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ResourceGC Resource: The Classics, Final Edition đđ€đ -- Call for Updates
ETA: What essentials have I missed that you'd like to add? Let me know in the comments. We have authors on this very site, let's make sure we list their work! Also, I'd like to list general Ovarit archives here. I'll continue to update and double-check links until Ovarit closes in April (there are brief edit notes at the bottom).
Here's a special edition of GC reading suggestions, mostly background info and explainers ("classics" is tongue-in-cheek as most of these items are relatively new, but they're frequently cited in GC circles). Many of these items make great peaking resources.
We began this list with archived material from r/GC and continued to build it here on Ovarit. This list is yours, dear ones. Take it with you into the world and other feminist forums, and curate it as you see fit.
Note: Some of these items will be NSFW based on subject matter. Please use your discretion when following links.
The Classics --------------------------------------
"A Meaningful Transition?" by Julia Long https://uncommongroundmedia.com/a-meaningful-transition-julia-long/ , https://archive.ph/2020.08.01-111213/https://uncommongroundmedia.com/a-meaningful-transition-julia-long/
"Is Drag Misogynistic?" by M. K. Fain https://4w.pub/is-drag-misogynistic/ , https://archive.ph/zhjxg
"How Pornography Forged the Trans Movement" by Genevieve Gluck https://www.spiked-online.com/2023/08/16/how-pornography-forged-the-trans-movement/ , https://archive.ph/QI9FC
"'Cis' Coined by '
Davina Anne Gabriel and the Origin of the Term "Transphobia" https://xxamazons.org/davina-anne-gabriel/ , https://archive.ph/G4vTD
"Trans Flag Creator Worked at a Porn Shop While 'Transitioning' to a 'Lesbian'" by Genevieve Gluck https://genevievegluck.substack.com/p/trans-flag-creator-worked-at-a-porn?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2 , https://archive.ph/9WSLQ
"I'm Credited with Having Coined the Word 'Terf'. Here's How it Happened" by Viv Smythe https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/nov/29/im-credited-with-having-coined-the-acronym-terf-heres-how-it-happened , https://archive.ph/2XhD8
"The Rainbow Reich, Part I: Transgender Ideology and Totalitarianism" by Dr. Em https://uncommongroundmedia.com/the-rainbow-reich-transgender-ideology-and-totalitarianism-part-i/ , https://archive.ph/8LhZH
"The Rainbow Reich, Part II: Academia, No-Platforming, Silencing of Women" by Dr. Em https://uncommongroundmedia.com/the-rainbow-reich-part-ii-academia-no-platforming-silencing-of-women/ , https://archive.ph/W8ebl
"The Trojan Unicorn: Queer Theory and
"The Trojan Unicorn: Queer Theory and
"The Trojan Unicorn: Queer Theory and
"The Trojan Unicorn: Queer Theory and
"What Was Happening Before âJust Be Nice Feminismâ? Part I: Early Rumblings, 1970 â 1971" by Dr. Em https://uncommongroundmedia.com/just-be-nice-feminism-part-i/ , https://archive.ph/U4Mia
"What Was Happening Before âJust Be Nice Feminismâ? Part II: Beth Elliot, 1972" by Dr. Em https://uncommongroundmedia.com/what-was-happening-before-just-be-nice-feminism-part-ii-beth-elliot-1972/ , https://archive.ph/LlPnz
"What Was Happening Before âJust Be Nice Feminismâ? Part III: West Coast Lesbian Conference, 1973" by Dr. Em https://uncommongroundmedia.com/what-was-happening-before-just-be-nice-feminism-part-iii-west-coast-lesbian-conference-1973/ , https://archive.ph/NMhH0
"What Was Happening Before âJust Be Nice Feminismâ? Part IV: The Gutter Dykes, 1973" by Dr. Em https://uncommongroundmedia.com/what-was-happening-before-just-be-nice-feminism-part-iv-the-gutter-dykes-1973/ , https://archive.ph/6mEKB
"What Was Happening Before âJust Be Nice Feminismâ? Part V: Beth Elliottâs Response" by Dr. Em https://uncommongroundmedia.com/what-was-happening-before-just-be-nice-feminism-part-v-beth-elliotts-response/ , https://archive.ph/2PITB
"What Was Happening Before âJust Be Nice Feminismâ? Part VI: Pride Parade 1972" by Dr. Em https://uncommongroundmedia.com/what-was-happening-before-just-be-nice-feminism-part-vi-pride-parade-1972/ , https://archive.ph/pk4gS
"What Was Happening Before âJust Be Nice Feminismâ? Part VII: Pride Parade 1973" by Dr. Em https://uncommongroundmedia.com/what-was-happening-before-just-be-nice-feminism-part-vii-pride-parade-1973/ , https://archive.ph/b6u1A
