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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
And just to make sure I’m not wasting my time here, have you read the first article I linked to?
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I've reread it and now knowing what I know, it's actually terrible. Like getting basic facts wrong.
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The latest skirmish was set off by comments made by Marci Bowers, MD, president-elect of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health and Erica Anderson, PhD, president of the U.S. Professional Association for Transgender Health.
The comments have drawn controversy because of their claim that some adolescents are experiencing what has been dubbed "rapid-onset" gender dysphoria.
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Dr. Marci Bowers never claims that. From her website:
https://marcibowers.com/transfem/resources/faq/
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What is ROGD?
Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria is a largely discredited acronym referring to those transgender persons who appear to ‘come out of nowhere’, skeptics attributing their choice to transition as nothing more than social contagion. It is a term used by conservatives and naysayers to deny, discredit and de-legitimize transgender persons and their search for identity as being a short term, impulsive act influenced by others.
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https://marcibowers.com/transfem/dea...s-and-friends/
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Regarding the 10/4/21 article by Abigail Shrier, I remain disappointed by the tone and intent of the article.
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So it's a bad retelling of an article already taken out of context to try and shoehorn in a discredited concept (or at least the only actual research not supporting it). If PepsiFree has not read it, I would suggest he does not.
Instead I would recommend this interview:
https://quillette.com/2022/01/06/a-t...ath-and-wpath/