Here we have compiled a list of resources that may be helpful to gender questioning, desisting, and detransitioning people. This is by no means a complete list, but these resources are a few places to start. Various groups and resources listed may have political interests that are not aligned with our individual values as detransitioned and desisted people or Detrans Voices as a group.
4th Wave Now
Type of resource: Website
Link: https://4thwavenow.com/ https://twitter.com/4th_WaveNow
Description: A community of people who question the medicalization of gender-atypical youth.
Arty Morty
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsIEHEgnuo0g1sUuZ0BG–g/featured
Arty Morty discusses the influence and impact of transgender beliefs and ideology on the gay and lesbian community from the perspective of a gay man.
Ayad, Sasha, M.Ed., LPC
Type of resource: Website
Link: https://inspiredteentherapy.com/gender-sexuality/ ; https://twitter.com/SashaLPC
Description: Licensed therapist working with adolescents. Sasha brings an approach to gender therapy that views clients as holistic and encourages exploration.
Boyce of Reason: Benjamin Boyce series on Gender, Sexuality, and Transition
Type of resource: Video Podcast, Podcast
Link: https://bit.ly/2XzrgIH ; https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-boyce-of-reason/id1447774150
Description: Boyce interviews people with a spectrum of perspectives and experience on identity, gender, sexuality, gender transition, and detransition.
Callahan, Carey, MA, LPC/LMFT
Type of resource: Essays
Link: https://medium.com/@mariacatt42
Description: Carey is a detransitioned woman, advocate, and essayist writing about standards of care, ethics, and patient advocacy in transgender medical practice.
CANADIAN GENDER REPORT
Type of resource: Website
Link: https://genderreport.ca/
Description: Non-partisan website founded by parent and professionals dedicated to open discussion around transgender identifications and its impact on youth. Providing information and resources for parents, teachers and health care providers.
Gender: A Wider Lens Podcast
Type of resource: Podcast
Link: https://gender-a-wider-lens.captivate.fm/
Description: Podcast exploring gender identity from a psychological depth perspective. With hosts Sasha Ayad, Licensed Professional Counselor, and Stella O’Malley, psychotherapist. This podcast expands the conversation around gender and what it means to both the individual and society. With insightful analysis and open exploration of a difficult and complex topic.
ReIME (Rethink Identity Medicine Ethics)
Type of resource: Website
Link: https://rethinkime.org/
Description: ReIME is an organization advocating for ethical evidence-based medical care for gender variant children and youth.
Inspireverse
Type of resource: Video Blog
Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj8F3p_92qiNbGXplOalFkQ/featured
Description: Video blog exploring the topic of autogynephilia and transgender identity.
Malone, William J., MD
Type of resource: Social Media
Link: https://twitter.com/will_malone
Description: “I’m an endocrinologist concerned about the lack of evidence for hormonal and surgical treatments for gender dysphoria, and the failure of medical societies to facilitate debate on this issue. I’m concerned that gender non-conforming, and autism spectrum adolescents and young adults are being told that hormones and surgeries will provide solutions to social difficulties or body discomfort, when there’s no convincing evidence of that.
I’m concerned about the harm that’s being done to these individuals with powerful hormones and irreversible surgeries. Learn more at http://segm.org.”
Marchiano, Lisa, LCSW
Type of resource: Essays
Link: https://quillette.com/author/lisa-marchiano/
Description: Psychotherapist and Certified Jungian Analyst. Marchiano writes on Quillette about Gender Dysphoria, diagnosis, and transgenderism.
Society for Evidence Based Gender Medicine
Type of resource: Professional Society
Link: https://segm.org/about-us
Description: From their website: “We are a growing group of international professionals with expertise in a range of clinical and academic disciplines who share a deep concern over the lack of quality evidence behind the increasing use of frequently irreversible hormonal and surgical interventions as the first line of treatment for young people with gender-dysphoria. Gender-dysphoric and questioning individuals deserve respect, compassion, and high-quality medical care. Join us in our mission to promote evidence-based care for gender dysphoric children, adolescents, and young adults that prioritizes long-term outcomes, and is free from undue political, ideological, religious or financial influences.”
Trans Bruh
Type of resource: Video Podcast
Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK792gI7-zEik0tB1Ok0l6Q
Description: Trans Bruh is a video podcast hosted by transsexual man Mars. Mars invites people with different perspectives and experiences related to transgender topics/issues, LGBT, and controversial topics to have a conversation.