Evan Urquhart

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.

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.

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)

3. These forums are anti-trans people, or bigots. 4. People use these forums to plan public talking points. I'm a bit skeptical, as Bradley, Zucker, Blanchard, etc. all seem to take it seriously.

"Bigots" is your word, not mine. The rest is knowledge I have as a result of my professional reporting on this topic, and I am presenting it to you in a neutral and unbiased way.

Certain forums that were concerned with general anti-trans activism exist. The idea of ROGD developed in these forums, these forums were not initially created to respond to ROGD but to discuss trans issues from an anti-trans perspeective.

fwiw I disagree with the idea that these forums were all transphobic. i get some emails from "concerned parents" and I'd say their views run the gamut. in some cases they're really just leery about hormones, which are in fact a big medical decision, and not motivated by bigotry

I agree that well meaning concerned parents have gotten mixed in, but you'd agree that "gender critical" forums were not originally for parents or about ROGD, it was a later focus? Opposing trans rights on behalf of women's safety was the original motivation, yes?