Over 700 Health Experts Criticize ‘Fundamentally Flawed’ APA Book on Gender Affirmation

The book calls scientific neutrality a ‘fallacy’ and is written by people with ‘lived experiences’ rather than those with academic titles.

Transgender demonstrators are seen during a protest against an event by British activist Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull at the Tasmanian Parliament House lawns in Hobart, Australia on March 21, 2023. AAP Image/Ethan James

More than 700 medical experts and concerned citizens have signed an open letter slamming a recently published book by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) on “gender-affirming” care.

The Gender-Affirming Psychiatric Care (GAPC) textbook was published by the APA on Nov. 8 and is touted as “the first textbook dedicated to providing affirming, intersectional, and evidence-informed psychiatric care for transgender, non-binary, and/or gender-expansive (TNG) people.” However, “the book’s claims of being evidence-informed are untenable,” said the open letter published this month by the Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism (FAIR). Signatories include psychologist Jordan B. Peterson.