At the time of the op-ed’s original publication, the left reacted in fury. Media Matters for America, for example, accused McHugh of “ignoring medical consensus and arguing that transgender patients should be denied medically necessary treatment,” namely gender reassignment. Others called McHugh’s views “transphobic” and “a form of science denialism. [J]ust as climate change deniers reject overwhelming consensus about the damage we have done to the environment.” .... http://www.breitbart.com
Monday, July 20, 2015
Wall Street Journal: "Transgenderism is a Mental Disorder"
On Wednesday, the Wall Street Journal‘s online edition promoted a June 2014 op-ed by Dr. Paul McHugh, former psychiatrist-in-chief at Johns Hopkins Hospital, which argues that transgender identity is a mental illness akin to bulimia and should not be treated with surgery, which can cause more harm than good. Though the article did not appear in the paper’s print edition, its promotion on the website coincides with the debate over former Olympian Bruce (Caitlyn) Jenner.
At the time of the op-ed’s original publication, the left reacted in fury. Media Matters for America, for example, accused McHugh of “ignoring medical consensus and arguing that transgender patients should be denied medically necessary treatment,” namely gender reassignment. Others called McHugh’s views “transphobic” and “a form of science denialism. [J]ust as climate change deniers reject overwhelming consensus about the damage we have done to the environment.” .... http://www.breitbart.com
At the time of the op-ed’s original publication, the left reacted in fury. Media Matters for America, for example, accused McHugh of “ignoring medical consensus and arguing that transgender patients should be denied medically necessary treatment,” namely gender reassignment. Others called McHugh’s views “transphobic” and “a form of science denialism. [J]ust as climate change deniers reject overwhelming consensus about the damage we have done to the environment.” .... http://www.breitbart.com
