There's also an interesting (to me) side question about cultural framing. If a 14 yo experiments with a new haircut & new peer group for a few months, then moves on, I call that "normal adolescence" while others might consider it anecdotal evidence for a new medical condition.
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I was not aware "ROGD" is considered a loaded term - it certainly shouldn't be. Susan Bradley's clinical experience is not a scientific study, but its not NOTHING. The smart response is to consider ROGD a possibility and conduct more research, and we've already started that.
The thing about ROGD is that it didn't come out of clinicians observing gender nonconforming youth, or researchers working with those youth. It came from so-called "gender critical" forums, places where anti-trans activists discuss strategy.
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The paper on ROGD asked parents in these pre-existing online anti-trans forums that created the term to tell their stories. The researcher, to my knowledge, had and has no other experience with trans or gender nonconforming youth.
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There are a few statements you are saying that may or may not be factual, and a reader here like myself would have to read a lot to see if they are true. 1. ROGD is a concept originating from online discussions. 2. The term itself originated from these forums. (1/2)
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