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'''Abigail Krauser Shrier''' is a journalist for the ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'' and the author of the book ''Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters'' which has proved to be resource for parents whose children suddenly identify as transgender
'''Abigail Krauser Shrier''' is a journalist for the ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'' and the author of the book ''Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters'' which has proved controversial for its views about transgender issues and its use of discredited research<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=Shrier|first=Abigail|title=Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters|publisher=Blackstone Publishing|year=2020|isbn=|location=|pages=}}</ref>{{Rp|ch 2}} and unreliable testimony.<ref name=":1" />{{Rp|ch Introduction}}<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hart|first=David Cary|title=Trans Youth Should Not Be Subjected to Religious Doctrine|url=http://www.slowlyboiledfrog.com/2020/10/trans-youth-should-not-be-subjected-to.html|access-date=2020-12-07}}</ref><ref name=":2" />


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
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Shrier works as a journalist and columnist for the ''Wall Street Journal''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Pavia|first=Will|date=|title=Author Abigail Shrier faces threats after warning of trans epidemic|language=en|work=|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/author-abigail-shrier-faces-threats-after-warning-of-trans-epidemic-sd6qjt8ww|url-status=live|access-date=2020-11-26|issn=0140-0460}}</ref>
Shrier works as a journalist and columnist for the ''Wall Street Journal''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Pavia|first=Will|date=|title=Author Abigail Shrier faces threats after warning of trans epidemic|language=en|work=|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/author-abigail-shrier-faces-threats-after-warning-of-trans-epidemic-sd6qjt8ww|url-status=live|access-date=2020-11-26|issn=0140-0460}}</ref>


