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Tag: Professor Dianna Kenny

  • Quackery in a hurry

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    How ‘gender-affirming care’ got around the defences of commonsense and medical standards A scandal for the ages Ordinary people less alert to “quackery”; the effects of clever marketing and well-connected lobbying; and the failure of normal quality and safety checks—all these have combined to produce a “gender-affirming” medical scandal likely to be studied for decades…

  • Highlights of the Forum: Youth Gender Distress – Pathways to Holistic Care

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    Yesterday’s forum, Youth Gender Distress: Pathways to Holistic Care, was not only a success — it was a testament to the professionalism, goodwill, and genuine concern shared by everyone who attended. Our team arrived early at Parliament House to set up cameras, audio equipment, and recording devices in the reception room. The atmosphere was calm…

  • Invitation: Health Forum at Parliament House

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    Youth Gender Distress: Pathways to Holistic Care Thursday 27 November, 1–5 pm – Parliament Reception Room Australia’s leading clinicians in child and adolescent psychiatry, psychology, and mental health will address a full audience this Thursday at Parliament House. The forum will examine: Last week, a group of senior clinicians wrote to federal Health Minister Mark…

  • Day Two Reflections from the Gender Healthcare Summit – CASC

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    The second day of the inaugural Coalition Advancing Scientific Care (CASC) Gender Healthcare Summit began early, with a warm welcome from CASC President, Dr Patrick Clarke. His opening remarks set the tone for a day filled with evidence, ethics, and courage. The first keynote came from Professor Riittakerttu Kaltiala, a leading adolescent psychiatrist from Tampere…

  • Invitation to the Forum: Youth Gender Dysphoria – Pathways to Holistic Care

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    Women Speak Tasmania invites you to a Public Forum on one of the most pressing issues in child and adolescent health today: Youth Gender Distress: Pathways to Holistic Care. This important event, hosted by Carlo Di Falco, Member for Lyons (Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party of Tasmania), brings together leading psychiatrists and experts to examine…

  • Social contagion aspect of transgender movement needs more attention

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    The trans movement has a lot in common with other movements of mass social contagion. Unfortunately, the medical profession is not immune. According to some enthralled commentators, the ascension of Donald Trump to the US presidency has heralded the death of woke. However, news of its death in Australia is greatly exaggerated. The most bizarre symptom of…

  • Book: Gender Ideology, Social Contagion, and the Making of a Transgender Generation

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    Overview of the Book Title: Gender Ideology, Social Contagion, and the Making of a Transgender Generation Author: Dr. Dianna (Theadora) Kenny, former Professor of Psychology at the University of Sydney, now a clinical psychologist specialising in child and adolescent mental health and gender dysphoria. Publication: Released late 2024 by Cambridge Scholars Publishing (370 pages). Purpose:…

  • Book: Gender Dysphoria In Children And Young People

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    Overview of the Book Title: Gender Dysphoria in Children and Young People: Collected Papers on the Psychology, Sociology and Ethics of Gender TransitionAuthor: Dr. Dianna T. Kenny, PhD — a Professor of Psychology (formerly at the University of Sydney), clinician, psychotherapist, and expert in child and adolescent mental health. Publication Date: February 28, 2020Publisher: Scholars’…