Abigail Shrier is a journalist who wrote the book Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters which was published in 2020. That book, which made her politically and socially radioactive made the case that the rapid uptick of trans identifaction, especially among young girls, was the result of social contagion. The book also criticized the basis of gender-affirming care, something that seems prescient now.
Today, Shrier has written that, in her opinion, the gender fever has finally broken thanks to the executive order signed this week by President Trump. Her entire piece is a striking summary of the recent cultural landmarks related to this topic.
When the history of 21st-century gender mania is written, it should include this signal entry: In 2020, a website called GoFundMe, usually a place to find disaster-relief appeals and charities…
