Diagnosis by consensus, what happened to the science

What You’re About to Hear

This isn’t a safe conversation. It’s an honest one.

In Episode 1 of Belfast’s Best Bapcast, I take a scalpel — not a sponge — to the current narrative around transgender ideology. Specifically:

• The oft-repeated claim that if you don’t affirm a person’s gender identity, they’ll kill themselves.
• The myth of transition as a medical panacea.
• The glaring absence of scientific rigour in how gender dysphoria is diagnosed.
• And the quiet, growing number of people now detransitioning — angry not because they were questioned, but because they weren’t.

We look at real studies, not hashtags. Suicide data pre- and post-transition. The DSM’s reliance on feelings over facts. The pharmaceutical companies selling hormone suppression drugs previously used in chemical castration. And the Education Authority in Northern Ireland — where teachers are now told they can socially transition a child without informing the parents.

This isn’t about “phobias.” It’s about patterns. Power. Profiteering. And the increasing tendency of institutions to prioritise ideology over reality — even when children are involved.

Why This Matters

We are living through an era where doubt is framed as violence and critical thinking is branded hate. But the numbers don’t lie — even if the spokespeople do.

Medical transition isn’t the miracle cure it’s been sold as. Suicide rates remain high, co-morbidities go untreated, and those who regret their transition are silenced for disrupting the PR campaign.

If society can’t even protect children from irreversible decisions made under ideological pressure, then we have surrendered every duty that matters.

Listen If You’re Ready to:

• Question the dogma
• Understand the data
• Hear what detransitioners are actually saying — not what the media says they said
• Face the uncomfortable fact that “affirmation” has become a shield against liability, not a strategy for care

Episode 1 dropping Monday featuring a guest