UPDATE: Here is 4thWaveNow founder Denise Caignon’s speech at the Genspect: Bigger Picture conference in Denver, Colorado November 4, 2023. Please click the link below to view a PDF of the slide presentation Denise presented during her speech at Genspect’s … Continue reading
The first weekend of November 2023, 4thWaveNow and Transgender Trend founders Denise and Stephanie met in person for the first time at the Genspect:The Bigger Picture conference. Though they’ve been in touch since 2015, Stephanie and Denise had a lot … Continue reading
Seven years on, 4thWaveNow founder Denise (also known as Marie) made her first public appearance in a conversation with YouTuber/podcaster Benjamin Boyce on April 9, 2022. The lively interview is available on YouTube (full video) as well as Spotify. The … Continue reading
On April 7, 2021, the UC San Francisco Child and Adolescent Gender Center offered a Zoom “training” entitled “Fertility Issues for Transgender and Nonbinary Youth.” Advertised widely on Facebook, the session was led by well-known gender therapist Diane Ehrensaft and … Continue reading
Did you know that JK Rowling’s and Harry Potter’s birthdays are coming up soon? Many of us have felt heartened and grateful for JK Rowling’s recent contributions to the discussion around gender ideology. Rowling shares a birthday with her beloved … Continue reading
Fourth in our series featuring Dr. Curtis Crane, phalloplasty surgeon. Part 1 is here. Part 2 is here. Part 3 is here. 4thWaveNow contributor Worriedmom has practiced civil litigation for many years in federal and state courts. by Worriedmom These … Continue reading
by Benji, gnc_centric Benji/gnc_centric—in the words of her now-suspended Twitter profile—is a “socially detransitioned dysphoric female,” a “homoSEXUal not homoGENDERal” lesbian. Benji, a Canadian activist, writer, and YouTuber, writes here about how she was recently suspended from Twitter and subsequently … Continue reading
Last week, we wrote about Twitter’s lockdown of our account for use of the scientific term “natal male.” We filed a complaint with the Northern California Better Business Bureau. That complaint was today rejected, with Twitter [in its boilerplate response] … Continue reading
On December 11, 2019, the 4thWaveNow Twitter account was disabled. That morning, we received an email from Twitter, claiming we had engaged in “hateful conduct” with this tweet: Presumably, the “hateful conduct” was our use of the term “natal male” … Continue reading
by Carey Callahan Carey Callahan is a family therapist, writer, and organizer advocating for responsible healthcare for gender dysphoria. You can find her writing at medium.com/mariacatt42 (where this piece was first published), and she tweets at @catt_bear. This piece is … Continue reading