Read on Twitter
Thread
I believe ROGD, at least as Littman and Shrier wrote about it, doesn& #39;t capture the full picture of what is going on with female adolescent transition. I& #39;ve talked about all these points before but here it is concisely. The four horsemen of the trans trend
1/7
I believe ROGD, at least as Littman and Shrier wrote about it, doesn& #39;t capture the full picture of what is going on with female adolescent transition. I& #39;ve talked about all these points before but here it is concisely. The four horsemen of the trans trend
1/7
1. Social contagion. They& #39;ve always spread easier in girls than boys, and when we wake up from this, girls will be the hardest hit. GD/transition is the new cutting or eating disorder. Point one is basically the entire ROGD theory. The social pull is even stronger though.
2/7
2/7
2. Loneliness. Being "trans" brings love, attention & support from strangers who want to make up for any mistreatment you could be exposed to. Transition comes with a ready made support group/community. Like church, but better. But also a lot like a religion.
3/7
3/7
3. Religisity. The trans religion will tell you being trans isn& #39;t even a medical issue to begin with, it is an identity. An identity that is valid and must be affirmed by healthcare providers - by way of hormones and surgery. Thus lying about having GD is morally justified.
4/7
4/7
4. Sociopolitical forces. A dangerous fad glorified into a civil rights issue. Being trans is not at all like being gay. But equating the two has essentially given the prescription pad and the surgeon& #39;s knife to activists instead of actually qualified doctors and therapists.
5/7
5/7
To add, GD is a real condition and transition is effective treatment. Insurance providers should cover that treatment when prescribed.
I also believe in bodily autonomy and what a stable-minded adult wants to do with their own body is their choice, but on their own dime.
6/7
I also believe in bodily autonomy and what a stable-minded adult wants to do with their own body is their choice, but on their own dime.
6/7
Whats happening now is different than traditional GD & sometime within the next 5 years (I suspect) the western world will wake up from this & the fallout will be catastrophic. I keep having these conversations because I want hasten the waking up to reduce the fallout.
7/7
7/7
