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Kathleen Dooley vs. transgender people

Kathleen Dooley Breslin is an American lawyer and anti-transgender activist. Dooley is associated with anti-trans groups Genspect and Rethink Identity Medicine Ethics.

Background

Kathleen H. Dooley was born on September 1959 and grew up in New Jersey, graduating from Marylawn of the Oranges in 1977. Dooley then attended Seton Hall, earning a bachelor’s degree 1981 and a law degree in 1988.

Dooley has practiced commercial litigation at Drinker Biddle & Reath, Helms Mulliss & Wicker, and McGuireWoods. Dooley has been involved in the Charlotte Women’s Bar and Great Careers Groups & BENG.

Dooley is married to Robert Emmett “Bob” Breslin (born 1959), an executive at Mergent. They have two children, including Furman University student Caroline Breslin (born 2004) and a gender diverse child.

Anti-transgender activism

Dooley was one of several parents of gender-diverse children who were critical of Stephen Hammes, president of the Endocrine Society, after Hammes responded to criticism about gender affirming care in the Wall Street Journal, written by Roy Eappen and Ian Kingsbury from anti-trans group Do No Harm

Signatories:

  • Kathleen Dooley. Lake Wylie, S.C.. 
  • Sherri Dukes. Buckeye, Ariz.
  • Stan Hilton. Concord, Calif.
  • Georgia Luber. Los Angeles.
  • Wendi Shaffner. Redondo Beach, Calif.
  • Jeff Smith. San Ramon, Calif.
  • Harrison Tinsley. Los Gatos, Calif.
  • Tanya Vera. Sacramento, Calif.

References

Readers (July 26, 2023). Parents Need Answers on Pediatric Gender Medicine. Wall Street Journal https://www.wsj.com/articles/parents-trans-gender-diverse-kids-medical-care-endocrine-1287c55

Resources

LinkedIn (linkedin.com)

[Hu]-manity.co (https://hu-manity.co/)