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‘Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria’ and ‘social contagion’ trans theories dismissed by experts

Major medical experts have dismissed the idea that being trans is a “social contagion” after an anti-LGBTQ+ study failed to get past an ethics board.

Pink News

By Amelia Hansford

August 25, 2023

The study, titled “Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria – Parent Reports on 1655 Possible Cases” and published in March 2023, was retracted in June following criticism from its publisher, who said it violated the editorial policies around consent.

Concerns were also raised by readers in May, who criticised the methodology described in the article, which the publisher said it was investigating.

Sixty-two medical providers in the US, including the American Psychological Association (APA), have previously denounced Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria (ROGD) as a non-legitimate clinical diagnosis.

The study’s author, Michael Bailey, described ROGD as a “controversial theory” that “common cultural beliefs, values, and preoccupations cause some adolescents to attribute their social problems, feelings, and mental health issues to gender dysphoria”.

He also claimed that “youth with ROGD falsely believe that they are transgender”.

You all remember Michael Bailey don’t you of Autogynephilia debacle? Another debunked theory based on junk science.

Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria was also based on junk science, the researcher never interviews any trans children, only their parents. I know my family never knew that I struggled GID from around the age of 5 or 6 so no wonder the parents thought it popped up out of nowhere.

Ehrensaft also noted that, for many transgender children, parents can often be the last people they tell about their dysphoria, as coming out to family can be an incredibly terrifying prospect.

As a result, gender dysphoria in children can seem to appear “suddenly” from the parent’s perspective.

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“So if we want to really understand gender, turn to the experts – and that would be the youth themselves.”

I can see why the Institutional Review Board (IRB) rejected the research project.