The Truth About "Puberty Blockers"

My OpEd in the Wall Street Journal

My OpEd in the Wall Street Journal today, “The Truth About ‘Puberty Blockers,’” is the first piece I have published after several months of researching and reporting about the gender industry.

I have written a lot of OpEds over the years on many different subjects. They have been published in The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Newsweek, Time and other leading papers and magazines. Most people who do not write professionally do not appreciate that opinion pieces, although short (usually under 1,000 words), are among the most difficult to get right. Every word matters. The tight space means the discussion about complex subjects is compressed and it is difficult to give full expression to nuance in heated matters. The self-assured tone might seem less forceful in a long-form article or book in which there is the space to lay out opposing perspectives.

In an era in which a lot of people, including journalists, publish their opinions on hot button topics in 288 characte…