ugh I hate to keep replying to myself, but this popping up in a news feed made me feel awful and invalid this morning. til I said, I know what I feel, and also the "research" in here is nil.

real research has data, it cites credible sources. the design of the only study the article cites is not mentioned.

there's total lack of empathy. it uses words like "transgenderism." it focuses on the young, & appeals to emotions with a thin veneer of vague logic.

it hurts to know that people will read this and go, "oh yeah, definitely true, look at the trend. there CAN'T be this many transes."

and one of them will say to someone, "you're not trans, you just saw a video and have a need to fit in and you think this is going to work. you need to take this seriously." and set their confidence and self-realization back by who knows how long. a month. a year. ten years.

I'm only angry because I fight myself more than anyone.

if anyone is looking for a credible takedown of the cited ROGD study: https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2018/2/20/rapid-onset-gender-dysphoria-biased-junk-science

the tldr: participants were selected from sites that foster anti-trans viewpoints.

I've gotta stop being an angry enby and go be a productive enby. bleah.

@heytanuki Absolutely this. The onset only looks rapid from the outside.

Experiences aren't universal, but I'm tempted to say many of us have had this bottled up for a long time and just didn't understand what it was. This was certainly the case for me.

@MadestMadness *offers all the hugs I have*

we too often feel wrong, and stuff like this only feeds the cycle preventing recovery. getting people to oppress themselves is the most insidious way to keep them down. information sets people free, and knowing good information (of which there is also tons on yt!) is key to stopping self-oppression.

thank you for being you!