In 2020, her book ''Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Schuster|first=Allison|date=2020-11-05|title=Review: ‘Irreversible Damage: The gender dysphoria facing our Daughters’|url=http://hillsdalecollegian.com/2020/11/review-irreversible-damage-the-gender-dysphoria-facing-our-daughters/|access-date=2020-11-26|website=Hillsdale Collegian|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Our girls are being irreversibly damaged by the transgender craze: Book review|url=https://www.christianpost.com/news/our-girls-are-being-irreversibly-damaged-by-the-transgender-craze-book-review.html|access-date=2020-11-26|website=www.christianpost.com|language=en}}</ref> was published by [[Regnery Publishing]]. The book was based on and supports the theory of [[Rapid onset gender dysphoria controversy|socially mediated gender dysphoria]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hart|first=David Cary|title=Abigail Shrier Admits Her Shortcomings|url=http://www.slowlyboiledfrog.com/2020/07/abigail-shrier-admits-her-shortcomings.html|access-date=2020-12-07}}</ref> citing a widely discredited<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gender Dysphoria Isn’t A "Social Contagion," According To A New Study|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/shannonkeating/rapid-onset-gender-dysphoria-flawed-methods-transgender|access-date=2020-12-07|website=BuzzFeed News|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Serano|first=Julia|date=2019-10-28|title=Everything You Need to Know About Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria|url=https://juliaserano.medium.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-rapid-onset-gender-dysphoria-1940b8afdeba|access-date=2020-12-07|website=Medium|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-10-21|title='Rapid-onset gender dysphoria' is a poisonous lie used to discredit trans people {{!}} Liz Duck-Chong|url=http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/oct/22/rapid-onset-gender-dysphoria-is-a-poisonous-lie-used-to-discredit-trans-people|access-date=2020-12-09|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-10-02|title=Australian experts debunk 'Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria'|url=https://qnews.com.au/australian-experts-reject-rapid-onset-gender-dysphoria/|access-date=2020-12-09|website=QNews|language=en-us}}</ref> descriptive study published by Lisa Littman in a 2018.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Littman|first=Lisa|date=2018-08-16|title=Parent reports of adolescents and young adults perceived to show signs of a rapid onset of gender dysphoria|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6095578/|journal=PLoS ONE|volume=13|issue=8|doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0202330|issn=1932-6203|pmc=6095578|pmid=30114286}}</ref> The study notably did not include any trans people, rather parents of trans children were recruited from various anti-trans web forums.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Restar|first=Arjee Javellana|date=2020-01-01|title=Methodological Critique of Littman’s (2018) Parental-Respondents Accounts of “Rapid-Onset Gender Dysphoria”|url=https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-019-1453-2|journal=Archives of Sexual Behavior|language=en|volume=49|issue=1|pages=61–66|doi=10.1007/s10508-019-1453-2|issn=1573-2800|pmc=7012957|pmid=31011991}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Updated: Brown statements on gender dysphoria study|url=https://www.brown.edu/news/2019-03-19/gender|access-date=2020-12-07|website=Brown University|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Ashley|first=Florence|date=2020-07-01|title=A critical commentary on ‘rapid-onset gender dysphoria’|url=https://doi.org/10.1177/0038026120934693|journal=The Sociological Review|language=en|volume=68|issue=4|pages=779–799|doi=10.1177/0038026120934693|issn=0038-0261}}</ref> In July 2020, Shrier appeared on the ''[[Joe Rogan Experience]]'' to discuss her views on transgenderism.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Steele|first=Anne|date=2020-10-31|title=Joe Rogan’s Podcast Sparks Tensions Inside Spotify|language=en-US|work=Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/joe-rogans-podcast-sparks-tensions-inside-spotify-11604156400|access-date=2020-11-26|issn=0099-9660}}</ref> Her book has proved controversial for its views about [[transgender]] issues<ref name=":0" /><ref>https://www.theaustralian.com.au/world/the-times/author-faces-threats-after-she-warns-of-trans-epidemic/news-story/1d7fd8acec64672a9441b8a797d4e9ab</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Holve|first=Erin|title=Abigail Shrier and the Dangers of Making Psychological Assertions from Limited Data|url=https://theorion.com/85233/opinion/abigail-shrier-and-the-dangers-of-making-psychological-assertions-from-limited-data/|access-date=2020-11-26|website=The Orion}}</ref> and has been described by the author<ref>{{Cite news|last=Shrier|first=Abigail|date=2020-11-15|title=Opinion {{!}} Does the ACLU Want to Ban My Book?|language=en-US|work=Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/does-the-aclu-want-to-ban-my-book-11605475898|access-date=2020-11-26|issn=0099-9660}}</ref> and other commentators as subject to a campaign of [[Book censorship in the United States|censorship]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Zimmerman|first=Jonathan|title=Commentary: Why efforts to censor Abigail Shrier’s book will backfire and hurt transgender people|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-censorship-cancel-culture-abigail-shrier-transgender-20201123-sifw7khysrdpnbnj66qxp6yiam-story.html|access-date=2020-11-26|website=chicagotribune.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ben Shapiro: They want to shut you up|url=https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/Op-Ed/2020/11/21/Ben-Shapiro-They-want-to-shut-you-up/stories/202011210016|access-date=2020-11-26|website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|language=en}}</ref> It was first withdrawn,<ref>https://bookandfilmglobe.com/author-stuff/abigail-shrier/</ref> and then reinstated, by retailer Target. ''[[The Economist]]'' has described the book as the "first book-length study of a fascinating phenomenon" but also noted that "it has been widely ignored".<ref>https://www.economist.com/united-states/2020/11/28/a-book-on-transitioning-girls-is-denounced-as-transphobic</ref> By contrast, a reader erected a billboard in Los Angeles in support of the ideas in the book.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Puberty is not a medical condition' billboard unveiled in Los Angeles; push for other cities starts|url=https://www.christianpost.com/news/puberty-is-not-a-medical-condition-billboard-unveiled-in-la.html|access-date=2020-11-26|website=www.christianpost.com|language=en}}</ref> It's an Economist Book of the Year,<ref>https://www.economist.com/books-and-arts/2020/12/05/our-books-of-the-year</ref> and a Times of London Best Book of 2021 for its UK publication.<ref>https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/best-books-of-2021-x8psr0mtk</ref>
