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#DiscoSexology Part I: Dr. Zucker, CAMH, & Conversion Therapy
  • #DiscoSexology
  • Essay

#DiscoSexology Part I: Dr. Zucker, CAMH, & Conversion Therapy

  • Cristan Williams
  • January 18, 2017
  • 1

By Cristan Williams   Foreword With the recent enthusiastic promotion of disco-era ideas about trans people and gender identity in general, the TransAdvocate felt that it would […]

Johns Hopkins Resumes Trans Care
  • Cristan Williams
  • Fact Checking
  • Health
  • History

Johns Hopkins Resumes Trans Care

  • Cristan Williams
  • October 14, 2016
  • 9

Johns Hopkins was an early pioneer in American trans care until anti-LGBT activist Paul McHugh began working at the hospital. In 1979, McHugh was able to end trans […]

The New York Magazine lies to parents about trans children
  • Best of TA
  • Fact Checking
  • Kelley Winters

The New York Magazine lies to parents about trans children

  • Kelley Winters
  • July 28, 2016
  • 101

By Kelly Winters, PhD Jesse Singal, the Senior Editor at nymag.com, has enlisted his New York Magazine blog to promote the widely publicized presumption that painful […]

The media is lying about why NC is being sued
  • Best of TA
  • Cristan Williams
  • Fact Checking

The media is lying about why NC is being sued

  • Cristan Williams
  • May 15, 2016
  • 6

By Cristan Williams @cristanwilliams Almost without exception, all news stories covering the US Attorney General’s suit against North Carolina omits the rather significant fact that […]

What the US Attorney General actually said about trans people & fighting NC in court
  • Best of TA
  • Cristan Williams
  • Fact Checking

What the US Attorney General actually said about trans people & fighting NC in court

  • Cristan Williams
  • May 10, 2016
  • 1

On Monday, May 9th, the United States Attorney General, Loretta Lynch came out swinging against North Carolina’s commitment to discriminating against trans people. The speech […]

Debunked: JoeySalads’ Transgender Bathroom Hoax
  • Best of TA
  • Cristan Williams
  • Fact Checking
  • Zinnia Jones

Debunked: JoeySalads’ Transgender Bathroom Hoax

  • Cristan Williams
  • May 2, 2016
  • 2

Once again, news media around the globe proves that they’ll promote just about anything anti-trans, without verification. Zinnia Jones released an in-depth analysis and debunking […]

Fact check: study shows transition makes trans people suicidal
  • Best of TA
  • Cristan Williams
  • Fact Checking
  • Pop

Fact check: study shows transition makes trans people suicidal

  • Cristan Williams
  • November 2, 2015
  • 91

A 2011 Swedish study proves that trans people are more suicidal due to transition, are likely rapists and that trans women exhibit male socialization. Or does it? […]

The NY Times goes concern trolling
  • Cristan Williams
  • Fact Checking
  • Opinion
  • Pop

The NY Times goes concern trolling

  • Cristan Williams
  • August 26, 2015
  • 2

On August 22, 2015, the NY Times ran an article by Richard A. Friedman titled, “How Changeable Is Gender?” One might be excused for mistaking the […]

InfoWars: California Green Party “Slaps” “Cisgendered” Men!
  • Cristan Williams
  • Fact Checking
  • Politics

InfoWars: California Green Party “Slaps” “Cisgendered” Men!

  • Cristan Williams
  • August 7, 2015
  • 0

Or not. Perhaps you’ve seen this image floating around the Internets today:   As InfoWars reports, “The California Green Party is attracting controversy after posting […]

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