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An interview with Jennifer Lahl and Kallie Fell, the authors of The Detransition Diaries.
Pope Francis recently said that gender ideology is “the ugliest danger” we face today, because it “erases differences”, and “erasing differences erases humanity”. Indeed, gender ideology has rapidly swept into the mainstream in Western societies, after many decades of sporadic, but gradual, growth.
The Detransition Diaries (Ignatius Press, 2024) recounts the stories of five women and two men who felt they were born in the wrong body and believed the lie, told by so many in their lives, that they could alter their bodies to match the opposite sex. These stories are heartbreaking, showcasing the short- and long-term harm and pain that such attempts (often ironically referred to as “gender affirming care”) cause, both mentally and physically. The personal stories are put in the wider context of the history of the “gender affirmation” movement, and how this ideological movement has spread over time.
The authors of The Detransition Diaries are Jennifer Lahl and Kallie Fell. Lahl is the founder and former president of the Center for Bioethics and Culture (CBC), prior to which she spent twenty-five years in pediatric nursing and senior-level hospital management. She has produced several award-winning documentaries on the topic of gender ideology. Fell is executive director of the CBC and a perinatal nurse, who was co-producer of documentaries for the Center.
Lahl and Fell spoke recently with Catholic World Reportabout their new book, the rise of the “gender” movement, and why it is important to tell the stories of those who regret their attempts to “transition”.
Catholic World Report: How did the book come about?
Jennifer Lahl: Vivian Dudro at Ignatius Press approached us to write this book. She knew we were in production for our film, The Detransition Diaries: Saving Our Sisters, and thought it would be great to write a book digging deeper into this subject matter. We agreed with Vivian and this idea of a book is now a reality.
Kallie Fell: The Center for Bioethics and Culture Network was in production with our second documentary on the space “gender medicine”, The Detransition Diaries, when Vivian Dudro from IP approached Jennifer and I about writing a book. It seemed like an obvious and natural next step. The book was able to expand on the film; exploring the rise of the gender-affirmation movement, how medicine has failed to learn from mistakes of the past, why we are seeing so many young girls with gender confusion, and the lasting and irreversible damage of gender medicine.
Continued below.
www.catholicworldreport.com
Pope Francis recently said that gender ideology is “the ugliest danger” we face today, because it “erases differences”, and “erasing differences erases humanity”. Indeed, gender ideology has rapidly swept into the mainstream in Western societies, after many decades of sporadic, but gradual, growth.
The Detransition Diaries (Ignatius Press, 2024) recounts the stories of five women and two men who felt they were born in the wrong body and believed the lie, told by so many in their lives, that they could alter their bodies to match the opposite sex. These stories are heartbreaking, showcasing the short- and long-term harm and pain that such attempts (often ironically referred to as “gender affirming care”) cause, both mentally and physically. The personal stories are put in the wider context of the history of the “gender affirmation” movement, and how this ideological movement has spread over time.
The authors of The Detransition Diaries are Jennifer Lahl and Kallie Fell. Lahl is the founder and former president of the Center for Bioethics and Culture (CBC), prior to which she spent twenty-five years in pediatric nursing and senior-level hospital management. She has produced several award-winning documentaries on the topic of gender ideology. Fell is executive director of the CBC and a perinatal nurse, who was co-producer of documentaries for the Center.
Lahl and Fell spoke recently with Catholic World Reportabout their new book, the rise of the “gender” movement, and why it is important to tell the stories of those who regret their attempts to “transition”.
Catholic World Report: How did the book come about?
Jennifer Lahl: Vivian Dudro at Ignatius Press approached us to write this book. She knew we were in production for our film, The Detransition Diaries: Saving Our Sisters, and thought it would be great to write a book digging deeper into this subject matter. We agreed with Vivian and this idea of a book is now a reality.
Kallie Fell: The Center for Bioethics and Culture Network was in production with our second documentary on the space “gender medicine”, The Detransition Diaries, when Vivian Dudro from IP approached Jennifer and I about writing a book. It seemed like an obvious and natural next step. The book was able to expand on the film; exploring the rise of the gender-affirmation movement, how medicine has failed to learn from mistakes of the past, why we are seeing so many young girls with gender confusion, and the lasting and irreversible damage of gender medicine.
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Book offers truth and hope for those trapped by transgenderism
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