VIDEOS, BOOKS, NOTABLE ARTICLES/RESEARCH
* ‘Gender-Affirming Care Is Dangerous. I Know Because I Helped Pioneer It.’ | The Free Press (thefp.com) This article is written by a psychiatrist who was tasked with overseeing the minor treatment implementation in Finland, her concerns, and the facts that lead to Finland and other nations reversing their protocols.
*Trans Medicine Fact Sheet (Restored Hope Network, 2023) A one-page document with links that shares essential facts related to transgender medicine, what has been called "gender affirming care" by US Medical groups.
*Newly Shared--Medical Consequences Regarding Puberty Blockers from Endocrine Experts. “Endocrine Treatment of Gender-Dysphoric/Gender-Incongruent Persons: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline”
VIDEOS
In His Image: Delighting in God's Plan for Gender and Sexuality, American Family Association, 2021. In His Image is a critical and urgent message designed to equip the church to answer culturally controversial questions about gender and sexuality from a biblical perspective.
TranZformed. Award winning documentary is now offered for free online: "Tranzformed" Understanding transgenderism and hearing from those who experienced gender identity confusion and sex change regret. It is also available to own through ChristianBook.com.
BOOKS
Dangerous Affirmations, Jerry Lake with Denise Shick, 2021. Available through amazon.com ""Dangerous Affirmations" is a personal story of a young boy who shares his struggle of living in his male gender. As a child, his grandmother dressed him in a dress, while his father affirmed him looking pretty. "Dangerous Affirmations" addresses this from a Christian standpoint."
Desist, Detrans, Detox: Getting Your Child Out of the Gender Cult, Maria Keffler, 2021. Available through Amazon. "Caught in the maelstrom of gender identity politics, medical experimentation, and a cultural zeitgeist that paints the family as an oppressor, parents are lied to from every quarter, and told they must consent to their children's gender transition and medicalization... "Based on sound principles of psychology and child development, as well as on strategies used by parents who have pulled their children back from the gender cult's destructive ideology, Desist, Detrans, & Detox: Getting Your Child Out of the Gender Cult provides a roadmap to help families navigate the treacherous terrain of gender indoctrination, and bring their children back to reality and safety."
I Don't Have To Choose, Ellie Klipp, 2017. Available through amazon.com (Early Elementary Children's book) 'How can you talk to young children about gender or their "gender identity"? I DON'T HAVE TO CHOOSE helps children internalize who they are, including as a boy or a girl, in a way that is simple, affirming, and free of stereotypes.'
I'm Glad God Made Me a Girl, Denise Shick, 2020. Available through amazon.com. (Pre-K through 2nd Grade). "This resource shows girls that they are fearfully and wonderfully made by God and that as females, they are beautiful, kind, brave, smart, and strong. This book is a valuable tool for parents, pastors, and counselors who seek to demonstrate love and compassion as they minister to children who struggle with gender confusion."
Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters, Abigail Shrier, Regnery, 2020. Available at Barnes & Noble, here. Or ChristianBook.com, here. Ms. Shrier approaches this from a secular viewpoint. And though she disagrees that a person can leave homosexuality, from her vantage point as a Wall Street Journal editor and caring mom, she reports the many horror stories brought to her by parents of all political and religious persuasions. This is definitely worth reading!
Me and My Amazing Body, Joan Sweeney, 1999, Dragonfly Books. Available through Amazon. (Early Childhood, pre-k to 2nd grade, book with medically and biologically accurate information)
My Daddy’s Secret, Denise Shick, 2008. Available through amazon.com My Daddy's Secret is the true story of the effects of a father's secret sexual addictions on his family-particularly on his oldest daughter, whom he made his confidante when she was just nine years old.
Trans Life Survivors*, Walt Heyer, 2018. *Some graphic information not suitable to youth. Available through Barnes & Noble.com. Trans Life Survivors powerfully portrays the human toll inflicted by so-called “gender experts” who push gender transition on people who don’t need it.
The Boy Who Liked Tea Parties, Denise Shick, 2021. Available through amazon.com. "Joey learns that being a boy is about more than the activities he enjoys; it's about being the boy God designed him to be."
Understanding Gender Confusion: A Faith Based Perspective, Denise Shick, 2014. Available through amazon.com Sometimes people think if they pray or wish hard enough, their transgender tendencies will just disappear. This is an unrealistic expectation. It is not reasonable to expect an overnight change in the area of gender or sexual confusion. The problem takes years to develop. The restoration likewise takes a lengthy healing and restorative process-and some very hard work-which typically involves years of serious commitment.
What's Up With Cousin Stacy?, Denise Shick, 2020. Available through amazon.com. "With his parents’ help, Kevin learns that love, honesty, and prayer are the best ways to navigate stressful situations. This book is a valuable tool for parents, pastors, and counselors who seek to demonstrate love and compassion as they help families process and respond to a loved one’s decision to identify as LGBT."
When Harry Became Sally, Ryan T. Anderson, 2019, available at Barnes & Noble here. Can a boy be “trapped” in a girl’s body? Can modern medicine “reassign” sex? Is our sex “assigned” to us in the first place? What is the most loving response to a person experiencing a conflicted sense of gender? What should our law say on matters of “gender identity”?
When Harry Became Sally provides thoughtful answers to questions arising from our transgender moment. Drawing on the best insights from biology, psychology, and philosophy, Ryan Anderson offers a nuanced view of human embodiment, a balanced approach to public policy on gender identity, and a sober assessment of the human costs of getting human nature wrong.
When Daddy Leaves to be a Girl, Denise Shick, 2018. Available through Barnes &Noble.com (Children's book) This book can help children handle the emotional turmoil of learning that their parent wants to transition to another sex. In age-appropriate language, Denise Shick explores the fears, confusion, and anger a child may experience during these difficult circumstances.
When Hope Seems Lost, Denise Shick, 2011. Available through amazon.com There is a great deal of mystery and confusion about how to deal with transsexuality in the Christian community. This book provides a resource to the church and families that have faced the issue. To the church the book gives a biblical response to transsexuality. For the families it gives hope, support and the knowledge they are not alone.
NOTABLE ARTICLES/RESEARCH
Transgender Research: 5 Things Every Parent and Policy-Maker Should Know
Vast Majority of Gender Dysphoric Boys Desist, Long-Term Study Finds (4/2/21)
Clinical Perspectives on the Transgender Movement, Paul W Hruz, MD, PhD Presentation at Christian Medical and Dental Association (2/27/2021)
Psychotherapist appeals to European Court after UK university cancels his PhD on transgender regret (2/18/2021)
UK High Court Rules Puberty Blockers Experimental, Minors Cannot Consent (12/23/20)
‘Transitioning’ Procedures Don’t Help Mental Health, Largest Dataset Shows--Ryan T. Anderson (8/3/2020)
Sexuality and Gender: Findings from the Biological, Psychological, and Social Sciences
Published in The New Atlantis Journal, Lawrence S. Mayer, Paul R. McHugh
COMMENTARY: Transgender Surgery Isn't the Solution
A drastic physical change doesn't address underlying psycho-social troubles,
Wall Street Journal, Dr. Paul R. McHugh
Rapid-onset gender dysphoria in adolescents and young adults: A study of parental reports , Lisa Littman Open Access, Peer-Reviewed, Research Article, Brown University
A Thousand Parents of Trans-Identifying Children Beg Doctors to Listen,
National Review by Madeleine Kearns
Child Healing: Gender Identity Disorder, Institute for Marital Healing (Catholic)
3 Facts About Transgenderism The Media Ignored, The DailyWire, Ben Shapiro