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British Professor Shows "Sex Change Regret" is Rising, University Takes Away His Funding
Townhall ^ | 10/01/2017 | Timothy Meads

Posted on 10/01/2017 7:02:48 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

British Professor Shows "Sex Change Regret" is Rising, University Takes Away His Funding

The Telegraph U.K. reports that Bath Spa University initially approved a professor’s research grant to study “de-transitioning” transgendered individuals, but revoked the money after surprising early results in the study were deemed “politically incorrect” by the ethics committee.

“De-transitioning” is the term used to describe the process in which individuals operationally change their sex choice back to their biological sex after regretting a transgender reassignment surgery.

Professor James Caspian is a psychotherapist whose specialty is transgendered individuals.

In 2014, Caspian had a conversation with Professor Diroslav Djordjevic that sparked curiosity.  Djordjevic is the “world-leading genital reconstructive surgeon.”

Djordjevic mentioned to Caspian interesting empirical evidence; his own surgeries that he preformed. Djoredjevic is convinced that the number of individuals who undergo sex change operations, regret their decision, and opt to change back to their biological sex is on the rise. 

His patients come from all over the world, experience depression, and sometimes have suicidal thoughts, says the surgeon. 

"It can be a real disaster to hear these stories,” says the 52-year-old. 

Djordjevic practices strict guidelines to hopefully prevent individuals from regretting their sex change operation. He requires that his potential patients go through a rigorous psychological evaluation that lasts nearly two years. They also must provide two professional recommendations that show why the patient is making a safe and proper decision.

Other clinics, the doctor notes, do not practice this. Other places simply require a check. 

“I have heard stories of people visiting surgeries who only checked if they had the money to pay,” he says. “We have to stop this. As a community, we have to make very strong rules: nobody who wants to make this type of surgery or just make money can be allowed to do so.”

His main fear is that the the medical community will soon deem it ethical to provide transition surgeries to minors.

“I’m afraid what will happen five to 10 years later with this person,” he says. “It is more than about surgery; it’s an issue of human rights. I could not accept [minors] as a patient because I’d be afraid what would happen to their brain and mind.”

With so little understood about the long term effects of sex change surgery, Professor Caspian wanted to understand the extent and reasons why patients decide to change back. Bath Spa University at first approved his funding request for this endeavor. 

But, Professor Caspian’s study into this subject was defunded after the administration was afraid his findings would harm the university’s reputation in the transgendered community. Caspian said that,

"The fundamental reason given was that it might cause criticism of the research on social media, and criticism of the research would be criticism of the university. They also added it’s better not to offend people. University exists to encourage discussion, research, dissent even, challenging ideas that are out of date or not particularly useful.”

He added that the university told him, 

"Engaging in a potentially politically incorrect piece of research carries a risk to the university. Attacks on social media may not be confined to the researcher, but may involve the university. The posting of unpleasant material on blogs or social media may be detrimental to the reputation of the university.”

As the Telegraph piece notes, Bath Spa is potentially committing a dangerous mistake by shutting down his research. 

As Professor Djordjevic explains, many transgendered individuals regret their decisions and contemplate suicide. Professor Caspian’s research could help prevent confused individuals from making a life altering decision that they are going to regret.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: academicbias; britain; homosexualagenda; sexchange; transgender; university
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1 posted on 10/01/2017 7:02:49 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Society is going to see a lot more of this for the next decade or two. Many children were pushed into this ‘lifestyle’ before they had a chance to decide on their own.
Some parents or teachers may be living vicariously through the young people they influence to go through these dramatic changes. Some hormonal functions may be compromised or distorted in function for good.


2 posted on 10/01/2017 7:10:36 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: SeekAndFind
The Telegraph U.K. reports that Bath Spa University initially approved a professor’s research grant to study “de-transitioning” transgendered individuals, but revoked the money after surprising early results in the study were deemed “politically incorrect” by the ethics committee.

I always wondered what happened to the political commissars after the fall of the Soviet Union. Apparently they all got jobs as administrators in Western universities.
3 posted on 10/01/2017 7:12:20 PM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: SeekAndFind

The truth about transgenders must be suppressed.


4 posted on 10/01/2017 7:12:46 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Conservatives love America for what it is. Liberals hate America for the same reason.)
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To: SeekAndFind

These sex change demons are willing to destroy people’s lives even when the biology is against them. This is a sociological cancer weaving its sickness on the natural design of mankind.


5 posted on 10/01/2017 7:13:26 PM PDT by jonrick46 (Trump continues to have all the right enemies.)
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To: lee martell

A child that isn’t old enough to choose their bed time is supposed to be mature enough to make a decision about trying to change their sex. SMH.


