A series of leaked internal documents from the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) has sparked controversy, revealing significant criticisms of the practice of transgender medicine. Critics, including Michael Shellenberger and outlets such as the New York Post, argue that the documents show that gender-affirming care, long defended as evidence-based, lacks scientific and medical grounding. The leaks suggest that WPATH, a leading body in transgender healthcare, has been pushing hormonal and surgical transitions without sufficient scientific backing, as reported by Environmental Progress and highlighted in an OpEd by Gerald Posner for the New York Post. Furthermore, leaked emails indicate that some patients have developed cancer as a result of hormone treatments, and there are admissions that trans patients might not fully understand the consequences of their treatments. These revelations have led to a broader debate about the ethics and efficacy of gender-affirming care, with some commentators predicting significant repercussions for the practice of transgender medicine, especially concerning child sex change surgeries.
'Neither scientific nor medical': Leaked WPATH files shed light on the horror show that is 'gender-affirming care' https://t.co/2EdRPTttQf
Expose of leading trans health group WPATH reveals child sex change surgeries, drugs are undertaken despite risks of cancer, regret, life-altering complications https://t.co/B50Mz8ppVZ https://t.co/B50Mz8ppVZ
They KNOW it's harmful, they push it ANYWAY. Expose of leading trans health group WPATH reveals child sex change surgeries, drugs are undertaken despite risks of cancer, regret, life-altering complications https://t.co/URc2X5yGzD
This is huge. The WPATH files prove what we already know: the practice of transgender medicine is neither scientific nor medical. "Gender affirming care" will be seen as one of the most profitable yet destructive social experiments in history. Excellent work @shellenberger https://t.co/wByOh7BKw0
Michael Shellenberger has broken many stories, including the Twitter Files. Today he's breaking the WPATH Files. What you need to know: WPATH = World Professional Association for Transgender Health It's an interdisciplinary medical association devoted to transgender health and… https://t.co/AabB8sErsc
For decades, advocates of gender-affirming care said it was based on science. It wasn't. And now we have the newly leaked internal files of the main transgender medicine to prove it. Excellent @RichMcHugh @NewsNation https://t.co/Yl8WljqN4q
This is an important OpEd by @geraldposner on the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) documenting that it is controlled by gender ideologues who don't care whether children can consent to medical treatments that WPATH members privately acknowledge often…
“Doctors on a leading transgender healthcare body have admitted that patients have developed cancer owing to the effects of hormone treatment. Leaked emails show other medical professionals admitting that trans patients do not always understand the consequences of gender… https://t.co/ovKJbRlO2Y
⚠️ BREAKING NEWS ⚠️ The WPATH Files have been released. Could this be the end of “gender-affirming” healthcare? My latest post is now up. Link in bio. ⬆️ https://t.co/nkr0gQ1sMS
'Despite decades of surgeries and drugs, there is nothing scientific at all about so-called gender medicine.' @shellenberger on the newly released WPATH files 👇 https://t.co/1o7AY8Epbc
BREAKING My latest OpEd just went live in @nypost. It is about explosive leaked files from inside @wpath, the organization whose guidelines are the defacto standard of care for transgender healthcare. The jaw-dropping files “reveal it is pushing hormonal and surgical transitions… https://t.co/Suoxl8vdkC
⚧️The WPATH Files⚧️ A damning new report from Environmental Progress, based on leaked internal documents from the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, asserts: WPATH is “neither scientific nor advocating for ethical medical care.” For the details see the 🧵⬇️ https://t.co/Yfzlz0dm4H
THE WPATH FILES Advocates of gender-affirming care say it’s evidence-based. But now, newly released internal files from the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) prove that the practice of transgender medicine is neither scientific nor medical. American… https://t.co/mcJ2E7TezW