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Genspect
Genspect is an international organisation based out of Birr, Offaly, Ireland, which functions as a media campaign it claims on behalf of parents of gender questioning young people. Genspect is led by its foudner/director Stella O'Malley.
Activities
Campaigning to Defund or Criminalise Healthcare for Trans Children
Genspect and its members have been involved in a wide array of amicus briefs in support of legislation across America attempting to criminalise or defund healthcare for trans children and and adolescents.[Citation Needed]
Influence laundering and Conversion Therapy Ties
Trans science researcher Zinnia Jones discovered that an "Open Letter" promoted by Genspect submitted as a proposal to the American Academy of Pediatrics by 5 redacted “professionals” was lead by a member of (strongly overlapped anti-trans medical group) SEGM.
Genspect's open letter itself was signed by multiple conversion therapists including Miriam Grossman who is notorious for a lengthy career of engaging in and promoting her "Gay Cure" beliefs.
Previously Genspect used IFTCC (a conversion therapy advocacy group) and ACPeds (religious extremist lobby group) affiliated endocrinologist Michael K Laidlaw to promote their Detrans Awareness Day.
"Tucking"/"Binding" guidance
Genspect advises that schools ban "tucking" or "binding". Actually enforcing either of these bans would require school staff to engage in inspection of children's undergarments.
Organisational Ties
Genspect has a striking amount of overlap in its membership with partisan science thinktank SEGM.
Genspect also lists a number of international partner organisations on its website with which it has close ties.
Internationally:
- 4th Wave Now
- Detrans Voices
- Gender Dysphoria Alliance
- Gender Health Query
- Institute for Comprehensive Gender Dysphoria Research
- LGB Alliance – has groups in 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇮🇸 Iceland, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇲🇽 Mexico, 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇵🇱Poland, 🏴 Scotland, 🇷🇸 Serbia, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇺🇸 the US and 🏴 Wales
- Post-trans
- Rethink Identity Medicine Ethics
- Society of Evidence-based Gender Medicine
- Thoughtful Therapists
- Trans Widows Voices
And national organisations around the world:
- Canada - Canadian Gender Report
- France - Observatoire de la La Petite Sirène
- Norway - Harry Benjamin Ressurssenter
- UK - dsdfamilies
- UK - Sex Matters
- UK - Transgender Trend
- USA - Gender Care Consumer Advocacy Network (GCCAN)
