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Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters Hardcover – 20 Aug. 2020

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Until just a few years ago, gender dysphoria—severe discomfort in one’s biological sex—was vanishingly rare. It was typically found in less than .01 percent of the population, emerged in early childhood, and afflicted males almost exclusively.

But today whole groups of female friends in colleges, high schools, and even middle schools across the country are coming out as “transgender.” These are girls who had never experienced any discomfort in their biological sex until they heard a coming-out story from a speaker at a school assembly or discovered the internet community of trans “influencers.”

Unsuspecting parents are awakening to find their daughters in thrall to hip trans YouTube stars and “gender-affirming” educators and therapists who push life-changing interventions on young girls—including medically unnecessary double mastectomies and puberty blockers that can cause permanent infertility.

Abigail Shrier, a writer for the Wall Street Journal, has dug deep into the trans epidemic, talking to the girls, their agonized parents, and the counselors and doctors who enable gender transitions, as well as to “detransitioners”—young women who bitterly regret what they have done to themselves.

Coming out as transgender immediately boosts these girls’ social status, Shrier finds, but once they take the first steps of transition, it is not easy to walk back. She offers urgently needed advice about how parents can protect their daughters.

A generation of girls is at risk. Abigail Shrier’s essential book will help you understand what the trans craze is and how you can inoculate your child against it—or how to retrieve her from this dangerous path.
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“Courage is a rare trait. Abigail Shrier has it in abundance. She defies the politically correct tide to write a moving and critically needed book about a terrible new plague that endangers our children—‘rapid-onset gender dysphoria.’ This book explains what it is, how it has spread, and what we can do about it. And Irreversible Damage is as readable as it is important.”

—Dennis Prager, nationally syndicated radio talk show host and bestselling author of The Rational Bible

“Writing honestly about a difficult and vital topic, Shrier compassionately analyzes the evidence regarding rapid-onset gender dysphoria (ROGD), a phenomenon declared off-limits by many in the media and the scientific establishment. Shrier simply isn’t willing to abandon the future of a child’s mental health to propagandistic political efforts. Shrier has actual courage.”

—Ben Shapiro, editor in chief of The Daily Wire and host of The Ben Shapiro Show

“In Irreversible Damage, Abigail Shrier provides a thought-provoking examination of a new clinical phenomenon mainly affecting adolescent females—what some have termed rapid-onset gender dysphoria—that has, at lightning speed, swept across North America and parts of Western Europe and Scandinavia. In so doing, Shrier does not shy away from the politics that pervade the field of gender dysphoria. It is a book that will be of great interest to parents, the general public, and mental health clinicians.”

— Kenneth J. Zucker, Ph.D., adolescent and child psychologist and chair of the DSM-5 Work Group on Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders

“Thoroughly researched and beautifully written.”

—Ray Blanchard, Ph.D., head of Clinical Sexology Services at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health from 1995–2010

“Abigail Shrier dares to tell the truth about a monstrous ideological fad that has already ruined countless children’s lives. History will look kindly on her courage.”

—Michael Knowles, host of The Michael Knowles Show

“Abigail Shrier has written a deeply compassionate and utterly sobering account of an unprecedented and reckless social experiment whose test subjects are the bodies and psyches of the most emotionally vulnerable among us.”

—John Podhoretz, editor of Commentary magazine and columnist for the New York Post

“For no other topic have science and conventional wisdom changed—been thrown away—more rapidly than for gender dysphoria. For a small but rapidly growing number of adolescent girls and their families, consequences have been tragic. This urgently needed book is fascinating, wrenching, and wise. Unlike so many of the currently woke, Abigail Shrier sees clearly what is in front of our faces and is brave enough to name it. Irreversible Damage will be a rallying point to reversing the damage being done.”

—J. Michael Bailey, author of The Man Who Would Be Queen and professor of psychology at Northwestern University

“Abigail Shrier has shed light on the profound discontent of an entire generation of women and girls and exposed how transgender extremists have brainwashed not just these young women, but large portions of the country.”

—Bethany Mandel, editor at Ricochet.com, columnist at the Jewish Daily Forward, and homeschooling mother of four

“Every parent needs to read this gripping travelogue through Gender Land, a perilous place where large numbers of teenage girls come to grief despite their loving parents’ efforts to rescue them.”

—Helen Joyce, senior staff writer at The Economist

“Gender transition has become one of the most controversial issues of our time. So much so that most of us simply want to avoid the subject altogether. Such evasion can be just the thing that gives the majority an excuse to look away from the suffering of our fellow human beings. Abigail Shrier chooses to take the bull by the horns. She dives straight into this most sensitive of debates. The product is a work brimming with compassion for a vulnerable subset of our population: teenage girls. It is a work that makes you want to keep reading because it is accessible, lucid and compelling. You find yourself running out of reasons to look away. A must-read for all those who care about the lot of our girls and women.”

