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Paul Dirks vs. transgender people

Paul Dirks is a Canadian minister, author, and anti-transgender activist. Dirks launched the anti-trans WOMAN Means Something Campaign and has written and testified against transgender healthcare and rights. Dirks has written for anti-trans publications The Federalist and Public Discourse.

Background

Paul Dirks is lead pastor of New West Community Baptist Church in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. Dirks has helped found a group of Christian schools.

Dirks and spouse Rachel have five children.

Anti-trans activism

Dirks has appeared before the Canadian Senate to oppose Bill C-16.

References

Miljure, Ben (September 20, 2023). Brawl breaks out amid duelling Vancouver protests over LGBTQ2S+ education. CTV News https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/brawl-breaks-out-amid-duelling-vancouver-protests-over-lgbtq2s-education/

Naylor, Cornelia (March 8, 2017). A ‘very New Westminster-ish’ protest unfolds at local church. Vancouver Is Awesome https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/new-west-record-archive/news/a-very-new-westminster-ish-protest-unfolds-at-local-church-3048140

Ackeral, Hannah (March 6, 2017). Protesters challenge New West pastor on anti-trans campaign. Xtra* https://xtramagazine.com/power/protesters-challenge-new-west-pastor-on-anti-trans-campaign-73131

Staff report (March 6, 2017). Transgender community goes face-to-face with pastor opposing parts of Bill C-16. CBC https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/paul-dirks-protest-bill-c-16-transgender-new-west-minster-1.4011156

Naylor, Cornelia (February 7, 2017). New Westminster pastor behind anti-transgender rights posters. Vancouver Is Awesome https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/new-west-record-archive/news/new-westminster-pastor-behind-anti-transgender-rights-posters-3046495

Azpiri, Jon (February 7, 2017). Anti-Bill C-16 rights posters pop up in Vancouver’s West End. Global News https://globalnews.ca/news/3231872/anti-transgender-rights-posters-pop-up-in-vancouvers-west-end/

Goldie, James (February 3, 2017). Anti-trans posters pop up in Vancouver’s gay village. Xtra* https://xtramagazine.com/power/anti-trans-posters-pop-up-in-vancouvers-gay-village-72961

Anti-trans coverage

Stonestreet, John; Rivera, Roberto (March 2, 2020). The Dangerous “Science” Behind Gender Transitioning. Colson Center / Breakpoint https://breakpoint.org/the-dangerous-science-behind-gender-transitioning/

Showalter, Brandon (February 8, 2018). Sexual Violence Reports in Target Spike After Transgender Bathroom Policy: Study. Christian Post https://www.christianpost.com/news/sexual-violence-reports-target-stores-spike-transgender-bathroom-policy-study.html

Selected writing by Dirks

Dirks, Paul (March 15, 2020). The Empirical Case against “Conversion-Therapy” Bans. Public Discourse https://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2020/03/60895/

Dirks, Paul (February 16, 2020). Transition as Treatment: The Best Studies Show the Worst Outcomes. Public Discourse https://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2020/02/60143/

Dirks, Paul (February 3, 2018). Gender-Inclusion Policies and Sexual Violence: A Longitudinal Analysis of Media Reports at Target Stores. WOMAN Means Something http://womanmeanssomething.com/targetstudy/ [archive]

Dirks, Paul (July 11, 2017). How Erasing Sex Distinctions From Law Kills Privacy And Consent. The Federalist https://thefederalist.com/2017/07/11/erasing-sex-distinctions-law-kills-privacy-consent/

Dirks, Paul (May 2, 2017). Gender-Inclusive Legislation Associated With Increased Harm to Women. https://sencanada.ca/content/sen/committee/421/LCJC/Briefs/WOMANMeanSome_e.pdf

Dirks, Paul (February 9, 2017). The Data Suggests Unisex Bathrooms Are A Bonanza To Male Perverts. The Federalist https://thefederalist.com/2017/02/09/data-suggests-unisex-bathrooms-bonanza-male-perverts/

Books

Dirks, Paul (2023). Deep Discipleship for Dark Days: A Manual for Holding Fast to What is Good. Ezra Press, ISBN 978-1989169285

Dirks, Paul (2021). Is There Anything Good About Hell? Our Discomfort About Hell and Its Ultimate Good. Decretum Books, ISBN 978-1777543501

Media

Apologetcs Canada inistries Gender Identity Crisis: An Interview with Paul Dirks. https://apologeticscanada.com/gender-identity-crisis-interview-paul-dirks/

Resources

New West Community Chirch (newwestcommunitychurch.com)

Dirks Family (dirksfamily.ca)

WOMAN Means Something Campaign (womanmeanssomething.com) [violence tracker section]

Public Discourse (thepublicdiscourse.com)

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The Federalist (thefederalist.com)

Muck Rack (muckrack.com)

LinkedIn (linkedin.com)

X/Twitter (x.com)