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Lawyer for detransitioner awarded $2M warns case signals a tipping point: ‘Every doctor’ should take it seriously

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04.02.2026

We’re at a point where the law is the only thing that can heal the harm done by doctors and psychologists in the name of gender affirmation.

Last week, 22-year-old Fox Varian successfully sued the doctors who conducted her process of transitioning from female to male, claiming negligence. Varian — once again living as a woman — will walk away with $2 million, but she’ll never get back her organs.

And on Tuesday, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons became the first medical group to oppose surgical transition for kids, advising waiting until age 19.

Varian’s case is an important milestone — the first time someone is being held to account for churning children through a medical system fueled by ideology rather than evidence. There are at least 28 similar lawsuits headed to trial.

“My guess is that a lot of the themes that came up in her case are pretty consistent through a lot of these cases — lack of collaboration, lack of proper training [or] experience,” Varian’s lawyer, Adam Deutsch, told The Post. “Knowing now that a jury will feel comfortable holding doctors accountable for this is........

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