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The DISCERN Collaborative
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Advancing clarity & transparency on science to inform policy, enhance public understanding, & expose disinformation.

Visit DISCERN ('The Collaborative to Prevent Disinformation through Scientific Evidence and Reasoning'): www.preventdisinformation.org
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Disinformation erodes trust in science. The DISCERN Collab unites experts to assess disinformation, promote evidence-based communication, and support research that centers the public interest. Check out our website for more information preventdisinformation.org
New DISCERN Issue brief:

Epidemiological findings that transition regret is <0.0001%, about 1 in 1M US pop.

Studying outcomes this rare introduces methodological errors, yet Trump’s “funding agenda” redirects $$ to study it, overlooking urgent disparities in trans health.

Full brief below:
September 5, 2025 at 5:43 PM
In our latest article in @amjpublichealth.bsky.social, we contend that gender-affirming research upholds rigorous scientific and ethical standards.

The scientific community must urgently confront disinformation and advance evidence-based interventions.

ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/...
Gender Affirmation Research Is Not Gender Ideology Extremism, It Is Science | AJPH | Vol. Issue
American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) from the American Public Health Association (APHA)
ajph.aphapublications.org
August 8, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Hot off the press:

"Combat disinformation about gender research"

Stay tuned for our Collaborative's full peer-reviewed article distilling facts on this topic.

Article link: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Full Issue Brief:
preventdisinformation.squarespace.com/gender-and-h...
Combat disinformation about gender research
US executive order 14168 of 20 January 2025 terminated federal funding for research that examines gender as a scientific and social construct beyond the so-called “immutable biological classification ...
www.science.org
August 6, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Reposted by The DISCERN Collaborative
Fiction: Exec Order 14168 labels gender affirmation research as “ideology extremism”.
Fact: Gender affirmation research follows scientific principles, distinct from ideology which thrives on disinformation. Learn more about this and the TRANSPIRE Initiative on our website preventdisinformation.org
July 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Fiction: Exec Order 14168 labels gender affirmation research as “ideology extremism”.
Fact: Gender affirmation research follows scientific principles, distinct from ideology which thrives on disinformation. Learn more about this and the TRANSPIRE Initiative on our website preventdisinformation.org
July 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Disinformation erodes trust in science. The DISCERN Collab unites experts to assess disinformation, promote evidence-based communication, and support research that centers the public interest. Check out our website for more information preventdisinformation.org
July 21, 2025 at 5:22 PM