Brown University and PLoS ONE: Defend academic freedom and scientific inquiry

Dr. Lisa Littman's research is important for the health of young people.

As a graduate and parent I feel strongly that it's important that universities feel free to undertake research in politically controlversial areas, where the studies and follow-up work may have real benefit in helping our children to lead fully and happy lives

Is an epidemic in Australia too! It needs more research!

I stand for free speech and free research

Please let freedom of speech and thought prevail. That's the way science, people and civilization can solve riddles and save lives. Don't silence those who engage in questioning and debate. Specially if they are polite and agree to listen to criticism or questions posed to them. Dogma has no place in democratic society.

I’m horrified that an academic body is censoring peer reviewed and published research on an important and emergent health issue in response to a pressure group.

We, the signatories to this letter, overwhelmingly support the rights of transgender people, but we want better diagnostic and mental health care for youth who suddenly demand serious medical interventions, particularly in the absence of a history of dysphoria

Signing in support of Academic Freedom

Any movement which really cared about young people would be conducting it's own research and welcoming data. The silencing of anybody who questions this current dogma shows very sinister undertones

support academic freedom, scientific research and Dr. Littman!

University of Essex

Scientific and Academic freedom and learning NUST NOT be sacrificed to coercive bullies with an agenda to suppress the truth about transactivists.

i support this research, it needs to be shared

What do they fear? We should always investigate and question. That a university would shut this down its unconscionable

I agree with the contents of this petition

Women and girls need the truth. These kids need to be helped not hurt with the feelings of males. Cutting off body parts is mutilation

It is not only extremely unethical and unprofessional to catter to political correctness and the narrtives of groups with power, at the sake of professionalism and academic freedom, but it's criminal from you to deceive partents whose childs' life or health, may depend on your doing the right thing and publishing the TRUTH We're now creating a legal group because we need it so badly. We will not be spat at again....if you know what I mean.

This is important information that throws a light on a new phenomenon. We need more information of this, not less. Don’t be bullied into silencing academics when we should be encouraging dialogue.

Efforts such as Dr Littman are necessary

There needs to be much more research into this. The idea of performing irreversible surgeries and sterilizing hormone treatments on confused teens who may end up regretting it later has the potential to be a massive medical scandal a la lobotomies.