Transphobia and prejudice
The Matrix Resurrections analysis: More trans than ever, this bold and messy dysphoric nightmare will thrill and unnerve (part 1)
Spoilers/prerequisites: All of The Matrix Resurrections. Previously: The Matrix is about transgender depersonalization, a dissociative “feeling of unreality” that can…
The fall, and fall, and fall of “rapid-onset gender dysphoria”: New study does not find evidence of a distinct “ROGD” population of gender-diverse youth
Previously: Trans youth study reveals fatal flaw at the heart of “rapid-onset gender dysphoria” pseudo-diagnosis (April 2021) Contra “ROGD”: A…
Contrary to Abigail Shrier’s “Irreversible Damage”, testosterone use in trans men is not associated with increased reproductive cancers
Irreversible Damage by Abigail Shrier has become one of the most celebrated books among anti-trans advocates for its popular and…
Learning to love and accept your body: Testosterone helps adolescent trans boys do that
Discussions of transgender issues among the general public often take an unproductive turn when the distress of gender dysphoria is…
Christian Institute: Stop calling our trans depersonalization resources a “transgender craze” of “rapid-onset gender dysphoria”
The UK’s Christian Institute, in their September 2020 publication “The transgender craze” purporting to explain a “social contagion” of “rapid-onset…
Starting puberty blockers at the onset of puberty is standard care for trans youth. Starting HRT could be, too.
Disclaimer: I am not a medical professional and this is not medical advice. If a transgender or gender-questioning youth is…
“Conveyer belt” fallacy against youth transition is missing a crucial piece: all the off-ramps before transitioning
Previously: Do all trans youth on puberty blockers go on to transition? (August 2017) Why gender-questioning youth continue or discontinue…
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…
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…
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…