Genspect

Genspect is an international group founded in June 2021 by psychotherapist <a href="/facts/Stella_O%2527Malley/QEXty8rq">Stella O'Malley</a> that has been described as <a href="/facts/Gender-critical_feminism/LUSYBgXz">gender-critical</a>. Genspect opposes <a href="/facts/Gender-affirming_care/90JkgPsN">gender-affirming care</a>, as well as <a href="/facts/Gender_transition/s0lvthug">social</a> and <a href="/facts/Sex_reassignment_therapy/GbotKHcQ">medical transition</a> for <a href="/facts/Transgender/LuADj6gz">transgender</a> people. Genspect opposes allowing transgender people under 25 years old to transition, and opposes laws that would ban <a href="/facts/Conversion_therapy/hafSQgqN">conversion therapy</a> on the basis of <a href="/facts/Gender_identity/GhaeHYtb">gender identity</a>. Genspect also endorses the unproven concept of <a href="/facts/Rapid-onset_gender_dysphoria/glJSWyTh">rapid-onset gender dysphoria</a> (ROGD), which proposes a subclass of <a href="/facts/Gender_dysphoria/aeAcKjyl">gender dysphoria</a> caused by peer influence and <a href="/facts/Social_contagion/g8HRgC52">social contagion</a>. ROGD has been rejected by major medical organisations due to its lack of evidence and likelihood to cause harm by stigmatizing gender-affirming care.
Genspect's positions contradict major medical organizations such as the <a href="/facts/World_Professional_Association_for_Transgender_Health/vNYfvF2R">World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH)</a>, the <a href="/facts/Endocrine_Society/elmT4dVx">Endocrine Society</a>, the <a href="/facts/American_Psychiatric_Association/xn9juNST">American Psychiatric Association</a>, <a href="/facts/American_Psychological_Association/907fEfuc">American Psychological Association</a>, and the <a href="/facts/American_Academy_of_Pediatrics/rsUGJTBh">American Academy of Pediatrics</a>, the latter of which states "robust evidence demonstrates that access to gender-affirming care decreases risk of suicidal ideations, improves mental health, and improves the overall health and well-being of transgender and gender-diverse youth".
Genspect is closely affiliated with the <a href="/facts/Society_for_Evidence-Based_Gender_Medicine/mbk24hBc">Society for Evidence-Based Gender Medicine (SEGM)</a>: Seven advisors for SEGM are on Genspect's team or advisors, including founder O'Malley. Genspect consists of parents, educators, counsellors, clinicians, and well-known <a href="/facts/Detransition/heC9baq1">detransitioners</a>. The <a href="/facts/Southern_Poverty_Law_Center/T25z3Hf7">Southern Poverty Law Center</a> has designated Genspect and SEGM as <a href="/facts/List_of_organizations_designated_by_the_Southern_Poverty_Law_Center_as_anti-LGBTQ_hate_groups/bkQGlYgx">anti-LGBTQ hate groups</a> since 2023.

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