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Lord of the Lies: A Pediatrician’s Take on the Latest Child Gender Transition Research

Lord of the Lies: A Pediatrician’s Take on the Latest Child Gender Transition Research
Retired consultant paediatrician Dr. Hilary Cass holding a digital copy of her review of gender care of children and young people, in London on April 9, 2024. Yui Mok/PA
J. Edward Les
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Commentary
Last week’s release of the Cass Review brought to memory the old jingle: “Liar, liar, pants on fire; your nose is longer than a telephone wire.” Commissioned four years ago to probe the practices of the Tavistock gender clinic in Britain, the report methodically assembles a damning indictment of the flimsy evidence used to “transition” children.
J. Edward Les
J. Edward Les
Author
Dr. J. Edward Les, M.D., is a pediatrician in Calgary, Canada, a senior fellow at the Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy, and co-author of “Teenagers, Children, and Gender Transition Policy: A Comparison of Transgender Medical Policy for Minors in Canada, the United States, and Europe.”