"Sexist History at the Heart of the âScienceâ on Transsexualism, Part I: Benjamin, Ihlenfeld, Money & Ehrhardt" by Dr. Em https://uncommongroundmedia.com/sexist-science-transsexualism-part-i-benjamin-ihlenfeld-money-ehrhardt/ , https://archive.ph/4DeXA
"Sexist History at the Heart of the âScienceâ on Transsexualism, Part II: Robert Stoller, True Trans" by Dr. Em https://uncommongroundmedia.com/robert-stoller-true-trans/ , https://archive.ph/U0gTV
"Marsha P. Johnson was a Gay Man and Not a Transwoman. His Own Words." by Maple Syrup https://youtu.be/oKfFClUQ3Ns?feature=shared https://archive.org/details/marsha-p.-johnson-on-his-own-words-im-a-boy
"The Trans Takeover of Womanhood -- 100 Years of Madness" by Mr. Menno https://youtu.be/iM_VlChiDQY?feature=shared
"Non-Binary Is the New 'Not Like Other Girls'" by M.K. Fain https://4w.pub/non-binary-is-the-new-not-like-other-girls-and-its-deeply-rooted-in-misogyny/ , https://web.archive.org/web/20250330004742/https://4w.pub/non-binary-is-the-new-not-like-other-girls-and-its-deeply-rooted-in-misogyny/
"Pronouns are Rohypnol" by Barra Kerr https://fairplayforwomen.com/pronouns/ , https://archive.ph/Isb9u
"TERF is a Slur" https://terfisaslur.com/ , https://web.archive.org/web/20250330062301/https://terfisaslur.com/
"The Annals of the TERF-Wars" by Jane Clare Jones https://janeclarejones.com/2018/11/13/the-annals-of-the-terf-wars/ , https://web.archive.org/web/20250330051709/https://janeclarejones.com/2018/11/13/the-annals-of-the-terf-wars/
"The New Backlash" by Susan Hawthorne https://thenewbacklash.blogspot.com/?m=1 , https://archive.ph/IbIKh
"The Elephant In The Room" by Sue Donym (via Linehan) https://grahamlinehan.substack.com/p/the-elephant-in-the-room , https://archive.ph/rrNrN
"Critically Examining the Doctrine of Gender Identity" by Rebecca Riley-Cooper https://youtu.be/QPVNxYkawao?feature=shared
"The Impotance of Language when Talking about Transgenderism" by Julia Long https://youtu.be/MlwKCfB5FVs?feature=shared
"WOLF Encyclopedia of Bad Gender Arguments" https://womensliberationfront.org/encyclopedia-of-bad-gender-arguments , https://archive.ph/LavmG
"What âBecause of Sexâ Really Means" by Garrett Epps (paywalled, but archived) https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/06/what-because-of-sex-really-means/613099/ , https://archive.ph/OFGti
"A New Way to Be Mad" by Carl Elliott (paywalled, but archived) https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2000/12/a-new-way-to-be-mad/304671/ , https://archive.ph/OsvZ6
"Biology is Not Bigotry" by Jerry A. Coyne https://www.realityslaststand.com/p/biology-is-not-bigotry (republished on Reality's Last Stand as the original was deleted by Free Thought Now) , https://web.archive.org/web/20250403155003/https://www.realityslaststand.com/p/biology-is-not-bigotry
"On the Staniland Question" by William A. Ferguson https://williamaferguson.substack.com/p/on-the-staniland-question , https://archive.ph/WTC3X
"Anime and Gender Ideology" by Social Justice Wizard (via Linehan) https://grahamlinehan.substack.com/p/anime-and-gender-ideology , https://archive.ph/nmkGx
"Five Geek Social Fallacies" by Michael Suileabhain-Wilson https://plausiblydeniable.com/five-geek-social-fallacies/ , https://archive.ph/c2edS
âThese Chains That Have No Name: Interview with Trans Widows Voicesâ by Donovan Cleckley https://www.womenarehuman.com/these-chains-that-have-no-name-interview-with-trans-widows-voices/ , https://archive.ph/35EMC
Children of Transitioners (Blog) https://childrenoftransitioners.org/ , https://archive.ph/Ytx4T
"Conservative Men in Conservative Dresses" by Amy Bloom https://childrenoftransitioners.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/consmenconsdresses-2-2.pdf , https://archive.ph/BTDSE
"Behind the Looking Glass" by Vaishnavi Sundar https://youtu.be/Frffv2sB8zE?feature=shared
"Domestic Abuse Related to Late-Transitioning Partners [AGP Males and Domestic Abuse], Part I: Coercive Control" by Dr. Em https://uncommongroundmedia.com/domestic-abuse-related-to-late-transitioning-partners-part-i-coercive-control/ , https://archive.ph/5JAAF
"Domestic Abuse Related to Late-Transitioning Partners [AGP Males and Domestic Abuse], Part II: Gaslighting & Patterns of Behaviour by Dr. Em https://uncommongroundmedia.com/domestic-abuse-related-to-late-transitioning-partners-part-ii-gaslighting-patterns-of-behaviour/ , https://archive.ph/VaZLy
