Resources — Genspect

Genspect Glossary

Language is hotly contested in debates about sex and gender, with definitions varying according to underlying beliefs. This glossary explains how key terms are used in context, and clarifies how Genspect uses them in our work.

Depsychopathologization Campaign Timeline

Genspect’s repathologization campaign seeks to restore clinical clarity and responsibility in the treatment of gender-related distress. It arose in response to WPATH’s depsychopathologization campaign, which reframed a clinical phenomenon in ways that departed from established principles of mental health...

The Gender Framework

Pitchstone Publishing The Gender Framework A comprehensive, evidence-based guide for professionals and families. Helping professionals navigate the gender debate with clarity and compassion. Available now on Amazon – Click here for details Beyond the limited horizon of gender-affirming care...

Trans Activism in American Colleges

Finding a university that provides an excellent education without promoting medical interventions or prioritizing activist agendas has become increasingly difficult, this resource equips families with the data they need to navigate this challenging landscape. Explore college.genspect.org to learn more...

Uncomfortable Truths

Uncomfortable Truths: The Reality of Gender Identity Ideology is a docuseries that exposes the harms of gender ideology, offers practical advice for those caught in the ideology’s orbit, and takes a compassionate look at those who suffer from gender dysphoria....

Gender Dysphoria Support Tool
Family and Friends Survey & Parental Survey

We consistently receive messages from parents whose voices have been ignored during their child's gender clinic assessments. Despite being invited to participate in the diagnostic process, their crucial insights are routinely dismissed in favor of immediate affirmation. To help...

School Resources & Guidance

Genspect equips parents and schools with resources to create environments that support all students while protecting parental rights and maintaining appropriate professional boundaries. Our evidence-based guidance helps school communities navigate gender non-conformity without assuming medical intervention, empowering parents to...

Parent Toolkit

As gender activism reshapes healthcare, it’s vital for parents to stay informed. The Parent Toolkit empowers you with the tools and resources to effectively advocate for your child’s well-being in a rapidly changing world.

Films

"What's Going On?" is a series of informative short films by Genspect that aim to provide a comprehensive view of the various aspects and implications of the increasing trend of transgender identification and medical transition, emphasizing the need for...

Continuing Medical Education

We offer lectures and webinars for which medical professionals can get Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits.

Brief guidance

Genspect’s Brief Guidance contains links to peer-reviewed articles and other useful resources, to ensure that parents, families and friends, support groups, and adults working in healthcare and education are acting in the best interests of children and young people. These...

Written resources

We’ve collated a few written resources you may find helpful – including a couple we wrote ourselves. Browse at your leisure, or navigate using the links below.

Documentaries

Trans Kids: It’s Time to Talk In this one-of-a-kind, groundbreaking documentary, Genspect Director Stella O’Malley considers the huge rise in numbers of young people embarking on gender transition, through the prism of the gender identity issues that she experienced...

Stats for Gender

Stats for Gender collates gender-related data in intuitively categorized, jargon-free terms.

Infographics

To keep up with our fast-paced world, Genspect creates colourful and accessible infographics, helping share the facts that matter.

Genspect Unheard

Parents share their stories, their experiences and their advice, in an effort to open the wider conversation about how young people distressed about their gender are treated.

Parent stories

Genspect gives a voice to parents who are concerned that their kids are receiving inadequate healthcare. Many of these parents need to remain anonymous, so they can protect the identity of their children. The parent testimonies below bear witness to...

Gender: A Wider Lens

We’re proud to sponsor the world’s leading podcast on gender. Co-hosted by Genspect Director Stella O’Malley and Genspect Advisor Sasha Ayad, “Gender: A Wider Lens” combines expert analysis with personal experiences, providing new and intriguing ways to understand trans...

Books

Curated by Genspect, this small collection of brilliant books will prove helpful to families, clinicians, and all those interested in gender issues.

The Development of the Gender Dysphoria Diagnosis

This is an English translation of the Swedish report published by Socialstyrelsen (The National Board of Health and Welfare) in February 2020, titled ‘Utvecklingen av diagnosen könsdysfori’. The report examines the prevalence of gender dysphoria in Sweden, co-occurring psychiatric...

Gender Framework: Sample policies

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Clinical Support Tool

Genspect does not endorse medical interventions for gender distress. Instead, we advocate for a cautious, least-invasive approach that prioritizes mental health support and addresses potential comorbidities. There is no high-quality evidence supporting the safety or efficacy of hormonal or...