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Derek Duval vs. transgender people

Derek Duval is an American executive recruiter and anti-transgender activist involved in anti-transgender hate group Genspect. Duval’s spouse Lisa Duval is also involved in anti-transgender extremism.

Background

Derek Christopher Duval was born September 26, 1969. Duval attended University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, earning a bachelor’s degree in 1991 and a master’s degree in 1995. After working as a recruiter for Lander International from 1995 to 2001, Duval founded Duval Search Associates in 2001.

Anti-trans activism

After contributing €2,500 to Stella O’Malley’s GoFundMe for Genspect in 2021, Duval became a US representative for Genspect as a “Genspect parent” and blog contributor. In 2022, Duval requested and attended the April 26 Genspect meeting with HHS OCR.

In 2023, Duval published reviews on Amazon for anti-trans books.

Parents with Inconvenient Truths About Trans: The Reality is Heart-wrenching (August 22, 2023):

Finally, a collection of essays that truly show the dark underside of the “trans” trend. You couldn’t have put a book like this out 2 years ago because it would have been “cancelled” out of existence, but now people are opening their eyes and realizing there is nothing “transphobic” about protecting vulnerable young people. My heart goes out to all the families who have endured this nightmare while most of American society cheered from the sidelines and applauded these kids down a path that I sadly believe will lead most of them to more misery.

When Kids Say They’re Trans: Crucial Book for Parents (December 6, 2023)

This book is crucial for any parent with a child or young adult claiming a trans identity and requesting medical intervention. With practical guidelines, helpful discussion ideas, and compassionate understanding of all the current social and psychological factors of gender dysphoria or sudden identity crisis in adolescence, this is the place for parents to start. It helps you understand what is happening on both a deep and a practical level, and guides you in navigating this difficulty and steering children away from harm while helping them learn to love and accept themselves without life altering interventions.

References

Jones, Zinnia (2022). Derek Duval. https://atomicgender.com/people/derek-duval/

Selected publications by Duval

Duval, Derek (December 6, 2021). Swedish documentary: Stopping the Trans Train. Genspect https://genspect.org/swedish-documentary-stopping-the-trans-train/

Duval, Derek (November 22, 2021). First Ever Conference on ROGD Packs Clinical and Emotional Punch. Genspect https://genspect.org/first-ever-conference-on-rogd-packs-clinical-and-emotional-punch/

Duval, Derek (November 16, 2021). Q&A with Dr. Stephen Levine. Genspect https://genspect.org/qa-with-dr-stephen-levine/

Duval, Derek (October 17, 2021). Stonewall:  A Friend with Benefits? Genspect https://genspect.org/stonewall-a-friend-with-benefits/

Duval, Derek (October 5, 2021). STUDY: Little known about detransitioners. Genspect https://genspect.org/study-little-known-about-detransitioners/

Media

September 13: Rhetoric Warriors podcast episode 131, “The Rhetoric of Gender Transitioning” with Sierra Dullea Weir (“Exulansic”), Rose Medina (An American Conversation podcast), and Dan French

October 11: An American Conversation podcast episode 22, “Are Male’s Listening?” [sic], with Rose Medina, Larry Young, Dempsey Gibson

Resources

LinkedIn (linkedin.com)

Medium (medium.com)