Hrafnhildur HjaltadĂłttir is an Icelandic radiologist and anti-transgender activist. Based in Sweden, HjaltadĂłttir is affiliated with the Society for Evidence-Based Gender Medicine (SEGM), a SPLC-designated anti-trans hate group.
HjaltadĂłttir is active in promoting anti-trans models of care in the United States and in Sweden (the so-called “Nordic Model”).
Background
Hrafnhildur “Hildur” HjaltadĂłttir earned a bachelor’s degree from University of Iceland in 2009. HjaltadĂłttir earned a medical degree from Landspitali University in 2008, then worked at Landspitali University Hospital until 2010.
From 2011 to 2020, Hjaltadóttir worked at Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Gothenburg, Sweden, earning a radiology specialization. In 2020, Hjaltadóttir joined the Radiology Department at AlingsÄs Hospital in AlingsÄs, Sweden and was appointed Senior Consultant in Radiology in 2021.
Anti-trans activism
HjaltadĂłttir is a signatory of numerous anti-trans petitions and open letters, including pieces published by Womens Declaration International, Women Speak Scotland, Nordic Model Now!, and Womenâs Human Rights Campaign.
It appears that HjaltadĂłttir was involved in shaping the January 2021 release for sex and gender content for SNOMED CT (Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine – Clinical Terms), a comprehensive, multilingual clinical terminology used to describe and classify medical concepts, conditions, procedures, and findings.Â
On April 25, 2022, HjaltadĂłttir attended a teleconference with US government officials on healthcare for trans and gender diverse youth. The meeting was requested by William Malone of SEGM.
References
Staff report (April 11, 2024). Debatt: âDra tillbaka förslaget om ny könstillhörighetslagâ [Debate: “Withdraw the proposal for a new gender identity law”]. Dagens Medicin https://www.dagensmedicin.se/opinion/debatt/dra-tillbaka-forslaget-om-ny-konstillhorighetslag/
- Sven RomĂĄn, barn- och ungdomspsykiater
- Christopher Gillberg, professor och specialistlÀkare i barn- och ungdomspsykiatri
- Elisabeth Fernell, professor i barn- och ungdomspsykiatri och barnneurolog
- Carina Blomström Lundqvist, professor och hjÀrtlÀkare
- Rurik Löfmark, docent i medicinsk etik och hjÀrtlÀkare
- Fred Andersen, disputerad allmÀnlÀkare
- Karl Sallin, doktorand och barnneurolog
- Gudrun Nygren, barn- och ungdomspsykiater och barnlÀkare
- Fredrik Lundkvist, barn- och ungdomspsykiater
- Mats Reimer, barnlÀkare
- Anders Bjerg BÀcklund, barnlÀkare
- Johanna Dalström, barnlÀkare
- Anna Hicke-Roberts, barnlÀkare
- Arnaldo Kaminer, vuxenpsykiater
- Marit Johanne Bruset, psykolog
- Christian Schmitt, allmÀnlÀkare
- Hrafnhildur Hjaltadottir, röntgenlÀkare
- Eva Ring, specialistlÀkare i gynekologi
17 signatories (March 9, 2024). âStressa inte fram ny lag om juridiskt könâ [“Don’t stress about a new law on legal gender”]. Svenska Dagbladet https://www.svd.se/a/gEgA20/stressa-inte-fram-ny-lag-om-juridiskt-kon-skriver-gillberg-med-flera
Nordic Model Now! (March 4, 2024). [letter to leaders of Council of Europe and European Court of Human Rights]. https://nordicmodelnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Letter-to-the-Council-of-Europe.pdf [Signatory: “Iceland 668. Hrafnhildur Hjaltadottir”]
Staff report (June 1, 2023). âSĂ€nk inte Ă„ldersgrĂ€ns för juridiskt könsbyteâ [Debate: “Lower the age limit for legal gender change”]. Svenska Dagbladet https://www.svd.se/a/zEXKG1/debattorer-sank-inte-aldersgransen-for-juridiskt-konsbyte
US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) (April 25, 2022). EO 12866 Meeting 0945-AA17. Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities https://mobile.reginfo.gov/public/do/viewEO12866Meeting?viewRule=true&rin=0945-AA17&meetingId=131923&acronym=0945-HHS/OCR
Womenâs Human Rights Campaign (June 27, 2021). [Letter to Ms. Clover Moore, Lord Mayor of Sydney, re downgrade of Feminist Legal Clinic]. https://feministlegal.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Open-letter-to-Lord-Mayor-of-Sydney-June-2021.pdf
SNOMED CT (March 17, 2021). Sex and Gender Clinical Project Group Meeting. https://confluence.ihtsdotools.org/display/CP/2021-03-17+-+Sex+and+Gender+Clinical+Project+Group+Meeting
HjaltadĂłttir, Hrafnhildur (March 13, 2021). The effects of hormonal manipulation in children, teenagers and adolescents with gender dysphoria. Womens Declaration International https://womensdeclaration.com/documents/172/PB-CSH.pdf
Womens Declaration International (March 6, 2021). Our Letter to Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer. https://womensdeclarationusa.com/our-letter-to-senate-majority-leader-charles-schumer/ [signatory 1026. Hrafnhildur Hjaltadottir, Sweden]
SNOMED CT (January 2021). Current Sex and Gender content – SNOMED CT. https://confluence.ihtsdotools.org/display/CP/Current+Sex+and+Gender+content+-+SNOMED+CT
Women Speak Scotland (June 2020). Open Letter [expressing “support and solidarity with J. K. Rowling“]. https://womenspeakscotland.com/open-letter/ [signatory: Hrafnhildur Hjaltadottir (Sweden)]
Hjaltadottir H, Hebelka H, Molinder C, Brisby H, Baranto A (2019). Axial loading during MRI reveals insufficient effect of percutaneous interspinous implants (Aperiusâą PerCLIDâą) on spinal canal area. European Spine Journal (Vol. 29, Issue 1, pp. 122â128). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-019-06159-y
Media
Womens Declaration International (March 2, 2021). Stéphane Mitchell on the effect transgenderism in Swiss schools & hospitals. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRoZzaJ26Kc
- This weekâs speakers:
- Stephanie Davies-Arai, founder of Transgender Trend, UK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EsuE-MdNsA
- Hrafnhildur Hjaltadottir, medical doctor and feminist, Iceland [not posted]
- Stéphane Mitchell, co-founder of parents group, Switzerland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRoZzaJ26Kc
- Eugenia Rodrigues, representing âNo Corpo Certo” (“In The Right Body”), Brazil https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFLU8GavnGU
- Tina Traster, journalist, author & documentary-maker, USA [not posted]
Resources
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