"AGP Males and Domestic Abuse, Part III: Sexual Abuse" by Dr. Em https://uncommongroundmedia.com/agp-males-domestic-abuse-part-iii-sexual-abuse/ , https://archive.ph/hY4db
"AGP Males and Domestic Abuse, Part IV: Sissyfication and Submissive âWomenâ" by Dr. Em https://uncommongroundmedia.com/agp-males-and-domestic-abuse-part-iv-sissyfication-and-submissive-women/ , https://archive.ph/wlof4
The Transsexual Empire by Janice Raymond, free download: https://janiceraymond.com/the-transsexual-empire/
"The Billionaire Family Pushing Synthetic Sex Identities (SSI)" by Jennifer Bilek https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/billionaire-family-pushing-synthetic-sex-identities-ssi-pritzkers
"No Prisoners: Women and Children are Casualties in the Uncompromising Campaign Waged by Trans Activists" by Sandra Pertot https://www.genderclinicnews.com/p/no-prisoners , https://archive.ph/RYCLh
Leo Sapir's Essays on Gender Identity Ideology: https://www.city-journal.org/person/leor-sapir?top=false&limit=12&&types[]=article&people[]=46760&dates=&sort=desc
Additional GC Resource Lists ----------------
"A Beginnerâs Gender Critical Reading List" - A Crack in the System https://crackinthesystem.org/2021/06/23/a-beginners-gender-critical-reading-list/
GC Publications, Podcasts, Blogs ----------
4W (Fourth Wave) -- https://4w.pub/
Gender: A Wider Lens https://youtube.com/@widerlenspod?feature=shared
Eliza Mondegreen -- gender:hacked https://elizamondegreen.substack.com/
Glenna Goldis -- Bad Facts https://open.substack.com/pub/badfacts?r=59mqll&utm_medium=ios
Jennifer Bilek's Newsletter -- https://open.substack.com/pub/jbilek?r=59mqll&utm_medium=ios
Kara Dansky -- The Terf Report https://karadansky.substack.com/
Katrina Biggs -- A B'Old Woman https://open.substack.com/pub/aboldwoman?r=59mqll&utm_medium=ios
Sue Donym -- Pseudonymous Reporting https://suedonym.substack.com/
The Glinner Update https://open.substack.com/pub/grahamlinehan?r=59mqll&utm_medium=ios
Transgender Trend's Blog https://www.transgendertrend.com/?cat=(id-cultural-influences-and-debate)
Ute Heggen https://substack.com/@uteheggen?r=59mqll&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=profile
Reduxx https://reduxx.info/
Archives -------------------------------------------
Radfem Hub Archives https://radicalhubarchives.wordpress.com/radical-perspectives-lots-of-links/#trans , https://archive.ph/UY5nJ
LGB Resources ----------------------------------
LGB Alliance:
LGB Alliance UK https://lgballiance.org.uk/
LGB Alliance Canada https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=437203669025092&id=100082063884128
LGB Alliance USA https://lgbausa.org/
International Resources -----------------------
Let Women Speak https://www.letwomenspeak.org/
Women's Declaration International https://womensdeclaration.com/en/
Women's Declaration International Organizations Page -- Check here for more international organizations https://womensdeclaration.com/en/organizations/
Women's Rights Network (began in UK, now international) https://www.womensrights.network/
#United Kingdom
Conservatives for Women https://www.conservativesforwomen.org/
Fair Play For Women - UK https://fairplayforwomen.com/
FiLiA - UK https://www.filia.org.uk/
Forwomen.scot - Scotland https://forwomen.scot/
GC Greens https://gcgreens.uk/
Labour Women's Declaration https://labourwomensdeclaration.org.uk/
Liberal Voice for Women https://liberalvoiceforwomen.org/
Lleisiau Merched Cymru (Women's Voices Wales) - Wales [Facebook Link] https://m.facebook.com/WomensVoicesWalesLleisiauMerchedCymru/
Murray Blackburn Mackenzie https://murrayblackburnmackenzie.org/
ReSisters United - UK and Ireland https://resistersunited.org/
Scottish Lesbians https://scottishlesbians.org.uk/
#Ireland
RadicailĂn https://radicailin.com/
#Australia
Feminist Legal Clinic https://feministlegal.org/
Lesbian Action Group https://lesbianactiongroup.org.au/
#New Zealand
Speak Up For Women https://www.speakupforwomen.nz/
#Canada
Canadian Women's Sex-Based Rights aka caWsbar - National https://www.cawsbar.ca/
#Germany
Lasst Frauen Sprechen https://lasst-frauen-sprechen.de/
LAZ-reloaded - Lesbisches Aktionszentrum https://www.laz-reloaded.de/
Radfem Berlin https://radfemberlin.de/
#Italy
Radfem Italia https://linktr.ee/radfem_italia
