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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I did not misinterpret the study, as you can see here. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

In which sociology professor Tressie McMillan Cottom, irritated that I described what she said, tries to pretend otherwise:

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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Before he blocked me, you would’ve seen this thread on youth gender surgeries from NPR’s Jesse Thorn:

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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

The article is about his mom getting her *primary residence* taxed as if it is a pied-à-terre.

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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

The obit now does include paragraphs regarding Graham’s effort to overturn the election. So I suppose you’ll acknowledge this in an addendum and modify your claims?

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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

1 in X is also standard practice in headlines.

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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

“One Session May Be Sufficient.” How Activist Providers Want to Overhaul Assessments for Youth Gender Transitions I obtained a video of a 2023 conference presentation regarding an “embodiment goals” focused youth-gender-care assessment model. benryan.substack.com/p/one-sessio...

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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Harvard Law School clinical instructor and trans activist Alejandra Caraballo is a conspiracy theorist. She throws out conspiracies such as this on a near daily basis, rarely with supporting evidence. But because of Bluesky’s strict culture forbidding dissent, her claims stand.

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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

The evolution of @chasestrangio.bsky.social Chase Strangio. To see the full video: benryan.substack.com/p/chase-stra...

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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

I know for a fact that this claim about how the Times sourced the statement is false. The statement came from the AMA’s communications team directly. And it is very unlikely that Dr. Sheldon is unaware of this, given he was privy to recent internal discussions acknowledging the AMA was at fault.

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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

I have never said that. This is what low quality evidence means. And another way of putting this is the evidence is weak and unreliable. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

You did not read my article and are not in a position to judge my reading comprehension.

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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

I wrote that the statement indicated that the AMA generally opposed youth gender surgeries. This is their statement, which confirms that characterization.

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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

NEWS: Daniel Biss wins the IL-9 Democratic primary. This despite an 11th -hour MeToo story resurfacing from his mid-20s. Kat Abughazaleh and Laura Fine have suffered defeat.

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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Spotted: Trump directing traffic outside of Bergdorf’s.

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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

I’m sure everyone in Bluesky will love this podcast with Jesse Singal, hosted by @bendreyfuss.bsky.social and others! www.centralairpodcast.com/p/real-accou...

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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Harvard Law School clinical instructor and trans activist Alejandra Caraballo corrects herself and calls me a mean name. But she neglects to note this article from 2025, written by a trans woman: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Caraballo makes a false claim: that The Atlantic has platformed no trans people over the past decade to discuss their lives. For one, The Atlantic platformed Evan Urquhart. www.theatlantic.com/family/archi...

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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

NEWS: SCOTUS win—for now—in fight against school policies in California that permit keeping a child’s gender transition at school secret from parents. The Court’s order favors parents’ constitutional rights while the broader appeal continues. www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/u...

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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Calvin the Cat is keeping calm while he helps me work on an outline for a big article.

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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

The GAO report validated my criticisms: www.gao.gov/assets/gao-2...

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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

This report validated my criticisms: www.cidrap.umn.edu/mpox/gao-rep...

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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

The reason The New York Times knew that the Varian case did not directly and explicitly question the legitimacy of gender-transition mastectomies is because I reported this fact first: www.thefp.com/p/a-legal-fi...

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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

No, I reported that in the 80s and 90s the CDC exaggerated the risk of HIV to heterosexuals, which came at a cost to everyone. wapo.st/4cOMI5l

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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Totally insane responses to rigorous science reporting:

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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

False. He said an estimated 16 to 30 percent drop hormones. His exact words:

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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Kinnon MacKinnon is a transgender man and an academic at York University. He is also one of the only academics with the courage to study detransitioning, making him a top expert on the subject. Andrea James would have you believe his estimate range, which I cited on CBS, is “anti-trans extremism.”

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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

You can see in this email from the author how he’s distinguishing between the groups.

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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

These are my emails with the Harvard people. 1/2

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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

I don’t recall off the top of my head, but here are emails I exchanged with the study authors that might answer your question. 1/2

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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

I did note the dismissals, Andrea. Also, only part of Kieffel’s case was dismissed. The other part remains live. And only a couple of the dismissals have led to a dead end. The others will be appealed. And most of the dismissals are due to forbidding statutes of limitation.

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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

This study is fairly similar, although it covers a smaller data set, a different time period, and puts the cutoff for adolescents at 19 instead of 18. But it shows fairly similar findings that buttress Sapir’s findings. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Here you can see the growth in these surgeries over time. Keep in mind that due to the limited nature of the data set, these do not represent all such surgeries. But you can see the trends. (The numbers dropped in 2020 because of COVID)

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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

On CBS, I reported on the $2M judgment in the 1st detransitioner civil suit to go to trial. I recalled the mom saying her daughter’s psychologist browbeat her into consenting to a gender-transition mastectomy for the 16 year old. But WPATH’s president elect testified surgery isn’t suicide prevention

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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Thanks to @cbsnews.com 24/7 and @lindseyreiser.bsky.social for having me on to discuss the historic $2M verdict in the first detransitioner lawsuit ever to go to trail. www.cbsnews.com/video/woman-...

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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Wait, not so fast. We have a winner! Harvard Law School clinical instructor and trans activist Alejandra Caraballo on why she is mum about the case.

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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

BREAKING: 1st Detransitioner to Take a Medical-Malpractice Lawsuit to Trial Wins $2 Million Judgement Fox Varian sued her Westchester psychologist and plastic surgeon for the gender-transition mastectomy she got at 16. Follow my Substack for an alert about the full story: substack.com/@benryan

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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

What is the argument you are asserting hinges upon whether GIDS referrals plateaued or increased by 2020/2021? I missed the fine print on that chart. My mistake.

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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

The reason she was not identified at birth as having a DSD is probably due to less thorough and advanced OBGYN practices where she was born. In wealthier nations, doctors would flagged her case and subjected her to testing.

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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

From the opening passage of that document:

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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Here is a close-up, slow-motion video of the ICE shooting incident in Minneapolis:

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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

In the wake of the ICE shooting, Mayor Jacob Frey says: “To ICE, get the fuck out of Minneapolis.”

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