The sad story of the GIDS and the Tavistock should lead us all to seriously reflect on how a dysfunctional organisation was allowed to carry on for so long. Many should hang their heads in shame but it's my own sector - the science comms industry - that bears particular guilt...
Science journalists and scientists in the public eye should have been at the forefront of raising questions. Instead, many actively participated in spreading disinformation and attacking those who did try to investigate. Almost all others just ignored the issue, turned away...
even though it was obvious that the evidence was poor and alarm bells were ringing. Fortunately a few persisted - @deb_cohen & @hannahsbee deserve particular praise. But the most damning thing, as @lecanardnoir has pointed out, is the lack of any contrition. We all make...
@deb_cohen @hannahsbee @lecanardnoir mistakes, or miss important stories. Now is the time for those who were wrong in good faith to look again at the evidence and admit it. If #scicomm is to regain any credibility it needs to own up to its failings and embrace openness and evidence as it always should have done.
I've written a couple of articles on the topic, this on sex denial thecritic.co.uk/sex-deniers-ar… and this specifically on puberty blockers: thecritic.co.uk/ideology-based… - Would love to do more and in particular make a documentary on the topic but so hard to get anyone to commission it.
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