The story of Pear Davis, a man who once thought he was “a girl trapped in a boy’s body,” would never be published in any major establishment media outlet.
Davis wrote an op-ed for Wrongspeak Publishing in which he told a tale that has become far too common as progressive gender ideology continues to infest America’s major institutions.
Davis’ story is not only about his struggles reconciling his own identity, but is also an indictment of the gender industry in America.
The author recalls being around five years old when he first told his mother that he believed he was a girl. “Some of my earliest memories are of me talking to a therapist about why I felt that way,” he writes.
Of course, the only reason I thought I was a girl is because I was naturally drawn to “girl things.” I was told every article of clothing I wanted to put on was “girl clothes” and every toy I selected from the toy aisle was a “girl toy.” In my young mind I thought the explanation was simple- well, I must be a girl then!
I grew up in the late 90s and early 2000s, and I now feel more grateful than ever for being born when I was. Any bullying I dealt with for my femininity taught me how to stand up for myself and because gender ideology was not the widespread belief system it is today, I was able to grow up to realize I was in fact a boy instead of being affirmed and encouraged to transition.
Now, Davis is speaking out against the current trend of automatically affirming children’s trans identities without considering the possibility that they may simply be gender non-conforming or gay. He referred to an article by therapist Tamara Pietze published in The Free Press recounting how she and 100 other mental health professionals at the Mary Bridge Children’s Gender Health Clinic were forced to go through training that insisted that they automatically diagnose gender dysphoria in children if they met six out of eight vague characteristics.
The author highlighted the silence from the LGBTQ community. “We now have proof that the medical and mental health industries are pushing young gay boys to transition, and almost nobody is talking about it,” he writes, noting that many are afraid of being labeled as “transphobic.”
Davis also brought up a more insidious aspect of the gender industry, namely, the emotional blackmail that medical professionals use on parents to frighten them into allowing their children to undergo “gender-affirming care.”
“The most common fear-mongering tactic used against anyone questioning the growing acceptance of minors transitioning is to tell them the child will commit suicide if they are not affirmed and allowed to transition,” Davis explains.
The author’s story serves as a critical cautionary tale for parents and their children. “If I had socially transitioned as a child, gone on puberty blockers as a pre-teen, and gotten permanent surgeries as a teenager or young adult, I would have ruined my life,” he states.
Davis’ tale reminds us how dangerous the gender industry has become in America. Despite the fact that the vast majority of children dealing with gender confusion will grow out of it by the time they reach adulthood, mental health professionals insist on putting kids on puberty blockers and hormone treatments, which can cause irreversible damage depending on the length of time the patients are taking them.
The data shows that rushing children into “gender-affirming care” by scaring the parents is not only unnecessary in most cases, but quite harmful. The rise of detransitioners, people who went through “gender-affirming care” and later regretted the decision and decided to reverse the process, shows that the push to affirm trans identity could be doing far more harm than good.
Yet, the science has not prompted the mental health industry in America to rethink their fixation on “gender-affirming care,” as we have seen in several European nations that are moving away from the practice.
Much of this can be solved with education, which is difficult because the industry, along with its allies in the media, typically suppress stories like Davis’. They refuse to show people the other side of the issue because they know that if parents understood the full scope of the problem, they might decide against “gender-affirming care” and choose other options for their children. At some point, this will change as it has in Europe. The question is: How many more children will suffer in the meantime?
