Conversations with Peter Boghossian Restoring Clinical Clarity on Gender Distress | Mia Hughes
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Nov 6, 2025 Mia Hughes, Director of Genspect Canada, advocates for clinical clarity on gender-related distress. She discusses her recent campaign that critiques current gender-affirming practices and reveals her experiences with backlash after her talk in Albuquerque. The conversation digs into the implications of Genspect being labeled a hate group by the SPLC and highlights the experiences of detransitioners. Mia calls for compassion towards those misled by medical narratives while emphasizing the need for rigorous debate and clear definitions in the discourse on gender identity.
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Reframing Trans Identity As A Clinical Phenomenon
- Mia Hughes reframed transgender identification and radical medical transition as a clinical phenomenon called an extreme overvalued belief.
- This framing triggered intense online backlash and false accusations of calling for institutionalization or conversion therapy.
Hate-Group Labels Used To Silence Dissent
- Hughes says SPLC labeled Genspect a hate group due to politicized, broadened definitions of hate.
- She views that designation as ideologically driven, penalizing those who call for caution in gender medicine.
'Overvalued Idea' Explains All-Consuming Identity
- Mia Hughes identifies the 'overvalued idea' as the best psychiatric fit for some transgender-identifying patients.
- That idea overtakes identity while patients remain otherwise sane, driving pathological medical pursuit.