Ruth Institute Podcast

The current WPATH scandal shows that the entire organization isn't concerned about resolving the mental distress or sexual fetishes of people with gender identity disorder. Walt Heyer's doctor who "treated" him in 1981 wanted to get gender dysphoria into the DSM, not because it would help the patients, but because it would be easier to get access to wrong-sex hormones and genital surgeries. And unfortunately this has become a full-blown industry raking in billions and billions of dollars every year. The doctors treating these patients don't take the time to communicate to them their worth and build a relationship for anything beyond financial gain, and the patients who desist walk away with loads of questions and mountains of regret. Walt has dedicated his life to helping these men who have been betrayed by the system.   Walt Heyer had it all: married to a beautiful woman, father of two wonderful children, he got to work on the Apollo space mission, and was even a high ranking employee at a big tech firm. But