BENJAMIN RYAN

BENJAMIN RYAN

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Benjamin Ryan is a Contributor to the Sun.

Benjamin Ryan is an independent health and science reporter who also…

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Politics

Final Trump Administration Report Sharply Questions Benefits of Medical Gender Care for Kids: Newly Identified Authors Criticize Poor Scientific Evidence

The nine coauthors, all known as at least skeptical of such treatments, will now likely face intense scrutiny from transgender activists.

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National

Pressure by Transgender Activists Forces Washington State University To Suspend Courses Critical of Medical Gender Treatments for Minors

WSU’s med school accredits physician-education courses from a nonprofit that’s skeptical of this field but comes under scrutiny from transgender activist-journalists and a national accreditation body.

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National

Pressured by Transgender Activists, Star Academic Backs Out of His Own Research

By imperilling a paper on gender-transition interventions for youths, evidence-based medicine expert Gordon Guyatt joins a wider suppressive trend seen in academic publishing in pediatric gender medicine.

Providence Research
Politics

Breakout New York Mayoral Contender Zohran Mamdani Wants To Spend $65 Million on Medical Gender Treatments for Minors and Adults

The Democratic Socialist candidate for New York City mayor proposes using taxpayer funds to pay for gender-transition treatments, including for minors, in the face of Trump and other right-wing attacks on such access.

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Justice

Supreme Court Ruling on Gender Treatments for Minors Is Major Blow to Transgender Movement, but Could Be Narrower Than Trump Administration Hopes

The landmark ruling deals a blow to the transgender advocacy movement, but is not necessarily expected to compromise gender identity-related litigation in other domains.

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Foreign

UK Plans Landmark Study on Puberty-Blockers’ Effect on Children With Gender Distress: Critics Express Doubt It Will Advance the Weak Evidence Base

The stakes of this hotly anticipated trial have only heightened since President Trump’s second term has posed an existential threat to such research in the United States.

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