In 2020, her book ''Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Schuster|first=Allison|date=2020-11-05|title=Review: ‘Irreversible Damage: The gender dysphoria facing our Daughters’|url=http://hillsdalecollegian.com/2020/11/review-irreversible-damage-the-gender-dysphoria-facing-our-daughters/|access-date=2020-11-26|website=Hillsdale Collegian|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Our girls are being irreversibly damaged by the transgender craze: Book review|url=https://www.christianpost.com/news/our-girls-are-being-irreversibly-damaged-by-the-transgender-craze-book-review.html|access-date=2020-11-26|website=www.christianpost.com|language=en}}</ref> was published by [[Regnery Publishing]]. The book was based on and supports the theory of [[Rapid onset gender dysphoria controversy|socially mediated gender dysphoria]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hart|first=David Cary|title=Abigail Shrier Admits Her Shortcomings|url=http://www.slowlyboiledfrog.com/2020/07/abigail-shrier-admits-her-shortcomings.html|access-date=2020-12-07}}</ref> citing a widely discredited<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gender Dysphoria Isn’t A "Social Contagion," According To A New Study|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/shannonkeating/rapid-onset-gender-dysphoria-flawed-methods-transgender|access-date=2020-12-07|website=BuzzFeed News|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Serano|first=Julia|date=2019-10-28|title=Everything You Need to Know About Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria|url=https://juliaserano.medium.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-rapid-onset-gender-dysphoria-1940b8afdeba|access-date=2020-12-07|website=Medium|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-10-21|title='Rapid-onset gender dysphoria' is a poisonous lie used to discredit trans people {{!}} Liz Duck-Chong|url=http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/oct/22/rapid-onset-gender-dysphoria-is-a-poisonous-lie-used-to-discredit-trans-people|access-date=2020-12-09|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-10-02|title=Australian experts debunk 'Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria'|url=https://qnews.com.au/australian-experts-reject-rapid-onset-gender-dysphoria/|access-date=2020-12-09|website=QNews|language=en-us}}</ref> descriptive study published by Lisa Littman in a 2018.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Littman|first=Lisa|date=2018-08-16|title=Parent reports of adolescents and young adults perceived to show signs of a rapid onset of gender dysphoria|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6095578/|journal=PLoS ONE|volume=13|issue=8|doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0202330|issn=1932-6203|pmc=6095578|pmid=30114286}}</ref> The study notably did not include any trans people, rather parents of trans children were recruited from various anti-trans web forums.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Restar|first=Arjee Javellana|date=2020-01-01|title=Methodological Critique of Littman’s (2018) Parental-Respondents Accounts of “Rapid-Onset Gender Dysphoria”|url=https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-019-1453-2|journal=Archives of Sexual Behavior|language=en|volume=49|issue=1|pages=61–66|doi=10.1007/s10508-019-1453-2|issn=1573-2800|pmc=7012957|pmid=31011991}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Updated: Brown statements on gender dysphoria study|url=https://www.brown.edu/news/2019-03-19/gender|access-date=2020-12-07|website=Brown University|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Ashley|first=Florence|date=2020-07-01|title=A critical commentary on ‘rapid-onset gender dysphoria’|url=https://doi.org/10.1177/0038026120934693|journal=The Sociological Review|language=en|volume=68|issue=4|pages=779–799|doi=10.1177/0038026120934693|issn=0038-0261}}</ref> In July 2020, Shrier appeared on the ''[[Joe Rogan Experience]]'' to discuss her views on transgenderism.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Steele|first=Anne|date=2020-10-31|title=Joe Rogan’s Podcast Sparks Tensions Inside Spotify|language=en-US|work=Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/joe-rogans-podcast-sparks-tensions-inside-spotify-11604156400|access-date=2020-11-26|issn=0099-9660}}</ref> Her book has proved controversial for its views about [[transgender]] issues<ref name=":0" /><ref>https://www.theaustralian.com.au/world/the-times/author-faces-threats-after-she-warns-of-trans-epidemic/news-story/1d7fd8acec64672a9441b8a797d4e9ab</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Holve|first=Erin|title=Abigail Shrier and the Dangers of Making Psychological Assertions from Limited Data|url=https://theorion.com/85233/opinion/abigail-shrier-and-the-dangers-of-making-psychological-assertions-from-limited-data/|access-date=2020-11-26|website=The Orion}}</ref> and has been described by the author<ref>{{Cite news|last=Shrier|first=Abigail|date=2020-11-15|title=Opinion {{!}} Does the ACLU Want to Ban My Book?|language=en-US|work=Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/does-the-aclu-want-to-ban-my-book-11605475898|access-date=2020-11-26|issn=0099-9660}}</ref> and other commentators as subject to a campaign of [[Book censorship in the United States|censorship]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Zimmerman|first=Jonathan|title=Commentary: Why efforts to censor Abigail Shrier’s book will backfire and hurt transgender people|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-censorship-cancel-culture-abigail-shrier-transgender-20201123-sifw7khysrdpnbnj66qxp6yiam-story.html|access-date=2020-11-26|website=chicagotribune.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ben Shapiro: They want to shut you up|url=https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/Op-Ed/2020/11/21/Ben-Shapiro-They-want-to-shut-you-up/stories/202011210016|access-date=2020-11-26|website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|language=en}}</ref> It was first withdrawn,<ref>https://bookandfilmglobe.com/author-stuff/abigail-shrier/</ref> and then reinstated, by retailer Target. ''[[The Economist]]'' has described the book as the "first book-length study of a fascinating phenomenon" but also noted that "it has been widely ignored".<ref>https://www.economist.com/united-states/2020/11/28/a-book-on-transitioning-girls-is-denounced-as-transphobic</ref> By contrast, a reader erected a billboard in Los Angeles in support of the ideas in the book.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Puberty is not a medical condition' billboard unveiled in Los Angeles; push for other cities starts|url=https://www.christianpost.com/news/puberty-is-not-a-medical-condition-billboard-unveiled-in-la.html|access-date=2020-11-26|website=www.christianpost.com|language=en}}</ref> Her book has been criticized by mental health experts for misinterpreting and omitting scientific evidence to support her claims.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|last=Turban|first=Jack|date=2020-06-12|title=New Book “Irreversible Damage” Is Full of Misinformation|work=Psychology Today|url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/political-minds/202012/new-book-irreversible-damage-is-full-misinformation|url-status=live|access-date=2020-08-12}}</ref> It's an Economist Book of the Year,<ref>https://www.economist.com/books-and-arts/2020/12/05/our-books-of-the-year</ref> and a Times of London Best Book of 2021 for its UK publication.<ref>https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/best-books-of-2021-x8psr0mtk</ref>


