No, You Can’t Substitute Therapy for Hormones

I try to keep an eye on the world of transphobia, and, as an autistic person, I was particularly drawn to a Daily Wire (a right wing, transphobic website with dubious connections to truth created by Ben Shapiro) article on how autistic adolescents were helped with psychotherapy and no medical intervention, based on a recent study. Even writing this sentence, an astute reader will notice problems. But, I went beyond that and actually read the study.

Needless to say, I’ll be talking about transphobia and ableism. This is your content warning, if you’re…