#Spain
AMANDA (Agrupación de Madres de Adolescentes y Niña/os con Disforia Acelerada) https://www.amandafamilias.org/
#Taiwan
No Self-ID Taiwan https://noselfidtw.cc/
#United States
Feminists in Struggle - National https://feministstruggle.org/
Keep Prisons Single Sex https://usa.kpssinfo.org/
SOSRights - Seattle https://sosrights.org/
Womenâs Liberation Front - National https://womensliberationfront.org/
Research, Journal Articles, Expert Testimony, Whistleblowers ----------------------
"Long-term Follow-up of Transexual Persons Undergoing Sex Reassignmrnt Surgery: Cohort Study in Sweden" Dhejne et. al. (2011) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21364939/
"Psychiatric Axis I Comorbidities among Patients with Gender Dysphoria" Meybodi et. al. (2014) https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4142737/
"Personality Disorders in Persons with Gender Identity Disorder" DuiĆĄin et. al. (2014) https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4053264/
"âParent Reports of Adolescents and Young Adults Perceived to Show Signs of a Rapid Onset of Gender Dysphoriaâ Lisa Littman (2018) https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0202330
"Personality Disorders and Personality Profiles in a Sample of Transgender Individuals Requesting Gender-Affirming Treatments" Anzani et. al. (2020) https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7084367/
"Sex, Gender, and Gender Identity: A Re-evaluation of the Evidence" Griffin et. al. (2020) https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bjpsych-bulletin/article/sex-gender-and-gender-identity-a-reevaluation-of-the-evidence/76A3DC54F3BD91E8D631B93397698B1A
"Freedom to Think: The Need for Thorough Assessment and Treatment of Gender Dysphoric Children" Marcus Evans (2020) https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bjpsych-bulletin/article/freedom-to-think-the-need-for-thorough-assessment-and-treatment-of-gender-dysphoric-children/F4B7F5CAFC0D0BE9FF3C7886BA6E904B
"Antiandrogen or Estradiol Treatment or Both During Hormone Therapy in Transitioning Transgender Women" Haupt et. al. (2020) "insufficient evidence to determine the efficacy or safety of hormonal treatment approaches for transgender women in transition. This lack of studies shows a gap between current clinical practice and clinical research." https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33251587/
"Transgender Medicalization and the Attempt to Evade Psychological Distress" Robert Withers (2020) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1468-5922.12641
"Dump the 'Dimorphism': Comprehensive Synthesis of Human Brain Studies Reveals Few Male-Female Differences Beyond Size" Eliot et. al. (2021) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0149763421000804
"Reconsidering Informed Consent for Trans-Identified Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults" Levine et. al. (2022) https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0092623X.2022.2046221
"The Dutch Protocol for Juvenile Transsexuals: Origins and Evidence" Michael Biggs (2022) https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0092623X.2022.2121238
"Detransition Among Transgender and Gender-Diverse People -- An Increasing and Increasingly Complex Phenomenon" Michael S. Irwig (2022) https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/107/10/e4261/6604653?login=false
"Gender Dysphoria in Young People is Risingâ and so is Professional Disagreement" Jennifer Block (2023) https://www.bmj.com/content/380/bmj.p382
"The Myth of 'Reliable Research' in Pediatric Gender Medicine: A Critical Evaluation of the Dutch Studiesâand Research that has Followed" Abbruzzese et. al. (2023) https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0092623X.2022.2150346
"Current Concerns About Gender-Affirming Therapy in Adolescents" Levine et. al. (2023) https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11930-023-00358-x
"Youth Gender Transition is Pushed Without Evidenceâ -- Open Letter to The Wall Street Journal, Signed by 21 Clinicians (2023) https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trans-gender-affirming-care-transition-hormone-surgery-evidence-c1961e27 , https://archive.is/dG06b
