Irreversible Damage is an exploration of a mystery: Why, in the last decade, has the diagnosis "gender dysphoria," transformed from a vanishingly rare affliction, applying almost exclusively to boys and men, to an epidemic among teenage girls? Author Abigail Shrier presents shocking statistics and stories from real families to show that America and the West have become fertile ground for a "transgender craze" that has nothing to do with real gender dysphoria and everything to do with our cultural frailty. Teenage girls are ...
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Irreversible Damage is an exploration of a mystery: Why, in the last decade, has the diagnosis "gender dysphoria," transformed from a vanishingly rare affliction, applying almost exclusively to boys and men, to an epidemic among teenage girls? Author Abigail Shrier presents shocking statistics and stories from real families to show that America and the West have become fertile ground for a "transgender craze" that has nothing to do with real gender dysphoria and everything to do with our cultural frailty. Teenage girls are taking courses of testosterone and disfiguring their bodies. Parents are undermined; experts are over-relied upon; dissenters in science and medicine are intimidated; free speech truckles under renewed attack; socialized medicine bears hidden consequences; and an intersectional era has arisen in which the desire to escape a dominant identity encourages individuals to take cover in victim groups. Every person who has ever had a skeptical thought about the sudden rush toward a non-binary future but been afraid to express it--this book is for you.
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I became interested in this book after seeing some negative reviews on YouTube posted by persons in the transgender community. I am surprised by the bad reviews as I found the book to be well written, comprehensive, respectful, and empathetic. The book is definitely NOT transphobic nor mean spirited in my opinion. The author interviewed persons who had varying experiences, opinions and expertise and she relayed her experiences of those interviews respectfully. I recommend the book to anyone who is interested in this topic. I also recommend that anyone interested read the book itself rather than relying on reviews, whether the reviews are positive or negative.
ky
Nov 19, 2020
harmful, misinformed
As A young transgender teen, I found this book to be poorly written, harmful (to myself and others), and frankly just full of lies. It is clear that the author is uneducated in certen topics, and does not state proper facts. I would not recomend this book to anyone, as most claims are false.
