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Meet the Gender Clinic Founder Who Supports Banning Puberty Blocking Drugs
Dr. Stephen Levine, a clinical psychiatrist who founded an Ohio gender clinic in 1974, is concerned about hormones being used to treat distressed transgender children. Courtesy: Dr. Stephen Levine
Janice Hisle
By Janice Hisle
10/16/2022Updated: 10/25/2022
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In 1973, the same year that the American Psychiatric Association stopped calling homosexuality a mental illness, Dr. Stephen Levine finished his residency in psychiatry. Within a month, an unforgettable patient crossed his path.

The man was sitting in his backyard, under an oak tree. He had shoved a gun in his mouth and was threatening to pull the trigger—unless he could surgically transition to appear as a woman, Levine said in a recent podcast interview.
Janice Hisle
Janice Hisle
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Janice Hisle mainly writes in-depth reports based on U.S. political news and cultural trends, following a two-year stint covering President Donald Trump’s 2024 reelection campaign. Before joining The Epoch Times in 2022, she worked more than two decades as a reporter for newspapers in Ohio and authored several books. She is a graduate of Kent State University's journalism program. You can reach Janice at: [email protected]
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