Rachel (formerly Richard) Levine says there is “substantial misinformation about gender-affirming care for transgender and gender diverse individuals.” I couldn’t agree more. Even the name “gender-affirming care” is a euphemism used to disguise the brutal reality of sterilization and breast/genital mutilation.

Sadly, however, Levine is a chief spreader of this kind of misinformation. In the same speech, he says: “The positive value of gender-affirming care for youth and adults is not in scientific or medical dispute.” What nonsense. Even the New York Times now admits the controversy.