—Ayaan Hirsi Ali, research fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution and member of Dutch Parliament from 2003–2006

“Shrier’s timely and wise exploration is simultaneously deeply compassionate and hard-hitting. First carefully laying out many of the physical, psychological, and societal effects of the ‘transgender craze,’ she then points to the inconsistencies within the ideology itself. This book deftly arms the reader with tools for both recognizing and resisting, and will prove important for parents, health care professionals, and policy makers alike.”

—Heather Heying, evolutionary biologist and visiting professor at Princeton University

"If you want to understand why suddenly it seems that (mostly) young girls from (mostly) white middle- or upper-class backgrounds (many of whom are in the same friend groups) have decided to start dressing like boys, cutting their hair short, changing their name to a masculine one, and even taking hormones, using chest compressors, and getting themselves surgically altered, you must read Abigail K. Shrier’s urgent new book, Irreversible Damage."

--Commentary Magazine [review by Naomi Schaefer Riley]

About the Author

Abigail Shrier is a writer for the Wall Street Journal. She holds an A.B. from Columbia College, where she received the Euretta J. Kellett Fellowship; a B.Phil. from the University of Oxford; and a J.D. from Yale Law School.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Regnery Publishing (20 Aug. 2020)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 276 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1684510317
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1684510313
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.24 x 2.54 x 22.86 cm
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Abigail Shrier is the New York Times bestselling author of BAD THERAPY: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up (2024), also an international bestseller. She received the Barbara Olson Award for Excellence and Independence in Journalism in 2021.

Her previous national bestseller, IRREVERSIBLE DAMAGE: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters (2020), was named a ‘Best Book’ by The Economist and The Times (of London). Her books have been translated into seventeen languages.

Shrier holds an A.B. from Columbia College, where she received the Euretta J. Kellett Fellowship; a B.Phil. from the University of Oxford; and a J.D. from Yale Law School.

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Customers find the book provides a well-researched and honest overview of the transgender issue. They appreciate the author's empathy, understanding, and sincere care for families. The writing quality is described as clear, articulate, and precise. Readers find the book provides unbiased and balanced analysis of the transgender epidemic. It is considered an essential read for parents and feminist studies.

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Customers find the book well-researched and readable. It provides a compassionate, truthful overview using stories about real people. The book goes into some detail, primarily about the American situation. Readers appreciate the scientific information interwoven with human stories. They describe it as an exceptional piece of journalism written with empathy and understanding.

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"Unputdownable! I absolutely loved this book for its honesty (never biased) of what so clearly and to be honest, frighteningly appears to be a ‘craze..." Read more

34 customers mention ‘Empathy’34 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the book's empathy. They find it thoughtful, level-headed, and well-written. The analysis is heartfelt and sensitive, while addressing the broader transgender debate. Readers mention that the author has genuine compassion and sheds light for parents.

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"...She has real compassion, and sheds a lot of light for parents (especially male parents like me) on what their daughters might be going through...." Read more

"...that remotely resembles ‘hate’ here: Shrier’s careful and compassionate analysis is levelheaded, factchecked and entirely credible, providing..." Read more

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Customers find the book well-written and readable. They appreciate the clear account of the reasons behind the current explosion in violence. The book provides an articulate take on an urgent social crisis and is thorough.

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Customers appreciate the book's balanced and thoughtful look at transgender issues. They find it well-researched and not overly negative or transphobic. The book provides a detailed analysis of the epidemic, mentioning several influential trans people. Readers appreciate the positive and affirming tone of the book, which answers many questions about the transgender phenomenon.

"...Does the author demonise the trans community? Well, she mentions several trans influencers and speaks very highly of them...." Read more

"This book is not ‘transphobic’ at all; it is written with compassion and with the intention of understanding the current sudden increase in western..." Read more

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Customers find the book easy to read and informative. They say it's a must-read for parents, especially those with trans teenage daughters. The book provides a comprehensive and persuasive argument about the dangers young girls face today.

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Customers find the book provides a commonsense and compassionate look at a dangerous issue. They say it's well-written and balanced. The book is described as seductive in its positivity and highly affirming.

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Customers find the book provides a frightening and disturbing insight into what is happening to many. They say it's informative and not bigoted or hysterical.

