The Boston Herald recently wrote about the cancellation of a talk that was to be given by 20-year-old Berklee School of Music student Simon Amaya Price, who had formerly identified as transgender and is now a desister. The talk, “Born in the Right Body: Desister and Detransitioner Awareness,” was meant to be his capstone project for a class on “Songwriting and Social Change.” The good news is that with the help of FIRE, the talk has been rescheduled in collaboration with Democrats for an Informed Approach to Gender (DIAG) and MIT's Open Discourse Society (MODS).
Born in the Right Body: Raising Desister and Detransitioner Awareness November 24, 2 pm-4 pm Live Streamed & In Person MIT Building 1, Room 190 (33 Mass Ave—Enter from the side facing Killian Court) Join us for a presentation by a trans desister and Berklee student, Simon B. Amaya Price, followed by an open Q+A with a panel of experts. Learn more about Simon Amaya Price > What happens when you transition medically and/or socially then realize it was the wrong decision? This is a question doctors, psychologists, the media, and educational professionals are too afraid to ask. If you support free speech, inquiry, or the autistic and LGB communities, this event is for you. All are welcome and encouraged to join! A livestream link will be sent to all registrants. In collaboration with Democrats for an Informed Approach to Gender (DIAG) and MIT's Open Discourse Society (MODS). RSVP Here
What does this have to do with K-12 education?
Under the guise of inclusion, K-12 schools have been teaching gender ideology (and strongly encouraging the use of pronouns) for many years. This has led to a significant rise in children identifying as transgender. Amaya Price’s gender dysphoria started when he entered Brimmer and May School (an independent school) in 9th grade, where he learned about the “gender unicorn.”
Amaya Price had been previously diagnosed with autism and is bisexual. His experience is consistent with a growing population of young people who are taught to believe that any discomfort with their changing bodies must be because they were born in the wrong body.
As described by Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell, “Amaya Price’s pediatrician told him and his father that they could choose between having a “dead son or a living daughter,” and that then-14-year-old Amaya Price would kill himself if denied hormones and surgery.” Thankfully, his father immediately shut down the possibility of a medical transition. “I hated him for that,” Amaya Price said. “But now looking back at that, he did the best thing he could have done.”
According to Amaya Price, “We’re failing a lot of young people who suffer from gender dysphoria medically right now because they are not getting the help that they need, and the help that we’re often giving them is exactly the opposite of what would be good for them.”
Amaya Price’s story is notable because it is another example of someone who was bullied and threatened for standing up to trans activists.
Parents and teachers can learn a lot from this courageous young man whose perspective is an inspiration to families struggling with gender dysphoria. Please join us on Sunday.
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