The New ‘Conversion Therapy’ is Making Gay Kids Trans

Apr 14, 2026

Adopting traits of the opposite sex is often a sign of same-sex attraction. But today, many children who do so are steered toward changing their sex.

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James Kirchick

James Kirchick is a writer at large for Air Mail and author of Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington and The End of Europe: Dictators, Demagogues, and the Coming Dark Age. He has reported from over 40 countries and his writing has appeared in many publications including the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and the Atlantic.

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