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The fact that articulate and positive reviews on this book massively outweigh the inevitable petulant one-stars and accusations of ‘hatespeech’ that have become the trademark of any debate around this subject speaks volumes about how timely and necessary it is. There is nothing that remotely resembles ‘hate’ here: Shrier’s careful and compassionate analysis is levelheaded, factchecked and entirely credible, providing succour in the current atmosphere of hysterical social media debate and academically dubious texts. Shrier provides intelligent, well-supported argument against the usual strawman/strawperson tactic repeatedly used by the ‘woke’ community, which flares up like a rash at any discussion of the subject - accusing of bigotry or old-style homophobia anyone who dares even open up a discussion. Shrier gives a coherent, at times passionate and always sympathetic account of the alarming state of our medical and therapeutic professions, squeezed as they increasingly are by the grip of Big Pharma from the US, a political movement which has gained too much control to be as ’safe’ as its supporters claim and buckling under the weight of a cultural current that is damaging people’s lives.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A book all parents should read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 July 2020
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This is an incredibly compassionate and thorough book looking, mainly, at the vast increase in young girls identifying as transgender (and often later detransitioning).

I felt compelled to read this after several women I know who have detransitioned said that it tackled what they had been through sympathetically and with honesty.

For anyone unaware of the current landscape around gender, particularly for adolescents, this is both timely and eye-opening.

For those of us who have been studying these issues for years and are aware of many of the facts laid out here, it’s nonetheless an important read, especially hearing the stories of young people and understanding what a little of what it is like to be an adolescent in the internet age (terrifying, it seems).

There are a lot of one star reviews for this. That isn’t, I believe, because this is a bad book or because it is mistaken. I think it’s getting a lot of negativity because the truth feels dangerous to people who would have you believe that hardly anyone detransitioners and that being trans is nothing to do with a medical condition and everything to do with identity.

Parents, particularly, will be doing themselves a disservice if they don’t read this book. It might help your child.

