Political interference with science: a paper on puberty blockers is withheld because it doesn't support the researchers' assumptions, and one of the leaders of the research lies about the baseline data in an attempt to cover this up. The link here should go to the relevant part of Dark Horse podcast #249.
It should come as no surprise that a scientist who would withhold her own findings for political reasons is now being sued for malpractice by Kaya Clementine Breen, a former patient who says her main aim is to “help dismantle the rumor that no one is ever fast-tracked into gender treatments": https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/ucla-student-sues-california-doctors-says-was-fast-tracked-transgender-rcna183815
Such political interference with scientific integrity also operates on the level of policy-setting by professional organizations, as was demonstrated by sexologist Dr. James Cantor in his paper "American Academy of Pediatrics and trans- kids: Fact-checking
Rafferty (2018)."
Actions like Breen's are exactly the right way to confront this issue. Rather than fall back on authoritarian measures like age restrictions, simply require professionals to actually conduct the careful, comprehensive evaluation they were trained to do -- and eliminate any obstacles to accountability such as liability caps and statutes of limitations.
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