“Today’s episode argues that the Cass Review, despite presenting itself as an independent analysis of gender identity services, is actually an example of a recurring pattern where institutions utilise expert-led reports to manage public anxieties and reinforce existing power structures. The author of the source article, Dr. Jaime Hoerricks, contends that such reviews often minimise lived experience and strategically select individuals who are detached from the affected communities, ultimately serving to contain dissent and stabilise preferred narratives rather than facilitate genuine reform. This pattern is illustrated with examples from various fields, including forensic science and education policy, to demonstrate how ostensibly neutral inquiries can be used to legitimise biased outcomes and sideline alternative perspectives, particularly those from marginalised groups.”
Here’s the link to the source article: https://open.substack.com/pub/autside/p/not-the-first-not-the-last-how-institutions
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