Body Count: The APA’s 2013 Reclassification and the Surge of Post‑2013 ConsequencesIn 2013, a diagnostic shift reframed identity, triggering changes that rippled through clinical practice, public perception, and media narratives.An Editorial Opinion from The Last WireIn 2013, the American Psychiatric Association removed the “disorder” label from gender dysphoria.
The science didn’t change.
The risks for children didn’t change.
What changed was politics, and the consequences are clear.
Post-2013, minors have been exposed to irreversible medical interventions, detransition stories have multiplied, and society has seen rare but tragic violent incidents involving those under experimental care. This is not ideology—it is a warning about policy outpacing evidence.
Read the full analysis and see why post-2013 decisions put minors and society at risk: The Last Wire
