Being well read = weirdo:
Transgender identity appears to be on the rise, particularly among young girls. A study sheds light on the role of social contagion, and raises hard questions.
www.psychologytoday.com
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As the NHS reviews gender referrals, parents, clinicians and young people reveal the social, medical and emotional challenges they face
www.theguardian.com
"The uncertainty parents felt was compounded by the highly polarised debate – within the NHS, politics and the media – about how parents and professionals should respond to children who express distress about their gender.
“We were terrified of being accused of being bigoted,” said the woman, who asked to remain anonymous to protect her child’s privacy.
“We felt we were expected to accept her decision unhesitatingly. I felt so apologetic that I was questioning whether my miserable teenage daughter was genuinely a boy,” she said."
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The number of people identifying as transgender is on the rise in the United States of America and the United Kingdom, including many children and teens.
www2.cbn.com
"Gender dysphoria is also a growing problem in the United Kingdom.
In the UK, young people referred for "gender treatment" has increased from 97 in 2009 to 2,510 in 2017-2018, an over 4,000 percent increase in 10 years."
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