Detrans Awareness Day 2026

Thursday 12 March 2026 Washington DC

Campaign to Stop the NHS Puberty Blocker Trial

The NHS has approved a £10 million clinical trial of puberty blockers despite serious ethical, scientific, and safeguarding concerns. Genspect opposes this trial and is calling for evidence-based approaches that protect vulnerable young people from experimental medical interventions.

Restoring Clinical Clarity on Gender Distress

ABSTRACT This policy statement from Genspect calls for restoring psychiatric safeguards in the treatment of gender-related distress through the re-psychopathologization of the drive to medically transition. Using the clinical construct of the extreme overvalued belief, it identifies the obsessive pursuit of irreversible body modification...

The Gender Framework

Pitchstone Publishing The Gender Framework A comprehensive, evidence-based guide for professionals and families. Helping professionals navigate the gender debate with clarity and compassion. Official launch on Thursday, March 12, 2026 — Register here for the event Beyond the limited horizon of gender-affirming care exists...

The Bigger Picture Albuquerque

We're excited to release the talks from Genspect's Bigger Picture Conference Series fourth event, which took place September 27–28, 2025, in Albuquerque. This landmark conference moved beyond analysis to actively shape solutions.

Re-Psychopathologization Campaign

Re-Psychopathologization Campaign Restoring Clinical Clarity on Gender Distress Read our policy statement calling for the restoration of psychiatric safeguards in the treatment of gender-related distress through the re-psychopathologization of the drive to medically transition. Read Policy Statement View FAQs 📄 Policy Statement Restoring Clinical...

Trans Activism in American Colleges

Finding a university that provides an excellent education without promoting medical interventions or prioritizing activist agendas has become increasingly difficult, this resource equips families with the data they need to navigate this challenging landscape. Explore college.genspect.org to learn more and contribute your insights about...

Detransitioners Unheard

Real stories of detransition—raw, personal, and powerful.

A history of Genspect

What we’ve been up to.

Films

"What's Going On?" is a series of informative short films by Genspect that aim to provide a comprehensive view of the various aspects and implications of the increasing trend of transgender identification and medical transition, emphasizing the need for careful consideration and broader societal...

A Healthy Approach to Sex and Gender

Genspect is the only international organization that:

Defends biological sex as real, binary, and immutable across health, education, research, law, and society
Recognizes trans identification as a mental-health issue requiring psychosocial supports
Provides practical help to people who have been harmed by medical transition and to people who identify as trans
Offers an ethical, non-medicalized approach to gender distress
Raises awareness about the risks of medical transition
Promotes healthier outcomes with practical support to individuals, families, and society

Our Work

Supports families, detransitioners, and those affected by the gender-affirmative model
Develops and promotes evidence-based alternatives to medical transition
Educates media, clinicians, educators, and policymakers
Shapes public debate and policy with expert insight

Active in 25+ countries, driving cultural change.

Genspect supports

Imagine A World Without Pornography

A review of ‘Pornocracy’ by Jo Bartosh and Robert Jessel In the final year of her life, the legendary anti-pornography campaigner Andrea Dworkin worried that feminism was losing to...

29th January 2026
Change the Mind or Change the Body

A proposed resolution on so-called conversion practices, due to be voted on by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) this Thursday, 29 January, should trouble anyone who...

27th January 2026
It Gets Worse…

A detransitioner’s quest for ethical care Yesterday, I searched for an alternative to traditional medical insurance: health shares. A health share is a group of people — usually gathered...

27th January 2026
The Language We Need

Introducing the updated Genspect Glossary Language is a hotly contested battleground on all sides of the debate about sex and gender.When trans activists aren’t inventing entirely new words (think...

26th January 2026

Short Films

We're creating documentary films that reveal the reality behind medical transition — honest, evidence-based, unflinching.

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Memorandum of Understanding on the Role of Puberty in Adolescent Development

We’re uniting organizations and individuals worldwide to defend one of life's most vital stages: puberty.

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Re-Psychopathologization Campaign

We're calling for the recognition of transgender identification and the drive for medical transition as a pathological condition characterized by an Extreme Overvalued Belief—a rigid conviction requiring careful psychiatric attention, not celebration and widespread medicalization.

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The Gender Framework

We’re equipping professionals and families with a clear, evidence-based roadmap for understanding gender-related distress—compassionate, practical, human.

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Beyond Trans

Compassionate support and clear guidance for individuals and families dealing with gender dysphoria or the impact of medical transition. Join our free online support groups including dedicated groups for detransitioners, for those who feel unsure about their medical transition, and for parents of trans-identified children. Some meetings are facilitated by therapists while others offer peer support, and all provide a space to connect with people who understand.

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Latest from the Beyond Gender podcast

What’s really going on with gender? Stella O’Malley, Mia Hughes, and Bret Alderman explore how it fits into a much bigger cultural shift—through honest, thoughtful conversations that cut through the noise.

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