What I'm alleging is that the condition is overdiagnosed because the symptoms mimic other disorders and people absolutely seek out victimhood for clout given 1

What I'm alleging is that the condition is overdiagnosed because the symptoms mimic other disorders and people absolutely seek out victimhood for clout given 1. The state of the progressive movement, where underprivilege is used to justify special treatment 2. Specific dynamics of the LGBT and especially trans community, which psychologically incentivises entry and continued participation, in the same way as a gang or cult. Complete with a flavor of excommunication for detransitioners who are accused of bigotry for saying exactly the sort of things I'm saying. What about their lived experiences? 3. The [false] promise that a troubled teen can effectively reinvent himself and become the person they want to be with pills and surgery. It's common for teens to desire to be someone else. The clout angle isn't unique to gender dysphoria either - teenagers self diagnose with all kinds of trendy disorders in certain circles, and when I was in HS it wasn't transgenderism but bisexuality that people latched onto as a fashionable form of rebellion. Difference being we didn't give them affirmative therapy and HRT. Sorry, but acknowledging that the incentives are perverse does not make me a bigot, and such accusations only serve to derail the discussion. Perhaps parents wouldn't be up in arms if this wasn't the default response to criticism. Edit: also, the whole trans murder thing is a myth and perpetuating it helps no one. https://quillette.com/2019/12/07/are-we-in-the-midst-of-a-transgender-murder-epidemic/ https://quillette.com/2019/12/07/are-we-in-the-midst-of-a-tr...