Erica Anderson’s Vague Concerns About Document Changes in Spain
The psychologist was quoted by Fox News opining on a decision in Spain to make it easier for young people to change their legal gender.
by Evan Urquhart
The career trajectory of Erica Anderson sure is interesting, is it not? The trans woman, psychologist, and former president of USPATH (the regional affiliate of WPATH, which sets standards for transgender medical care), was quoted today in an article about Spain. You see, Spain recently made it possible for children between the ages of 12 and 16 to legally change their gender on official documents, if they have parental support. It also allows those 16 and older to do so freely, without such support. “That’s pretty young,” Anderson is quoted as saying to Fox News.
Document changes are changes to official records, whether paper or electronic. They are fully reversible by changing the record back. There are no known medical side effects of a document change.
screenshot from Fox News
Anderson became controversial among her peers at USPATH after adopting the unproven theory of social contagion, pushed by anti-trans campaigner Abigail Shrier among others. The story of the conflict was covered extensively in the New York Times, although the Times’ coverage failed to note that the core prediction of the social contagion theory, increased detransition and regret among female-assigned youth, have completely failed to materialize thus far.
Anderson resigned from the board of USPATH and WPATH in 2021 after she disagreed with a directive that board members refrain from speaking to the press for 30 days, according to an interview she gave to Quillette. (Quillette is an online magazine with a focus on reactionary cloud-shouting.)
The Fox News article doesn’t say or imply that Anderson has any particular knowledge of Spain, and Anderson doesn’t offer any specifics on her concerns about 12-year-old Spaniars being able to legally update their documents, as long as they have parental support. Her primary objection seems to be that 12 years old is pretty young.
The average age when a child first recieves official documentation of their gender is 0 yrs old. That’s pretty young!