trans misinformation, rogd (---)
there's a bad article from thefederalist about the "social contagion" of ROGD. the writer claims to have read "tens of thousands" (how?) of media reports that back up a study on ROGD.
the findings written about are all "They learned it from YouTube!"
media reports are not science. media reports ABOUT science are oversimplified and narrow. anecdotes are not data.
listen to trans people. believe trans people.
ugh, this BS.
trans misinformation, rogd (---)
the writer has detransitioned. that's valid, if someone feels they need to. but that's an anecdote and not a rule, and without empathy for subjective experiences we may not share, we are trapped by our own experience.
YouTube isn't a flawless source, but it was one of the places I found resonance and made peace with three decades of turbulence. my life is better. I'm 37, I'm not a kid.
the onset only looks rapid from the outside!
trans misinformation, rogd (---)
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.
trans misinformation, rogd (---)
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.
trans misinformation, rogd (---)
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.