otion ally ▁difficult ▁experience ". ▁David ▁A . ▁French ▁character ized ▁this ▁as ▁" an ▁under statement ". ▁Back l ash ▁that ▁So h ▁received ▁influenced ▁her ▁decision ▁not ▁to ▁continue ▁in ▁academ ia . ▁So h ▁has ▁also ▁written ▁against ▁anti - con version ▁ther apy ▁laws ▁which ▁include ▁both ▁sexual ▁orientation ▁and ▁gender ▁identity , ▁bel ieving ▁that ▁such ▁laws ▁confl ate ▁the ▁two ▁and ▁prevent ▁legit imate ▁th era pe ut ic ▁coun s elling ▁for ▁individuals ▁with ▁gender ▁d ys ph oria . ▁She ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁the ▁current ▁soci etal ▁view ▁to ▁allow ▁for ▁gender ▁transition ▁in ▁child hood ▁is ▁mostly ▁based ▁on ▁hom oph ob ia ▁due ▁to ▁studies ▁which ▁show ▁that ▁many ▁trans gender ▁children ▁will ▁des ist ▁and ▁det r ans ition ▁in ▁ad oles cent ▁and ▁early ▁ad ul th ood ▁and ▁come ▁out ▁as ▁gay . ▁Fellow ▁Canadian ▁academ ics ▁Florence ▁Ash ley ▁and ▁Alexandre ▁Bar il ▁disput ed ▁So h ' s ▁interpretation ▁of ▁these ▁studies . ▁ ▁So h ▁opposed ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁decision ▁to ▁close ▁Toronto ' s ▁gender ▁identity ▁clin ic ▁which ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁beginning ▁treatment ▁after ▁or ▁during ▁pub ert y ▁in ▁most ▁cases . ▁A ▁previous ▁inqu iry ▁had ▁put ▁the ▁clin ic ' s ▁chief ▁phys ician , ▁Kenneth ▁Z ucker , ▁at ▁odd s ▁with ▁other ▁gender ▁d ys ph oria ▁special ists ▁who ▁encou rage ▁social ▁trans itions ▁at ▁ages ▁as ▁young ▁as ▁three . ▁Crit ics ▁of ▁So h