I think you're right about which of the two is breaking under epistemic pressure. It made me wonder, who would be the two liberal counterparts with a more conservative stance on youth gender medicine?

I think Leor Sapir is models epistemic integrity while holding more conservative views (he supports banning gender-affirming care). Who would be the liberal conservative who's breaking a bit? I'm not looking for a partisan hack, but someone who caved in a bit under right-wing pressure.