Category Archives: Transphobia and prejudice

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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“Conveyer belt” fallacy against youth transition is missing a crucial piece: all the off-ramps before transitioning

Posted on July 1, 2021 by Zinnia Jones

Previously: Do all trans youth on puberty blockers go on to transition? (August 2017) Why gender-questioning youth continue or discontinue puberty blockers (March 2020) Anti-trans advocates have spent years attempting to popularize a folk notion of the process by which … 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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