Science and False-Hoods in the Modern Age Part II: Medical Advice from Harvard Law?!?!?
One of my professors in graduate school once told us all “Politicians use research the way a drunk uses a lamppost-more for support than illumination.” In the years since then, I have continued to reflect upon this humorous pearl of wisdom and have found it to be a truism. False-hood/ “The Tobacco strategy” have been so effective that it has become nearly ubiquitous. As such, it should come as no surprise that these tactics have been implemented in the “debate” over the validity of Trans identities. I have had several friends and family members, and sometimes strangers on the internet ask me to help them navigate their way through one article or another that they have found concerning social contagion, side effects of puberty blockers, conversion therapy or any other litany of Trans related “hot topics.” Some people are genuinely well meaning and seeking out my expert guidance as they try to figure things out. Others utilize these false-hoods as support for their anti-trans opinions. T...