Canaboybe“trapped“inagirl’sbody?Canmodernmedicine“reassign“sex?Isoursex“assigned“tousinthefirstplace?Whatisthemostlovingresponsetoapersonexperiencingaconflictedsenseofgender?Whatshouldourlawsayonmattersof“genderidentity“?WhenHarryBecameSallyprovidesthoughtfulanswerstoquestionsarisingfromourtransgendermoment.Drawingonthebestinsightsfrombiology,psychology,andphilosophy,RyanAndersonoffersanuancedviewofhumanembodiment,abalancedapproachtopublicpolicyongenderidentity,andasoberassessmentofthehumancostsofgettinghumannaturewrong.Thisbookexposesthecontrastbetweenthemedia’ssunnydepictionofgenderfluidityandtheoftensadrealityoflivingwithgenderdysphoria.Itgivesavoicetopeoplewhotriedto“transition“bychangingtheirbodies,andfoundthemselvesnobetteroff.Especiallytroublingarethestoriestoldbyadultswhowereencouragedtotransitionaschildrenbutlaterregrettedsubjectingthemselvestothosedrasticprocedures.AsAndersonshows,themostbeneficialtherapiesfocusonhelpingpeopleacceptthemselvesandliveinharmonywiththeirbodies.Thisunderstandingisvitalforparentswithchildreninschoolswherecounselorsmaysteerachildtowardtransitioningbehindtheirbacks.Everyonehassomethingatstakeinthecontroversiesovertransgenderideology,whenmisguided“antidiscrimination“policiesallowbiologicalmenintowomen’srestroomsandpenalizeAmericanswhoholdtothetruthabouthumannature.Andersonoffersastrategyforpushingbackwithprincipleandprudence,compassionandgrace.
PSYCHOLOGY SEX TRANSITION SALLY
