A nuanced 2017 article about childhood gender dysphoria by Richard Green. Some highlights in this tweet thread. /1pic.twitter.com/1ApVqXRtwa
Pediatric transition skeptics. 'Like samizdat for the sane & ideologically uncowed'. Free speech. Science. Head tweeter: Denise aka Marie (Founder)
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A nuanced 2017 article about childhood gender dysphoria by Richard Green. Some highlights in this tweet thread. /1pic.twitter.com/1ApVqXRtwa
Some contemporary gender psychs (e.g. Ehrensaft/Olson-Kennedy) claim a child stating "I AM [opp sex]" vs. "I WANT TO BE [opp sex]" is diagnostic. Not necessarily so, says someone who actually understands developmental psychology--as in, younger kids confuse reality w/fantasy? /2pic.twitter.com/bbhNOHklBY
"...the energy that fostered and maintained transition [leads to] medical interventions that could have been avoided." "It's a helluva lot easier negotiating life as a gay man or lesbian woman." /3pic.twitter.com/OPqo5TRRXm
On celebrity trans kids: "The fervor with which some families embrace the transition process may influence continuing transition...if the young person becomes aware this is not [the right choice], it may be difficult to return to natal sex." /4pic.twitter.com/J5Tj3weELq
Detransitioned females and trouble fitting in. /5pic.twitter.com/QJa9yeajkD
It's troublesome to read sentences like "going back to her gender role" when it should be "going back to be a female/woman".
Yes, though the sentiment is in the right place.
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