Category Archives: Media

Christian Institute: Stop calling our trans depersonalization resources a “transgender craze” of “rapid-onset gender dysphoria”

Posted on August 1, 2021 by Zinnia Jones

The UK’s Christian Institute, in their September 2020 publication “The transgender craze” purporting to explain a “social contagion” of “rapid-onset gender dysphoria” in adolescents, takes a highly abbreviated excerpt from my own writing in 2013 on gender dysphoria and symptoms … Continue reading →

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Starting puberty blockers at the onset of puberty is standard care for trans youth. Starting HRT could be, too.

Posted on July 31, 2021 by Zinnia Jones

Disclaimer: I am not a medical professional and this is not medical advice. If a transgender or gender-questioning youth is experiencing the distress of gender dysphoria about changes to their growing body, when – if at all – should they … 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)

Posted on May 1, 2021 by Zinnia Jones

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)

Posted on May 1, 2021 by Zinnia Jones

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)

Posted on April 30, 2021 by Zinnia Jones

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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