Category Archives: Family

“Still dreaming of running over the trans activists”: Sharon Beck, leader of anti-trans parent group Cardinal Support Network and wife of SEGM’s cofounder, “guided” Ohio Rep. Gary Click on his trans care ban

“I might get kicked off the forum as some socialist tranny is probably in charge of policing it.” “This is disgusting and needs to be outlawed as a Nazi crime.” “Predators stalking the internet trying to convince young teens and … Continue reading

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What parents don’t know: Trans youth study reveals fatal flaw at the heart of “rapid-onset gender dysphoria” (ROGD) pseudo-diagnosis (3 of 3)

Part 1 — Part 2 — Part 3 If ROGD is fundamentally unsound, what about its related claims? Littman has not sufficiently demonstrated that a syndrome characterized by a “rapid onset” of false gender dysphoria exists as a new entity … Continue reading

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What parents don’t know: Trans youth study reveals fatal flaw at the heart of “rapid-onset gender dysphoria” (ROGD) pseudo-diagnosis (2 of 3)

Part 1 — Part 2 — Part 3 A recent study fills in ROGD’s missing pieces, joining trans youth and parent reports of gender milestones Sorbara et al. (2021) surveyed trans youth receiving care at a youth gender clinic as … Continue reading

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What parents don’t know: Trans youth study reveals fatal flaw at the heart of “rapid-onset gender dysphoria” (ROGD) pseudo-diagnosis (1 of 3)

Part 1 — Part 2 — Part 3 Origin and scope of the “rapid onset gender dysphoria” (ROGD) pseudo-diagnosis of trans youth Rapid-onset gender dysphoria (ROGD) is an alleged new social phenomenon of inauthentic gender dysphoria suddenly appearing among cisgender … Continue reading

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Lisa Littman cites Edwards-Leeper & Spack (2012) in her “rapid onset gender dysphoria” study – but did she read it?

Lisa Littman’s now-notorious study on an alleged new “rapid onset gender dysphoria” condition occurring in adolescents as a result of “social contagion” (Littman, 2018) has already received extensive criticism, including but not limited to her reliance on only secondhand reports … Continue reading

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