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Book · 2020 · Political Science

Irreversible Damage

The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters

by Abigail Shrier · Recommended by 12 people on 5 podcasts

Why people recommend it

Irreversible Damage by Abigail Shrier is a nonfiction book that investigates the sudden rise of rapid-onset gender dysphoria among adolescent girls and explores the social contagion dynamics driving the trend. The book received significant attention across several podcast appearances. Joe Rogan brought it up on The Joe Rogan Experience with guests like Graham Linehan and Matt Walsh, describing it as an important and fantastic book that highlights how social clusters and psychological contagion among autistic and vulnerable teenage girls have fueled a massive wave of medical transitions. Matt Walsh similarly praised Shrier's work in this context during his own appearance on Rogan's show. On Timcast IRL, the host and Libby Emmens discussed the 2020 publication, noting that it provides a critical look into why peer groups and modern social trends have heavily influenced young girls to adopt transgender identities. Furthermore, Dave Rubin recommended the book on The Rubin Report to illustrate the social contagion elements present in seventh-grade health classrooms, while Dr. Jared Ross mentioned on The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast that reading Shrier's work was a pivotal step in his own understanding of rapid onset gender dysphoria in young women, echoing the widespread praise for its cultural commentary.

Who recommended it

Megyn Kelly — 8 mentions
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“one of the first guests we ever had on the show was Abigail schreier who wrote the must read book um irreversible damage and one of the first to sound the alarm on on this social contagion based on Dr Lisa lipman's work at Brown University”
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“I mean Abigail schreier writes about that in irreversible damage which I'm sure you're all familiar with it's saying how the parents need to be very careful before just taking your kid into a therapist”
Discussed
“what's happening in today's day and age as documented by Lisa Lipman at Brown by Abigail schreier in irreversible damage in others is it has become a social contagion where you're totally female daughter at age 16 instead of cutting or resorting to anorexia to deal with the pressures of Youth and teenage and coming of age decides instead she's”
Discussed
“and by the way uh Dr Sachs in that interview does lay out some of those strategies for the younger ages if you start to see somebody getting pulled into this as does Debra so in her book Abigail schreier does as well”
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“she is a contributor to the New Media Company launched by our pal Barry Weiss called The Free Press and author of The must read must read book irreversible damage if you have not read irreversible damage and you care at all about what the trans Community the medical community”
Discussed
“on minors as Abigail schreier's book calls it irreversible damage can happen just with hormones”
Discussed
“Abigail schreier who we've talked about her book said indicate nearly 70 percent of kids who experience childhood gender dysphoria and are not affirmed or socially transitioned eventually outgrow it”
Discussed
“you know abigail schreier writes about you you got to go out of town you got to get rid of the social media you got to take away the phone and you could get your daughter back potentially if you get these influences away from her that are sort of messing with her thinking”
Joe Rogan — 7 mentions
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“And Abigail Shrier wrote a fantastic book about it called irreversible damage that she highlights how they're happening in these clusters of a lot of girls who are autistic.”
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“If you look back at Megan Murphy and Abigail Shrier's appearances, and Abigail Shrier wrote the most important book about transitioning, uh, the transitioning of young women, irreversible damage, and she's had a terrible time as well.”
Discussed
“because that's just so it's so cruel it the the the complete lack of compassion for someone That's done you know as the title of your book irreversal damage to to their life forever”
Discussed
“according to Abigail schreier who wrote that book uh irreversible damage right with young girls it's up an extraordinary amount like a Preposterous amount where they have these clusters of girls who identify as Trans in school where you get like eight nine kids yeah that just all in a friend group identify as trans”
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“there's a book written by this woman Abigail shrier it's called irreversible damage and it's about this and it's about young girls in particular that there's been an uptick of over I think I believe it's over a th% of kids identifying particularly girls identifying as trans when they're in high school”
Discussed
“abigail schrag's book yeah yes irreversible irreversible damage universal damage”
Discussed
“What she's talking what abigail's talking about in her book irreversible damage is large clusters of kids who are mostly um kids that are socially awkward”
Jordan B. Peterson — 2 mentions
Discussed
“I had a period of illness and when I came back to start my podcast up again in earnest, I interviewed Abigail Shrier and she wrote Irreversible Damage.”
Discussed
“I guess it was 2 years ago when Abigail first put out her book Irreversible Damage.”
Dave Rubin — 2 mentions
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“Abigail Shri wrot wrote an incredible book called irreversible damage about just that that there's a social contagion element to this where suddenly because so many kids are being taught taught in seventh grade health class that you can change your gender”
Discussed
“Joining me today for a long overdue interview is author of the new book "Irreversible Damage The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters". Abigail Shrier, welcome to The Rubin Report.”
Dr. Jared Ross — 2 mentions
Discussed
“and from there I went on to read Abigail shri's book irreversible damage about this rapid onset gender dysphoria in girls”
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“From there, I went on to read Abigail Shrier's book, 'Irreversible Damage,' about this rapid onset gender dysphoria in girls.”
Matt Walsh — 2 mentions
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“then you have the adolescent girls and you know Abigail shri's written about this in her great book uh and and there that's the social contagion”
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“then you have the adolescent girls and you know Abigail shri's written about this in her great book uh and and there that's the social contagion”
