This week, Great Britain’s highest court ruled that only biological and not “trans women” meet the definition of a woman. This landmark ruling for the UK set the legal definition of woman specifically to give clarity to people engaging with equality laws. And that it did.
It all came about because the Scottish government made the opposite judgment and a group of stout-hearted ladies (“For Women Scotland” –there’s a no nonsense Alban name for you) challenged the government ruling. The Scottish courts pressed for viewing men who feel themselves to be women as women but the Supreme Court ruled against the Northern seats. Which raises the question of how independent Scotland really is. But that is besides the point. The point is the clarity, and the clarity is coming, it seems, from the people of Scotland.
At the same time, across the pond, the Trump administration has directed the NIH to study ‘regret and detransition’ that takes place after chemical and surgical gender imitative procedures. We can finally expect, then, some clarification on the mental and physical outcomes of these operations, which have swiftly accrued, without proof of efficacy, widespread popularity. As I detail in Chapter 14 of my recent book…
“Trans is a two-billion-dollar industry that promises to more than double in the next eight years.1 As of this writing, puberty blockers go for $20,000/year. Testosterone treatments cost up to hundreds of dollars per month. Breast implants, double mastectomies, or vaginoplasties (false vagina efforts) start at $10,000. Metoidioplasty (the shaping of the clitoris into something that dangles and resembles a tiny penis) is $20,000. A phalloplasty, that gives a little more feeling, costs as much as $150,000. For reshaping facial features, the sky is the limit.
The progression of surgeries, addressing the complications that usually arise, and follow-ups, add up to big numbers. As Pedro, a transitioner who did not have coverage for his next surgery, put it, ‘It was either get the operation or put the down payment on a house. That was the choice.’ Furthermore, for those who decide to live imitating the other gender, hormone treatments must continue for the rest of their lives.”
It can only be beneficial to the public, therefore, to know clearly what these procedures actually do to the vulnerable. The dialogue and debate precipitated from these government moves will allow a chance for clarity. Answers are coming forward.
People today are full of questions. I recently took part in a panel Q&A for EthicsCon 2025 in Allentown, PA. I recommend listening as I think it turned out to be extremely helpful, as we fielded some common and also some uncommon questions. You can hear at the beginning some joking about my arriving late, which I did because I was caught up in the session before answering so many questions.
Because the organizers welcomed folks to ask whatever they wanted, the one hour panel discussion ranged over issues such as trans and autism, pronouns, parental estrangement, Neuralink and brain-computer interfaces, IVF and polygenic embryo scoring, de-transitioning and repentance, abortion legality and rape trauma, pregnancy resource centers, gun control, marijuana and psychedelic drug use. As I said, the team assembled was top-notch and the answers are clarion, producing a resource on important and pressing questions.
It remains true, as Jesus said,
Whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God. –John 3:21
I am thanking God today for times of light bringing clarity.