Shrier has described social media as playing an influential role in girls' decisions to become transgender.<ref>https://www.skynews.com.au/details/_6212863985001</ref>
Shrier has described social media as playing an influential role in girls' decisions to become transgender.<ref>https://www.skynews.com.au/details/_6212863985001</ref>

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Abigail Krauser Shrier
NationalityAmerican
Alma materYale University
Occupation(s)Journalist and author
Known forIrreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters (2020)
ParentPeter B. Krauser & Sherrie L. Krauser

Abigail Krauser Shrier is a journalist for the Wall Street Journal and the author of the book Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters which has proved controversial for its views about transgender issues and its use of discredited research[1]: ch 2  and unreliable testimony.[1]: ch Introduction [2][3]

Early life and education

Shrier is the daughter of Peter B. Krauser and Sherrie L. Krauser, both judges in the state of Maryland, United States. She has degrees from Columbia College New York (A.B. Philosophy and Kellett Fellowship), the University of Oxford (B.Phil. Philosophy), and Yale Law School where she was a Coker Fellow.[4][5]

Career

Shrier works as a journalist and columnist for the Wall Street Journal.[6]

In 2020, her book Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters[7][8] was published by Regnery Publishing. The book was based on and supports the theory of socially mediated gender dysphoria,[9] citing a widely discredited[10][11][12][13] descriptive study published by Lisa Littman in a 2018.[14] The study notably did not include any trans people, rather parents of trans children were recruited from various anti-trans web forums.[15][16][17] In July 2020, Shrier appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience to discuss her views on transgenderism.[18] Her book has proved controversial for its views about transgender issues[6][19][20] and has been described by the author[21] and other commentators as subject to a campaign of censorship.[22][23] It was first withdrawn,[24] and then reinstated, by retailer Target. The Economist has described the book as the "first book-length study of a fascinating phenomenon" but also noted that "it has been widely ignored".[25] By contrast, a reader erected a billboard in Los Angeles in support of the ideas in the book.[26] Her book has been criticized by mental health experts for misinterpreting and omitting scientific evidence to support her claims.[3] It's an Economist Book of the Year,[27] and a Times of London Best Book of 2021 for its UK publication.[28]

