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There are a few non-controversial reasons that this could be the case: 1. The study on Rapid-onset gender dysphoria could be flawed -- it asked parents, and no
by object-a 4y ago
There are a few non-controversial reasons that this could be the case:
1. The study on Rapid-onset gender dysphoria could be flawed -- it asked parents, and not youths themselves, which might skew the data on the prevalence and incidence of gender dysphoria
2. The number of transgender youth in the US is small[1], estimated at around 300,000. A small absolute increase would result in a large relative increase, even though transgender-identifying youth are a small percent of the population
3. Improved acceptance, awareness, diagnostics and treatment may result in transgender youth seeing more options for themselves, and thus being more public in announcing their status or seeking treatment. It's not that more people are trans or genderfluid, but rather that they're more comfortable being public with their status
[1] https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/trans-adults-united-states/ https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/trans-ad...
- amanaplanacanal 4y agoNot sure why you were downvoted, this seems obvious to me.
- ghqst 4y agoI agree with all of these points. "Rapid-onset gender dysphoria" is a bunch of baloney, but I do think there is probably a decent amount of teenagers who misdiagnose based on the internet, since this happens with a lot of other mental disorders as well. I think the issue is that the annoying culture of the left of rejecting all "transphobic" arguments, (i say this as one of these people), means that some clinics are going too far and not being as careful as they should. The answer is probably government regulation, but we have to be careful not to be like the UK, and not just to "ban everything associated with trans healthcare at all" like Republican states are currently trying to do.