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Irreversible Damage

The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters

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Irreversible Damage

By: Abigail Shrier
Narrated by: Pamela Almand
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Irreversible Damage is an exploration of a mystery: Why, in the last decade, has the diagnosis "gender dysphoria", transformed from a vanishingly rare affliction, applying almost exclusively to boys and men, to an epidemic among teenage girls?

Author Abigail Shrier presents shocking statistics and stories from real families to show that America and the West have become fertile ground for a "transgender craze" that has nothing to do with real gender dysphoria and everything to do with our cultural frailty. Teenage girls are taking courses of testosterone and disfiguring their bodies. Parents are undermined; experts are over-relied upon; dissenters in science and medicine are intimidated; free speech truckles under renewed attack; socialized medicine bears hidden consequences; and an intersectional era has arisen in which the desire to escape a dominant identity encourages individuals to take cover in victim groups.

Every person who has ever had a skeptical thought about the sudden rush toward a non-binary future but been afraid to express it - this book is for you.

©2020 Abigail Shrier (P)2020 Blackstone Publishing Politics & Government
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With plenty of real word stories and thought provoking analysis Shrier pushes a more insightful understanding of the dangers of allowing teens to form their identity online. The insight and discussion is littered with practical advice and hope for the future of our daughters.

A necessary read for a troubled generation

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A excellent example of investigative journalism.

The book is very well produced and is a example of a conversation that must be had for the sake of generations of children.

The book is a must read.

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the title seems biased but the book surprised me. it is very inquisitive, and immediately prompt one to think, discuss and debate. it was an eye opener! highly recommend it!

must read

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Definitely read if you have children, and get your kids out of the school system! It’s not safe there.

Finally some answers to this insanity!

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This was a great listen. It was clear and logical. It was informative and with plenty of anecdotes and references to evidence. Near the end, I was in tears but then also smiling with the hopeful ending. Every mother of girls should read this.

Great listen

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Well worth listening, so much is hidden from the public but is explained clearly in this book.

Eye opening

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Excellent, objective look at this concerning trend & so helpful for parents going through this. Highly recommended. My advice to parents is to get into therapy yourself and connect to your child away from technology.

This information is needed

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I think that this book offers a well researched and convincing perspective on recent social phenomena.

Interesting and informative

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Very interesting especially as I was born intersex & have watched the rise of trans teenage girls with interest & concern. Great listening to such a well researched book.

Incredibly interesting

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This is an extensively researched and people-centred book that manages to address the complex issues of the transgender craze with compassion and hope.

An important contribution

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