Quentin Van Meter is an American pediatric endocrinologist and anti-transgender activist. Van Meter has served as an expert in litigation to limit transgender rights in Florida and Alabama and in support of anti-trans legislation in Missouri, Pennsylvania, and Texas.
Van Meter served as President of anti-trans organization American College of Pediatricians and is involved with anti-trans group Society for Evidence-based Gender Medicine.
Background
Quentin Lee Van Meter was born on September 13, 1947. Spouse is Kathryn C. “Kathy” Van Meter.
References
Redden, Molly (September 15, 2023). Inside The Cottage Industry Of ‘Experts’ Paid To Defend Anti-Trans Laws. HuffPost https://www.huffpost.com/entry/paid-experts-defending-anti-trans-law_n_65021a7ee4b01df7c3b6d513?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
Stahl, Aviva (June 9, 2023) Four controversial doctors helping Republicans attack trans healthcare. The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jun/09/doctor-republican-trans-gender-affirming-minor-healthcare-lgbtq-rights
Jones, Zinnia (August 1, 2022). Florida’s anti-trans expert Dr. Quentin L. Van Meter was discredited on trans youth care in court, believes trans people are “delusional”, and promotes anti-gay conversion therapy. Gender Analysis https://genderanalysis.net/2022/08/floridas-anti-trans-expert-dr-quentin-l-van-meter-was-discredited-on-trans-youth-care-in-court-believes-trans-people-are-delusional-and-promotes-anti-gay-conversion-ther/
Resources
Trans Data Library (https://transdatalibrary.org/)
- Quentin Van Meter
- https://transdatalibrary.org/person/quentin-van-meter/
Van Meter Pediatric Endocrinology (pediatricendo.com)
Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
American College of Pediatricians (acpeds.org)
LinkedIn (linkedin.com)
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