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I De-transitioned. My Body Will Never Be the Same.
Doctors told me I was transgender at 13. I’m 23 now, permanently altered, and fighting to make sure it never happens to another child.
Jonni Skinner
Will We Ever Have Viagra for Women?
A new documentary argues that the sexism of the medical industry explains the pink pill’s failure to launch. That’s not strictly true.
Jennifer Block
This Week in Canada: Like It or Not, We Still Need the U.S.
Bluster about trade talks won’t change economic reality, nurses need help that they won’t get, and more.
Rupa Subramanya
The Medical Establishment Is Tearing Itself Apart Over Youth Gender Surgeries
The American Medical Association said it supported restricting gender surgeries for minors. Then it said it didn’t. We still don’t know where it stands.
Benjamin Ryan
Can Peptides Really Reverse Aging?
Peptide enthusiasts, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., say these drugs can do everything from rejuvenating skin to accelerating the healing of injuries…
Faye Flam
Conversion Therapy Is Controversial. It’s Also Free Speech.
Colorado banned therapists from counseling against gender transitions. In an 8-1 decision, the Supreme Court said that violates the First Amendment.
Jed Rubenfeld
Ozempic’s Dirty Little Secret. Plus . . .
The end of the bisexual boom. Tony Blair on why the West is failing to combat antisemitism. Tyler Cowen says AGI is around the corner. And more.
The Free Press
Two Drinks with. . . Dr. I Told You So
Dr. Paul McHugh was long vilified for his stance on gender dysphoria. At 94, he’s taking his victory lap.
Madeleine Kearns
Two Drinks with . . . Michael J. Fox
The Hollywood legend is back acting, playing a character that has the disease he’s been dealing with for decades, and tells Joe Nocera: ‘Fuck…
Joe Nocera
The Rise and Fall of Youth Gender Medicine
When The Free Press started reporting on gender ideology, it was a third rail. Today, the tide has turned.
Emily Yoffe
A Legal First That Could Change Gender Medicine
At 16, Fox Varian got a mastectomy while undergoing a gender transition. She sued her psychologist and plastic surgeon for leaving her ‘disfigured for…
Benjamin Ryan
How a New York State Assistant Attorney General Got Fired for Questioning Youth Gender Medicine
Glenna Goldis sits down with Emily Yoffe to discuss why opposing ‘gender-affirming care’ for minors was worth losing her job under New York attorney…
Emily Yoffe
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