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1/ 🧵Today marks our second birthday. We’d like to take a moment to acknowledge what we have accomplished so far - and share some exciting news about what’s ahead!

2/ We’ve created a coalition of parent & other concerned groups from 21 different countries, as well as many clinicians, researchers, trans & detrans individuals around the world. We speak for thousands. We are stronger...together!

3/ Genspect has published 252 articles genspect.org/articles/ & 13 free guidances. genspect.org/guidance/ We're committed to platforming parents- that's why we created genspectunheard.org & support @pittparents.

4/ We're proud to co-sponsor the @widerlenspod podcast, which is co-hosted by our Director @stellaomalley3 & @SashaLPC, and has 118 episodes so far & over 450K unique listeners across 127 countries.
genspect.org/widerlens/

5/ To serve the needs of detransitioners & those in a more uncertain space, we launched the Beyond Trans program- the 1st of its kind in the world - which subsidizes private therapy sessions & offers free therapeutic support groups & courses over Zoom. beyondtrans.org

6/ We created @statsforgender for reliable, jargon-free statistics about gender, and conducted 8 webinars: Detrans Awareness Day (2), ROGD, Fall Expert Series (3), a College Symposium & Hair Loss- all of which can be watched on youtube.com/@Genspect.

7/ Every day, we post important international news, articles, studies & commentary on gender & raise awareness about the harms of “gender-affirming care” across 5 social media platforms. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok & YouTube! linktr.ee/genspect

8/ Through our Parent Advocacy program, we liaise with professionals on parents’ behalf- from teachers and school counsellors to therapists, paediatricians, mental health workers and other clinicians. genspect.org/advocacy/

9/ Parents & professionals in our working groups have made significant efforts with school, legislative bodies & medical orgs such as the @AmerAcadPeds. We've written countless letters, provided statements, given press interviews & appeared on major television stations.

10/ Our amazing conference, The Bigger Picture, held in Killarney, Ireland, brought together experts from many fields impacted by gender ideology. It sold out, and 2000 people live-streamed it. You can watch it here: youtube.com/playlist?list=…

11/ Genspect has established a new think tank, The Killarney Group, to develop a healthy alternative to @wpath's Standard3s of Care 8. Our "Gender Care Framework'' is a non-medicalised approach to gender distress within a broader sociocultural context. genspect.org/genspect-launc…

12/ We're excited to announce that our second BIGGER PICTURE conference will be in Denver, Colorado this November 4-5, 2023 in concurrence with @USPATH1's annual conference! More info & pre-registration here: genspect.org/events/ #denver

13/ Here's a taster of the Denver speakers: @HeatherEHeying, @JanuaryDoNoHarm @LeorSapir, @4th_WaveNow, @wesyang, @SwipeWright, @BenjaminABoyce, Vernadette Broyles, Stephen Levine, Jamie Read, @stellaomalley3, @ngusdair , @jburgo55. Many more will be added!

14/ In addition, we're planning a THIRD Bigger Picture conference in October, 2024 in Lisbon, Portugal- alongside @wpath's annual conference!

15/ PLEASE SUPPORT US! We’re passionate about what we do. And with your generous donation, we can do even more. Please consider a one-off or recurring donation. For just €3 a month, you can become a "Friend of Genspect" and get 25% off Genspect events! genspect.org/donate/