âHave the psychiatric needs of people seeking gender reassignment changed as their numbers increase? A register study in Finlandâ Kaltiala et. al. (2023) https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/european-psychiatry/article/have-the-psychiatric-needs-of-people-seeking-gender-reassignment-changed-as-their-numbers-increase-a-register-study-in-finland/D09F9414F798E0462AF911152E7BF576
The Cass Review Final Report (2024) https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20250310143933/https://cass.independent-review.uk/home/publications/final-report/
"Development of Gender Non-Contentedness During Adolescence and Early Adulthood" Rawee et. al. (2024) "gender non-contentedness is most common around the age of 11 and that the prevalence decreases with age" https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-024-02817-5
âRisk of Suicide and Self-Harm Following Gender-Affirmation Surgeryâ Straub et. al. (2024) https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11063965/
"Störungen der GeschlechtsidentitĂ€t bei jungen Menschen in Deutschland: HĂ€ufigkeit und Trends 2013â2022" Bachmann et. al. (2024) Translated excerpt: "With regard to psychiatric comorbidities, our results are consistent with the literature, at least for depressive disorders (4). The diagnostic persistence of less than 50% in all age groups in the 5-year follow-up is consistent with the literature and probably reflects the fluidity of the concept of âgender identityâ in childhood and adolescence (5), but can also be interpreted as an indication of the need for a comprehensive, standardized diagnostic procedure (www.cass.independent-review.uk/publications/final-report)." https://www.aerzteblatt.de/archiv/stoerungen-der-geschlechtsidentitaet-bei-jungen-menschen-in-deutschland-haeufigkeit-und-trends-2013-2022-da2e377d-3129-46b9-8283-aa14dc0adb6c
"Examining Gender-Specific Mental Health Risks after Gender-Affirming Surgery: A National Database Study" Lewis et. al. (2025) "Gender-affirming surgery, while beneficial in affirming gender identity, is associated with increased risk of mental health issues" https://academic.oup.com/jsm/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/jsxmed/qdaf026/8042063?login=false
"Why I Resigned from Tavistock: Trans-Identified Children Need Therapy, Not Just 'Affirmation' and Drugs" - Marcus Evans https://quillette.com/2020/01/17/why-i-resigned-from-tavistock-trans-identified-children-need-therapy-not-just-affirmation-and-drugs/ , https://web.archive.org/web/20250330040048/https://quillette.com/2020/01/17/why-i-resigned-from-tavistock-trans-identified-children-need-therapy-not-just-affirmation-and-drugs/
"The WPATH Files: Pseudoscientific Surgical and Hormonal Experiments on Children, Adolescents, and Vulnerable Adults" - Mia Hughes https://environmentalprogress.org/big-news/wpath-files
"Research into Trans Medicine Has Been Manipulated -- Court Documents Offer a Window into How This Happens" https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/06/27/research-into-trans-medicine-has-been-manipulated , https://archive.is/lyvdp
"Year-long Fallout over Retracted Trans Youth Paper Highlights New Research Era" - Anil Oza https://www.statnews.com/2024/09/18/trans-research-nature/ , https://web.archive.org/web/20250324063112/https://www.statnews.com/2024/09/18/trans-research-nature/
"The Courage to Admit Youâre Wrong" - Jamie Reed https://www.thefp.com/p/whistleblower-jamie-reed-courage-admit-wrong , https://web.archive.org/web/20250325181040/https://www.thefp.com/p/whistleblower-jamie-reed-courage-admit-wrong
"Texas Children's Hospital Whistleblower Eithan Haim Case Dropped" - Cameron Abrams https://thetexan.news/issues/healthcare/texas-childrens-hospital-whistleblower-eithan-haim-case-dropped/article_10d30a70-da94-11ef-8448-231814c9948d.html , https://web.archive.org/web/20250124220015/https://thetexan.news/issues/healthcare/texas-childrens-hospital-whistleblower-eithan-haim-case-dropped/article_10d30a70-da94-11ef-8448-231814c9948d.html
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Edits:
3/25/2025 WDI name update, Janice Raymond added, WPUK retired
3/30/2025 Women's Rights Orgs section expanded, added Reduxx, Gender: A Wider Lens, Terf is a Slur, Crack in the System's Gender Critical Reading List, various GC pubs, pods, blogs; M.K. Fain, Jennifer Bilek, Jane Clare Jones articles added, research category started
4/3/2025 Added archive links for new additions