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Mar 11, 2022Liked by Bernard Lane

Also, Dr.Littman's detransitioner study (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34665380/) notes: "data in this study strengthen, with first-hand accounts, the rapid-onset gender dysphoria (ROGD) hypotheses which, briefly stated, are that psychosocial factors (such as trauma, mental health conditions, maladaptive coping mechanisms, internalized homophobia, and social influence) can cause or contribute to the development of gender dysphoria in some individuals (Littman, 2018).”

“Participants identified sources that encouraged them to believe transitioning would help them. Social media and online communities were the most frequently reported, including YouTube transition videos (48.0%), blogs (46.0%), Tumblr (45.0%), and online communities (43.0%) (see supplemental materials). Also common were people who the respondents knew offline such as therapists (37.0%); someone (28.0%) or a group of friends (27.0%) that they knew in-person. A subset of participants experienced the friendship group dynamics identified in previous work".

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Mar 11, 2022Liked by Bernard Lane

Great to see and great to have all these citations of it in the broader context and in one place! Thank you!

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