity Project Is Still Hurting Our Feelings – Article 5
In yet another republished Jesse Singal piece, we show our ability to repackage one man’s takes into an endless academic vendetta. Part five, because therapy is expensive.
Dr Rodseth
‘Gender Affirming Healthcare’ Is Not What the Family Physician Needs to Know (Because We Know Better)
Our attempt to convince general practitioners that the best approach to gender distress is diagnostic suspicion, extended watchfulness, and perhaps an early retirement.
FDNHSA
Gender Clinic News: When a Substack Becomes a Source
We gleefully cite Bernard Lane — newsletter journalist turned anti-trans hero — as if he were a neutral public health expert. Journalism? No. Narrative crafting? Absolutely.
Dr Janet Giddy
The Cass Review: Our Favourite Selectively Quoted Document
Whether we’re reviewing the Cass Review, reviewing the people who reviewed it, or reviewing those who dared critique it — we always come back to this sacred text.
The SAHCS Guideline Is Too Affirming for Our Taste (And Probably Too Scientific Too)
We take issue with the Southern African HIV Clinicians Society for releasing guidelines that are grounded in reality. We respond with a tone of offended professionalism.
Children with Gender Dysphoria Are Suicidal – But Not Because of Us
In this nuanced piece, we acknowledge that trans youth die by suicide, then immediately deflect blame by listing other conditions and suggesting maybe it’s just autism.
The Yale Integrity Project: A Multi-Part Series on Being Fact-Checked
Across five (or is it six?) articles, we express escalating levels of wounded pride that Yale Law School dared to call our bluff.
Spoiler: they used citations.
Cass, Cass, and More Cass
If you’re playing FDHSA bingo, “Cass Review” is the free square in the middle. See how many articles we can squeeze from one carefully ambiguous document.