I would argue that age/developmental phase is a crucial parameter to keep in mind. Ignoring for the moment the argument that some (many?) sex/gender researchers make nowadays about sexual identity fluidity (yes, sexual identity/ sexual orientation), I would argue that... /2
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we need to appreciate that gender identity (and gender dysphoria) are likely to be way more stable by adolescence and adulthood. That is why my own work relies heavily on developmental considerations. Now, having said that, I also fully appreciate that we need to take... /3
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seriously the possibility that gender identity (gender dysphoria) is less stable in at least some of the new subgroup of adolescents that we are seeing--Littman's (2018) "rapid-onset" gender dysphoria teens. We urgently need research on this. Exploring gender identity... /4
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gender dysphoria in these teens is important. But some clinicians are anxious about so doing because they fear they will be labeled as practicing conversion therapy--possibly the worst tag imaginable that can be pinned on a mental health professional who does sex/gender work. /5
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Lastly, to be clear, I oppose any clinical intervention in sex/gender work that is coercive in nature. /6
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Trying to convert homosexuals to heterosexuality? Reactionary and evil! Telling Lesbians that they're transphobic bigots for not liking penis? Progressive and good!
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I couldn’t like this more. Everyone thinks his kink is special, but it’s really not at all.
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Unbiased doesn't mean uncritical. The hocus-pocus of conversion therapy has no basis in science and there's a lot of evidence that it causes harm. Perhaps it's time to toss out Bronze Age religious dogma.
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Dude, you're responding to one of the world's top academic experts on sexuality, someone who has just won a major lawsuit involving false accusations that he supports or practises "conversion therapy".
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