Valerie Hayes

The woman behind PITT, writer and researcher. Through essays, satire, and evidence-based critique, her work deconstructs the narratives that harm trans people and explores paths toward liberation.

Valerie Hayes

Trans Derangement Syndrome: A Comprehensive Clinical Assessment of Pathological Fixation on Other People's Gender Identity

JOURNAL OF SATIRICAL PSYCHOLOGY Volume 47, Issue 3 - May 2025 PITT., Women, TWA., Men, TMA., Ary, N.Bin., Der Fluid, G. Abstract This groundbreaking study examines the peculiar psychological condition known as “Trans Derangement Syndrome” (TDS), characterized by an obsessive fixation on strangers’ gender identities and an overwhelming compulsion

By Valerie Hayes