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Bath Spa University is conducting an internal inquiry into claims that it turned down an application for research on gender reassignment reversal because it was "potentially politically incorrect" and would attract criticism on social media.
James Caspian, a psychotherapist who specialises in working with transgender people, proposed the research about "detransitioning" to the university in south-west England, which, he said, initially approved the application.
When he went back with his preliminary findings that suggested growing numbers of young people, particularly women, were regretting gender reassignment, Bath Spa said his proposal would have to be resubmitted to the ethics committee, which rejected it.
Caspian, who enrolled on an MA course at the university, said he was "astonished" by the decision and had sought legal advice.
"The fundamental reason given was that it might cause criticism of the research on social media, and criticism of the research would be criticism of the university. They also added it's better not to offend people," he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme on Monday.
I was going to add some snark here but they pretty well covered making a mockery of academia for me.
Source: The Guardian
Also at: The Times
(Score: 2, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 10 2017, @07:04AM (1 child)
Will they be moving the research project to Bob Jones University, or Liberty? Those places would never stifle free scientific inquiry, like they do with inter-racial dating.
(Score: 0, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 11 2017, @05:06AM
You know you're a worthless idiot when the only thing you can contribute to a discussion is YAHBUTs.
It's all the rage among late night talk shows this week. After being shamed for their silence over not mentioning Weinstein even once, suddenly they're all "Sure, this famous wealthy Democrat who is close personal friends with the Clintons and Obamas is a serial rapist... but Trump once said mean things!"