Personal
- Name: Derek Christopher Duval
- Region: Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
- Spouse: Lisa Beth Duval (shared address in Charlottesville)
Roles and affiliations
- Genspect
- US representative for Genspect
- “Genspect parent” and blog contributor
- Requested and attended 2022-04-26 Genspect meeting with HHS OCR
Appearances
2021
- October-December: Duval publishes several blog posts at Genspect
2022
- April 26: Genspect meeting with HHS OCR; requested by Duval; attended by Duval, Stella O’Malley, Katherine Dooley, and Axa Palacios
- September 13: Rhetoric Warriors podcast episode 131, “The Rhetoric of Gender Transitioning” with Sierra Dullea Weir (“Exulansic”), Rose Medina (An American Conversation podcast), and Dan French
- October 11: An American Conversation podcast episode 22, “Are Male’s Listening?” [sic], with Rose Medina, Larry Young, Dempsey Gibson
Publications
Articles
- “STUDY: Little known about detransitioners” (2021-10-05) on Genspect, discussing Hall et al. (2021)
- “Stonewall: A Friend with Benefits?” (2021-10-17) on Genspect, discussing the “Stonewall” series on BBC’s Nolan Investigates
- “Q&A with Dr. Stephen Levine” (2021-11-16) on Genspect, discussing Levine (2021) and Levine’s opinions against the gender-affirmative model of care
- “First Ever Conference on ROGD Packs Clinical and Emotional Punch” (2021-11-22) at Genspect
- “Swedish documentary: Stopping the Trans Train” (2021-12-06) on Genspect, discussing the “Trans Train” series on SVT’s Mission: Investigate
Reviews
- Amazon review of Parents with Inconvenient Truths about Trans: Tales from the Home Front in the Fight to Save Our Kids (5 stars) (2023-08-22)
The Reality is Heart-wrenching
Finally, a collection of essays that truly show the dark underside of the “trans” trend. You couldn’t have put a book like this out 2 years ago because it would have been “cancelled” out of existence, but now people are opening their eyes and realizing there is nothing “transphobic” about protecting vulnerable young people. My heart goes out to all the families who have endured this nightmare while most of American society cheered from the sidelines and applauded these kids down a path that I sadly believe will lead most of them to more misery.
Professional background
- Owner and principal recruiter, Duval Search Associates
Additional information
- LinkedIn: Derek Duval
- Medium: @derekduval
- Sold a single-family home in Charlottesville (early 2023)
Donations
- €2,500 to Stella O’Malley’s GoFundMe for Genspect (2021-11-30)