Professional Gender Guidance Correlates With Authoritarianism

A recent HHS‑affiliated report measured clinicians' endorsement of major professional gender‑affirming recommendations (the Clinical Gender Affirmation Scale, CGAS) and found it strongly positively correlated with left‑wing authoritarianism and self‑reported willingness to justify political violence. The study used pre‑registered hypotheses and organizational guidance (APA, AAP, APA, WPATH) converted into agree/disagree items and reports robustness checks against ideology. — If medical professional recommendations align with an ideological disposition that predicts support for political violence, that reshapes debates over regulatory oversight, public trust in health institutions, and how professional guidance is used in policy.