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Two scenarios 2020:
1. Boy reports getting laughed at at school, for & #39;acting gay& #39; and gets told he& #39;s & #39;not a real boy& #39;. Boy goes on Tumblr and says he& #39;s not happy as a boy. 20 people reply quickly, & #39;Don& #39;t worry, it& #39;s because you& #39;re trans& #39;. We can tell you what you need to do.
1. Boy reports getting laughed at at school, for & #39;acting gay& #39; and gets told he& #39;s & #39;not a real boy& #39;. Boy goes on Tumblr and says he& #39;s not happy as a boy. 20 people reply quickly, & #39;Don& #39;t worry, it& #39;s because you& #39;re trans& #39;. We can tell you what you need to do.
Boy starts to tell other people he& #39;s trans, and does a lot of reading about transition. They say & #39;If you say you& #39;re trans, you are& #39;, & #39;no one can question your identity& #39;.
So, what& #39;s the impact of this now standard scenario on an effeminate boy?
So, what& #39;s the impact of this now standard scenario on an effeminate boy?
Scenario 2.
Boy reports getting laughed at at school for & #39;acting gay& #39; and gets told & #39;you& #39;re not a proper boy& #39;.
He doesn& #39;t go on Tumblr, he talks to mum. Mum& #39;s brother is gay+partnered. She says, I think you should talk to your Uncle about it, he got bullied a bit at school.
Boy reports getting laughed at at school for & #39;acting gay& #39; and gets told & #39;you& #39;re not a proper boy& #39;.
He doesn& #39;t go on Tumblr, he talks to mum. Mum& #39;s brother is gay+partnered. She says, I think you should talk to your Uncle about it, he got bullied a bit at school.
Anyway, the boy talks to his Uncle, who recalls some of the exact same experiences. He had a lot of female friends at school too, which sometimes got nasty remarks from the lads. But, when he was older it reduced massively and he got a lot more confident in himself.
Scenario 1. Gets referred to an affirmative therapist who asks questions for an hour. After a couple of appointments, puberty blockers are recommended.
Scenario 2. He waits and gains confidence, gets a lot of support from his family and sees his Uncle is happy now.
Scenario 2. He waits and gains confidence, gets a lot of support from his family and sees his Uncle is happy now.
In the era of the Tumblr rainbow, it& #39;s very clear how rapidly anxious, stressed teenagers can develop gender dysphoria. They move from a position of general social discomfort to (essentially) being told that they are trans. Cont.
At this stage, having both an explanation for their feelings (affirmed by hundreds of new online & #39;friends& #39;) and being presented with a solution can start to feel exceptionally enticing. Reading more about it becomes highly obsessional and addictive. Cont.
If anyone still believes that being a & #39;trans kid& #39; is the preserve of highly gender non-conforming children who experience horror at the first signs of puberty.... think again, because it& #39;s not. ROGD is alive and well. Cont.
So why is ROGD so vehemently denied? There are several reasons:
1. It& #39;s a comparatively new phenomenon.
2. Those who experience it are quickly taught how to look for signs of childhood gender non-conformity. These can be used to help convince the docs. Cont.
1. It& #39;s a comparatively new phenomenon.
2. Those who experience it are quickly taught how to look for signs of childhood gender non-conformity. These can be used to help convince the docs. Cont.
3. Perhaps most importantly, quite a number of adult trans ppl clearly find the concept invalidating. It removes the preferred & #39;born with it& #39; narrative. HSTS don& #39;t really care, necessarily. Cont.
AGPs often do care, very much so, and are often the most vocal critics of ROGD as a concept. Anything which refutes the & #39;born with it& #39; narrative is felt to be invalidating. Childhood GD is a very effective means to direct attention away from the sexual nature of AGP.