Most especially your daughter.
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Rob Mallows
5.0 out of 5 stars Great insight into appalling issue
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 July 2024
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I read this book after following Graham Linehan's postings on X, and it's a very well read book into the latest social craze - and it is a craze, an insidious, deliberate game of trapping young minds into thinking there's something wrong with them that requires surgery, drugs, and alienation from their families. I don't have children myself, but this book should be read by any parent with a daughter, to arm themselves with an understanding what's going on online, and in school. It couldn't have happened without the internet and social media, which is what it's happened so fast and without anyone seeming able to stop it. Essential reading.
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Mandy
5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for parents
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 July 2024
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Well written and full of useful yet disturbing information.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A totally invaluable book for understanding the current teenage girl teens craze
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 October 2021
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Unputdownable! I absolutely loved this book for its honesty (never biased) of what so clearly and to be honest, frighteningly appears to be a ‘craze’ taking over our teenage girls especially in the UK and US. It’s a must read for anybody with a trans teenage daughter, especially one who has only recently come out as trans or who’s friends have. A real eye opener to the world of becoming and living a trans life and Abigail Shrier tells it like it really is and not just the one sided way the trans activists want to portray it. I applaud Abigail’s bravery in writing this book despite all the hate she received as a result of it! It’s not a book that says ‘No, you shouldn’t become trans’ it’s a book that is totally honest to what can happen if you do and how it’s not always the solution to the problem and can in fact instead of alleviating the gender problem a teenage girl experiences cause much more heartache when some are able to finally admit whilst they thought it was the right thing to do at the time, especially when it comes to the life changing drugs and major and totally irreversible surgery, they subsequently realise too late that for them it was a terrible mistake to transition. For some it is the right thing to do, I completely understand that but it’s not for everyone despite what they think and it’s scary how many young girls are currently being influenced into believing it is. I only wish it was a book that young girls just embarking on this path could read as I’m sure a lot of them would turn around and run as fast as possible in the other direction.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Don't be put off by the subtitle
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I wasn't sure what to expect with this book. The subtitle ("The Transgender Craze Seducing Out Daughters ") has a definite whiff of moral panic about it, and I was a bit worried it might be a bit cringey, but I heard an interview with the writer and she didn't come across that way, so I'm going to guess it was added by the publishers to try and whip up sales or something. It does at least show pretty clearly who the book is aimed at: parents of teenage girls. Not the girls themselves (but please can someone else write that book, because we need it)
There's a little-discussed phenomenon that's been going around in the last few years known as Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria, which has mainly been affecting girls and young women. Essentially, it does just what the name implies: children who have never shown any sign of gender confusion become suddenly and overwhelmingly convinced that they were born in the wrong body. The teenage years have always been pretty hard on girls and they are more susceptible than boys to mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, cutting and eating disorders. ROGD is just the latest manifestation of this.
The author is really at her best when describing the mental state of girls experiencing the pain of growing up in modern society, with its restrictions, its loneliness, its unrealistic expectations and its ubiquitous porn. She has real compassion, and sheds a lot of light for parents (especially male parents like me) on what their daughters might be going through. She does this without being judgemental and certainly without dismissing actual trans people: she has interviewed many for the book, and refers to them respectfully throughout. To that extent, it isn't really about being trans at all: she wants to distinguish between the different strands of the trans community and point out that in most cases, these girls aren't really a part of it at all. Having laid the groundwork to establish this, she describes the social contagion aspect of ROGD and related trends, and the online network of people who "support" girls by basically encouraging them to embrace the illness, and offering a ton of peer-pressure to stop them turning back. There are loads of first-hand testimonies to support this. She describes the well-meaning but wrong-headed professionals who are trained to only ever affirm the girls' self-diagnosis, never to suggest exploring other related mental health concerns. Parents, who know the children best and love them above all else, are often treated by professionals as if they are somehow holding their children back. In some cases they are even given the stark choice "would you rather have a living son or a dead daughter", which is a horrible way of posing the dilemma, since it is designed to hijack the parents' natural protective instincts and guilt them into colluding with their daughters taking Lupron then, later, losing their fertility, changing their voice and appearance permanently and even undergoing unnecessary surgery. In America, where big pharma has already made a fortune from over-diagnosing childhood ADHD, depression and anxiety, the possibility of a whole new market of lifelong patients to buy hormone blockers, testosterone and pain meds is a godsend. It's really agonising for me, as a parent, to think of children herded down this road to victimhood by adults who really ought to bloody know better. And my heart goes out to the parents in the book, even though they aren't always sympathetic. Some are very supportive, trying to do the right thing, but unsure what that is. Others are bitter and angry at seeing their children lured away by an online cult. And it's the parents, more than anyone, who can benefit from this book, because there isn't really anything else on the market right now. It's not going to scold you or scare you, it's pretty level-headed. It has its flaws or course, all books do, but it really opens your eyes to what's happening. It shows that there is hope, and that you can be an anchor for your daughter, to help her regain a sense of herself as she is, without feeling like you are hectoring her Of course, you'll be castigated by activists anyway and called a transphobes, because that's the world we live in now: read some of the one star reviews from people who obviously haven't read the book if you want to get an idea of what to expect. But someone has to stand up for the girls and if professionals won't, if the online community won't, well it'll just have to be the parents, won't it?
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Gary R. Frank
5.0 out of 5 stars Stem the Trans Tide: save our little girls
Reviewed in Canada on 8 February 2024
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My initial impression of this book (and the journalist author) was that it was going to be a simple collection of idiosyncratic stories which she would then use to force an anti-trans narrative. This book weaves past research with actual stories to highlight the epidemic nature of the trans movement. Very well written and easy to read. If you know of a young person (girl in particular) who is flirting with the gender narrative being pushed in schools and the media, this book is a must read. The media is not telling the whole destructive story of this trend.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A very important book
Reviewed in Brazil on 6 November 2022
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This is a very important book. It was well-researched, sensitive to the situation, and included the many sides of the issue. The most impactful parts were the stories told by parents about the havoc caused in their lives when all of a sudden a daughter declared herself as of the opposite sex. Something similar happened in my niece's husband's family (their niece). I suggested the book to them and the girl's mother. It helped them understand what is going on and be able to deal with it better. It is a must read for anyone who has children.
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Bambi
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente lectura, interesante e informativa.
Reviewed in Mexico on 10 March 2022
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Me sorprendió mucho encontrar este libro en Amazon y lo compré sin pensarlo dos veces. Una lectura muy interesante e informativa. Puede que en 2022 la gente aun crea que esto es "transfobia" y "discurso de odio"...yo creo que lo de verdad es transfobia y odio es tratar de silenciar todas las historias que se cuentan en este libro y silenciar las voces de las personas que tienen preocupaciones verdaderas y válidas sobre el movimiento transexual en la actualidad. Más lecturas como estas.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in France on 4 September 2024
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Well done to Abigail Shrier for writing this shrewd, brave book. Until about 10 years ago the whole western world would have thought her common sense position on the matter evident, but now apparently people no longer have the right, Orwellian-style, to speak outside of the official accepted narrative in some regions of the US, and increasingly, across Europe. All the while our precious young people are being facilitated (by doctors/surgeons and carers supposed to protect them) to butcher and maim their own bodies with unnecessary operations and, unbelievably, cross-sex hormones, in what can only be described as a Frankenstein-like experiment mass-scale, and which Shrier documents astutely. Hopefully books like hers will give people the vocabulary and courage they need to speak out about what is going on and thus protect our vulnerable young people, turning the tide on this terrible madness. Thank you Abigail, I really appreciate your great work.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Parents should read this
Reviewed in Italy on 3 March 2024
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In today's society we should all be informed of what is really going on, not only should parents read this to protect their children but also doctors who think they are doing good when instead they are doing more harm.
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