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Henrik AnckarsÀter vs. transgender people

Henrik AnckarsÀter was a Swedish psychologist and anti-transgender activist.

AnckarsĂ€ter was an advisor to anti-trans hate group Society for Evidence-based Gender Medicine (SEGM) from 2020 until AnckarsĂ€ter’s death in 2021.

Background

PĂ€r Henrik Georg Söderström was born October 12, 1966 in Göteborg, Sweden.

In 2005 AnckarsĂ€ter was appointed associate professor at Lund University, and in 2008 assumed a professorship in forensic psychiatry at the University of Gothenburg. AnckarsĂ€ter was also a visiting professor at the University of Paris XII from 2006 to 2007 and in the Department of Clinical Sciences at Lund University, Malmö, from 2009 to 2015.

AnckarsÀter was affiliated with the Centre for Ethics, Law and Mental Health.

AnckarsĂ€ter’s spouse is Rolf AnckarsĂ€ter. AnckarsĂ€ter died on March 9, 2021 in Askim, Sweden.

References

Staff (May 11, 2021). In memory of Henrik AnckarsÀter. https://akademiliv.se/en/2021/05/74108/

Henrik AnckarsÀter 1, Christopher Gillberg (2020). Methodological Shortcomings Undercut Statement in Support of Gender-Affirming Surgery. Am J Psychiatry. 2020 Aug 1;177(8):764-765. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.19111117

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