6 posted on 10/01/2017 7:14:49 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Conservatives love America for what it is. Liberals hate America for the same reason.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Mrs. Garrison: Hello doctor, looks like I need an abortion. [sits on the chair and puts his feet on the stirrups]
Doctor: ...an abortion?
Mrs. Garrison: Yeah, I’ve got one growing inside me. Now, are you gonna scramble its brains or just vacuum it out? [a nurse arrives and her jaw drops] ...If you want you can just scramble it and I’ll queef it out myself.
Doctor: Mmister Garrison-
Mrs. Garrison: [correcting him] Mrs. Garrison.
Doctor: Mmrs. Garrison, you can’t have an abortion.
Mrs. Garrison: Don’t you tell me what I can and can’t do with my body! [gets up, goes to the nurse, and hugs her] A woman has a right to choose!
Doctor: No, I mean you’re physically unable to have an abortion, because you can’t get pregnant.
Mrs. Garrison: But I missed my period.
Doctor: You can’t have periods either. [Mrs. Garrison looks surprised] You had a sex change, Mr. Garrison, but you don’t have ovaries or a womb. You don’t produce eggs.
Mrs. Garrison: [sits down] You mean, I’ll never know what it feels like to have a baby growing inside me and then scramble its brains and vacuum it out?
Doctor: N-that’s right.
Mrs. Garrison: But I paid five thousand dollars to be a woman. This would mean I I’m not really a woman. I... I’m just a... a I’m just a guy with a mutilated penis!
Doctor: Basically, yes.
Mrs. Garrison: ...Oh boy, do I feel like a jackass.


7 posted on 10/01/2017 7:15:30 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: SeekAndFind

I imagine the regerts for a tranny sex change is higher than this guy?


8 posted on 10/01/2017 7:16:24 PM PDT by ForYourChildren (Christian Education [ RomanRoadsMedia.com - Classical Christian Approach to Homeschool ])
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Engaging in a potentially politically incorrect piece of research

unpossible... science is science, unless it comes to gloBULL warming that is

9 posted on 10/01/2017 7:16:46 PM PDT by Chode (You have all of the resources you are going to have. Abandon your illusions and plan accordingly.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Ooops, I was eating a Milky Way and I said, “Go ahead and whack off my pee-pee.” “No regerts?”


10 posted on 10/01/2017 7:18:30 PM PDT by ForYourChildren (Christian Education [ RomanRoadsMedia.com - Classical Christian Approach to Homeschool ])
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To: SeekAndFind

Gender reassignment surgery should be considered a form of genocide.


11 posted on 10/01/2017 7:18:33 PM PDT by bar sin·is·ter (Climate Scientology - another example of science fiction morphing into a religious cult)
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To: SeekAndFind

Part of “The War on Truth”.


12 posted on 10/01/2017 7:20:32 PM PDT by apocalypto
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To: SeekAndFind

God planned you to be XX or XY at birth and you’ll stay that way till death.

No amount of sex reassignment surgery or anything else can change your birth sex. Period.


13 posted on 10/01/2017 7:42:52 PM PDT by upchuck (Circumvent can't.)
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To: ForYourChildren
Image and video hosting by TinyPic I can fix that!
14 posted on 10/01/2017 7:46:46 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
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To: SeekAndFind

Bath Spa University.

Is that like a bath house?


15 posted on 10/01/2017 7:50:09 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Did Barack Obama denounce Communism and dictatorships when he visited Cuba as a puppet of the State?)
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"The fundamental reason given was that it might cause criticism of the research on social media, and criticism of the research would be criticism of the university. They also added it’s better not to offend people. University exists to encourage discussion, research, dissent even, challenging ideas that are out of date or not particularly useful…

"Engaging in a potentially politically incorrect piece of research carries a risk to the university. Attacks on social media may not be confined to the researcher, but may involve the university. The posting of unpleasant material on blogs or social media may be detrimental to the reputation of the university.”


So what they're saying is that the last thing a university is interested in is the truth.
16 posted on 10/01/2017 8:50:18 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: SeekAndFind

This is a real life case of denying free speech.


17 posted on 10/01/2017 9:18:23 PM PDT by Slyfox (Are you tired of winning yet?)
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To: SeekAndFind
Ugh. The issue is real and the surgeons who are on the front lines are seeing very disturbing results. Johns Hopkins stopped doing "reassignment" surgery when the numbers indicated an extraordinarily high rate of suicide. They are interested, after all, in the welfare of the patient.

Social activists are not. They claim they are, but this sort of action proves otherwise; they're interested in their own welfare, from feelings of moral righteousness to issues of funding. Meanwhile the patient affected with severe gender dysphoria is not getting the help he needs, in fact, is forbidden even to seek it. A century from now that will be seen properly as quackery. At the moment it's masquerading as a civil rights campaign.

18 posted on 10/01/2017 9:36:23 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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The libtards even got made when some doctors showed facts that same sex marriage was hurtful to adopted children. But hey, as long as these sickos feel good right?


19 posted on 10/01/2017 11:36:25 PM PDT by max americana (Fired libtard employees 9 consecutive times at every election since 08'. I hope all liberals die.)
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To: dfwgator

It’s amazing how ahead of the curve Parker and Stone were on the normalization of that. That epi was what? 8-10 years ago?


20 posted on 10/02/2017 2:57:04 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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