Shrier has described social media as playing an influential role in girls' decisions to become transgender.[29]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Shrier, Abigail (2020). Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters. Blackstone Publishing.
  2. ^ Hart, David Cary. "Trans Youth Should Not Be Subjected to Religious Doctrine". Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  3. ^ a b Turban, Jack (2020-06-12). "New Book "Irreversible Damage" Is Full of Misinformation". Psychology Today. Retrieved 2020-08-12.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Abigail Shrier". www.writersreps.com. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  5. ^ "Abigail Shrier". Regnery Publishing. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  6. ^ a b Pavia, Will. "Author Abigail Shrier faces threats after warning of trans epidemic". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2020-11-26.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ Schuster, Allison (2020-11-05). "Review: 'Irreversible Damage: The gender dysphoria facing our Daughters'". Hillsdale Collegian. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  8. ^ "Our girls are being irreversibly damaged by the transgender craze: Book review". www.christianpost.com. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  9. ^ Hart, David Cary. "Abigail Shrier Admits Her Shortcomings". Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  10. ^ "Gender Dysphoria Isn't A "Social Contagion," According To A New Study". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  11. ^ Serano, Julia (2019-10-28). "Everything You Need to Know About Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria". Medium. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  12. ^ "'Rapid-onset gender dysphoria' is a poisonous lie used to discredit trans people | Liz Duck-Chong". the Guardian. 2018-10-21. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
  13. ^ "Australian experts debunk 'Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria'". QNews. 2019-10-02. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
  14. ^ Littman, Lisa (2018-08-16). "Parent reports of adolescents and young adults perceived to show signs of a rapid onset of gender dysphoria". PLoS ONE. 13 (8). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0202330. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 6095578. PMID 30114286.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
  15. ^ Restar, Arjee Javellana (2020-01-01). "Methodological Critique of Littman's (2018) Parental-Respondents Accounts of "Rapid-Onset Gender Dysphoria"". Archives of Sexual Behavior. 49 (1): 61–66. doi:10.1007/s10508-019-1453-2. ISSN 1573-2800. PMC 7012957. PMID 31011991.
  16. ^ "Updated: Brown statements on gender dysphoria study". Brown University. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  17. ^ Ashley, Florence (2020-07-01). "A critical commentary on 'rapid-onset gender dysphoria'". The Sociological Review. 68 (4): 779–799. doi:10.1177/0038026120934693. ISSN 0038-0261.
  18. ^ Steele, Anne (2020-10-31). "Joe Rogan's Podcast Sparks Tensions Inside Spotify". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  19. ^ https://www.theaustralian.com.au/world/the-times/author-faces-threats-after-she-warns-of-trans-epidemic/news-story/1d7fd8acec64672a9441b8a797d4e9ab
  20. ^ Holve, Erin. "Abigail Shrier and the Dangers of Making Psychological Assertions from Limited Data". The Orion. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  21. ^ Shrier, Abigail (2020-11-15). "Opinion | Does the ACLU Want to Ban My Book?". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  22. ^ Zimmerman, Jonathan. "Commentary: Why efforts to censor Abigail Shrier's book will backfire and hurt transgender people". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  23. ^ "Ben Shapiro: They want to shut you up". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  24. ^ https://bookandfilmglobe.com/author-stuff/abigail-shrier/
  25. ^ https://www.economist.com/united-states/2020/11/28/a-book-on-transitioning-girls-is-denounced-as-transphobic
  26. ^ "'Puberty is not a medical condition' billboard unveiled in Los Angeles; push for other cities starts". www.christianpost.com. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  27. ^ https://www.economist.com/books-and-arts/2020/12/05/our-books-of-the-year
  28. ^ https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/best-books-of-2021-x8psr0mtk
  29. ^ https://www.skynews.com.au/details/_6212863985001

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