Diaz & Bailey (2023) Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria: Parent Reports on 1655 Possible Cases
- The article "Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria: Parent Reports on 1655 Possible Cases" was published by the Archives of Sexual Behavior on March 29, 2023.
- After pushback from transgender activists, it was retracted. The reason cited is the informed consents from the survey responders was not adequate. (Did they fail to dot an "i" or cross a "t"?)
- Meaning, people replied to a survey, but the form the researchers had them sign before they completed the survey was not perfect.
- The survey was completed by parents who had a child who was complaining of gender dysphoria.
- The number of children was 1656 and they were between ages 11 and 21 years.
- Roughly 75% of the children were female.
- The male children were older than the females by nearly 2 years.
- The male children were much less likely to have taken steps toward social gender transition (65.7% for females versus 28.6% for males).
- Pre-existing mental health issues were common, and children with these issues were more likely than those without them to have socially and medically transitioned.
- Parents reported that they had often felt pressured by clinicians to affirm their child’s "new gender" and support their "transition."
- According to the parents, their children’s mental health deteriorated considerably after social transition.
Kurth et al (2022) - FLAWED CONCLUSION
- Kurth et al's 2022 study concluded the brain of a man who identifies as transgender is more similar to the brain of a woman than to the brain of a man.
- However, the graph of their results clearly shows this is not the case.
- * = statistically significant