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Study of 1,655 Cases Supports the “Rapid-Onset Gender Dysphoria” Hypothesis

Parents report a deterioration in children’s mental health and intrafamilial bonds following gender-transition

A new study examining 1,655 parental reports lends further credibility to the rapid onset gender dysphoria (ROGD) hypothesis, first posited by Dr. Lisa Littman in 2018. The ROGD hypothesis suggests that the recent surge in transgender-identifying adolescents is explained, at least in part, by a rise in the number of previously gender-normative teens who developed gender-related distress in response to various psychosocial factors (e.g., mental health conditions, internalized homophobia, trauma, etc.). Opponents of the ROGD hypothesis claim that the surge is merely the result of greater acceptance of transgender identities by society, and hence, a greater willingness among “intrinsically transgender” adolescents to “come out.”

If true, the ROGD hypothesis challenges the premise of gender affirmation, which demands that healthcare providers confirm an adolescent’s self-identification and facilitate access to any and all desired hormonal and surgical interventions that bring young people’s bodies in line with their current gender identity. It is likely for this reason that the ROGD hypothesis generated such harsh opposition from the proponents of gender-affirming care.

Source: SEGM

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Norway Says Gender Affirmation Is NOT Evidence-Based!

Considers sex-hormones and surgery for children & young people experimental!!

Europe is backing up. The United States is moving forward….

From the Society of Evidenced-Based Gender Medicine.

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JK Rowling: “One Of The Worst Medical Scandals In A Century”

JK Rowling has said that society’s openness to allowing young children to change gender represents “one of the worst medical scandals in a century”.

Rowling, 57, called for those responsible for helping children to transition to “follow the science” and said that virtually all studies showed the majority of individuals suffering from gender dysmorphia would grow out of it as they matured.

“If that’s the evidence, then why are we immediately putting children on a path to affirmative action,” she said.

“We are watching one of the worst medical scandals in a century. Those that should have known better — the medics and those who have unquestionably cheered this on — are creating a climate in which those trying to raise red flags have been intimidated and silenced.”

Rowling, who wrote the Harry Potter novels, said that the percentage of young women seeking to change gender had increased dramatically. “Should we not be asking why that is happening?” she said.

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