Michael Shellenberger — 2 mentions
Discussed
“I mean I it's funny because you had Abigail shrier on wrote this big book on on transgenderism as a social contagion I think it was in 2020”
Discussed
“I mean it's funny because you had Abigail shrier on wrote this big book on on transgenderism as a social contagion I think it was in 2020”
Andrew Doyle — 1 mention
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“I mean there was a a lawyer for the ACLU tweeting about how he wanted Abigail Shrier's book banned and he said this is the hill I will die on.”
Libby Emmens — 1 mention
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“There's a very good book um by Abigail Shrier. Um it's Irreversible Damage. The transgender craze seducing our daughters. Um came out in 2020.”
Jesse Singal — 1 mention
Discussed
“abigail schreyer wrote a big best-selling book you can't deny that's part of the conversation”
Matt Taibbi — 1 mention
Discussed
“well abigail schreier is experiencing that in you know like the most hateful and aggressive way with uh her book i believe it's called irreversible damage right”
Michael Shermer — 1 mention
Discussed
“and that's abigail schreier's work right the irreversible damage”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker — 18
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“It's the book's been out for a few years. There's a very good book um by Abigail Shrier. Um it's Irreversible Damage. The transgender craze seducing our daughters. Um came out in 2020. Um, but it's a very good book and it talks about how these young girls they have, it's popular among friend groups where friend groups will get”
Discussed
“And you know, like you, there have been so many women who have inspired me; you're one of them. Kelly J. Kean, Alen, Joyce, Abigail Shrier's book, there's just been all these other great women who were to this party.”
Discussed
“Abigail Shrier wrote a book about this recently, 'Bad Therapy.' But more and more the schools—especially, I will say, the girls' schools—want the kids to discuss trauma!”
Discussed
“I'm terrified to offer a list because there's just been so many great people in this space who have been very bold and brave, but I just name a few who have definitely influenced me: you've got to start with J.K. Rowling; look at Abigail Shrier in her amazing book, Irreversible Damage, in 2020.”
Discussed
“Way back in October of 2020 We launched in September of 2020 On episode 12 when we were still just an audio podcast we brought on Abigail Shrier about her groundbreaking life-changing book Today the book that people don't want you to read or us to talk about But guess what we're going to do it It's called Irreversible Damage”
Discussed
“The first podcast I did was with Abigail Shrier, who wrote 'Irreversible Damage.' I was very nervous about doing the podcast because, at that point, your reputation was on the line if you objected to the transgender surgery crowd.”
Discussed
“But Kelly J Keane, Ellen Joyce, Abigail Shrier's book, there's just been, you know, all these other great women who were to this party nice and early and have been waving the flag saying, 'Hold on, hold on, hold on!','”
Discussed
“You mentioned the social contagion part, uh, Abigail Shrier, I'm sure you know the book Irreversible Damage, wrote an incredible book about the social contagion particularly as it pertains to young girls transitioning to boys, not the other way around. I’m wondering, are you hearing from young girls who are in high school now or maybe even younger?”
Discussed
“You’re one of them, but Kelly J. Keane, Allison Joyce, Abigail Shrier’s book—there have just been, you know, all these other great women who were to this party nice and early and have been waving the flag saying, 'Hold on, hold on, hold on!'”
Discussed
“That wasn't that long ago; you were still enough on the other side that Abigail's book was—it’s just that I knew the social and reputational ramifications that I might suffer.”
Discussed
“One example that really brought this home for me is from Abigail Shrier's article about Kamani James, one of the leaders of the encampment at Columbia.”
Discussed
“So this is what Abigail Shrier's new book is about, because basically what you're saying and what she writes about is that in essence if you were to send a kid who was confused about their gender, which some kids could be part of growing up and puberty and everything else, so you send an 11-year-old girl who thinks she's”
Discussed
“I’d read Abigail Shrier's book, but honestly, my psychological reaction until I was confronted with these files and asked to effectively bring them into the world was one of denial.”
Discussed
“Well, I can see how this dovetails nicely with Abigail's new book because basically her argument, or the case she's making, is that the entire psychiatric and psychological fields have failed an entire generation.”
Discussed
“One amazing thing about my last book is that I went to interview—I probably talked to about 1,000 parents because after I wrote the book, I had talked to probably hundreds, and then in the years after the book, so many parents kept reaching out to me.”
Discussed
“Other publishers said they were afraid our transgender chapter wouldn't sell well on Amazon, especially since Abigail Shrier's book was in danger of being pulled down and Ryan Anderson's book had already been taken down.”
Discussed
“With any luck, books like yours along with Shrier's and others will continue to decimate the arguments made on gender transition, especially for minors.”
Discussed
“The first person I interviewed was Abigail Shrier, who just wrote a book called 'Irreversible Damage' about this absolutely god-awful catastrophe on the trans front that physicians and psychologists are collaborating on, producing much to our shame, let's say. I know Abigail had been pilloried by all the usual suspects and tarred and feathered with the brush of disgust and”

Also mentioned in the same episodes

Other mentions (7: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing
“the first podcast I did when I sort of came back I was still in pretty rough shape was with Abigail shrier who wrote a book called uh irreversible damage and uh Michael shellenberger who's a pretty good journalist in the US”
Own book
“I mean, they took my book off Target; they threw a fit, and Target removed the book.”
Own book
“I mean this is the game they play the the risks that I wrote about irreversible damage which came out in 2020”
Own book
“So let's just start with the controversy first because what you write about here in "The Transgender Craze" is really like, the hot topic of the day”
Own book
“thanks so much for having me on irreversible damage the transgender craze seducing our daughters”
Own book
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Own book
“that's called irreversible damage the transgender craze seducing our daughters and it's available right now”