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Studying detransition in the USA & Canada Research study @YorkUniversity Funded by @SSHRC_CRSH https://teapaw.org/t.co/9PkGG1VEEt at gmail dot com

Canada & United States
Joined November 2023
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Kinnon MacKinnon of The DARE Projectn (@theDAREstudy) joined Yvette (@AndInTheEnd2) and I for a frank discussion about the science and politics of detransition and regret on Agree to Disagree About Gender In this clip, we discuss how MacKinnon's research findings should be applied in the clinical management of gender distressed people Please subscribe in the link in the comments to see the full episode
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Understanding Detransition(s) in Transgender Healthcare The diversity of detransition experiences in the DARE study Guest post by Kinnon Ross MacKinnon
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Group D: 28.4% of the sample
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Group C: 19.1% of the sample
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Group B: 19.4% of the total sample
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Group A: 32.8% of the total sample
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Later today, I will be releasing my full 80 minute interview with Dr. Kinnon Ross MacKinnon, who is among the world‘s foremost experts on the study of gender detransition in this interview, i sit down with MacKinnon for an exclusive one-on-one discussion about his research team’s soon to be released study (The DARE Study), which details and evaluates the different personal factors and motivations behind why people who once identified and lived in a gender role different than the one they were born as, choose to go back and live in their original gender roles we also have a frank discussion about the politics and detransition, and how we should be advising young people about highly consequential health care decision who are presenting with gender identity concerns Enjoy this short clip, and subscribe to see the full video on release. Link in comments
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I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Kinnon Ross McKinnon, probably the foremost scholar on the science of detransition I will be releasing the interview on Thursday! Please follow TransNormal on YouTube for this important nuanced conversation youtube.com/@TransNormalPodc…
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Op-ed: Under the guise of protecting children from medical harm, the Trump administration is oversimplifying detransition and using it as a political cudgel against transgender health care, writes Professor Kinnon MacKinnon. nytimes.com/2025/08/10/opini… | @YorkULAPS @nytopinion
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A shorter summary of the paper is available here: theonepercentdetrans.substac…
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Detransition had been rarely formally studied since before 2021. @theDAREstudy (sample size of 957) is the largest study to date to specifically aim to build new knowledge and care supports with experiences of detransition, regret, and retransition. theonepercentdetrans.substac…
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Between 12/1/2023 to 4/30/2024, flyers were distributed to > 615 sexual and gender minority (SGM) serving organizations and gender care providers in the US and Canada, and via social media advertisements totaling more than $7400 CAD. Study ads reached over 7.7 million accounts.
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Sampling with Sisyphus: Introducing novel methods to recruit 2SLGBTQ+ populations for a web-based survey and to identify fraudulent responses. This paper outlines the efforts taken to weed out bots/frauds/scam survey responses to ensure we have high-quality, reliable data.
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🚨 Our new article in Journal of Homosexuality examines the state of LGBTQ+ resource centers at U.S. colleges and universities. We find that numerous centers have closed over the past few years. Read the article (free for the first 50 readers) at tandfonline.com/eprint/GI8GI…
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The PRIDE Study Wrapped Day 2 is here! Learn more about #ThePRIDEStudyResearch directly from lead researchers with a Q&A after each segment. Register at tinyurl.com/TPSWrapped24 Can't make it? Don't worry, register for the webinars and receive a recording later.
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The @UmbrellaHour, hosted by Dr. @Angoldbauer and Zander Keig on @ukhealthradio, welcomes Dr. Kinnon Ross MacKinnon, Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at @YorkUniversity in Toronto. Dr. MacKinnon is the principal investigator of the groundbreaking @theDAREstudy. 👉🏼 🎧 bit.ly/4acOQAz #wellbeingpodcast #ukhealthradio
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Professor Kinnon MacKinnon's pursuit of better data on detransition through research at #YorkU's @theDAREstudy @YorkULAPS is highlighted in this article by @nytimes
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