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'''Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria''' ('''ROGD''') is "a [[:wikt:provisional#Adjective|provisional]] label" that has been used to characterize "a new subgroup of [[adolescents]], mainly biological females, who appear to have a developmental history leading to [[gender dysphoria]] that has not been previously described", according to [[Kenneth Zucker]], professor of Psychiatry and Psychology at the [[University of Toronto]] and editor-in-chief of the ''[[Archives of Sexual Behavior]]''.<ref name="NR">{{cite web|url=https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/01/rapid-onset-gender-dysphoria-should-be-investigated-not-smeared/|title=Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria Should Be Investigated, Not Smeared|publisher=National Review}}</ref>{{medical citation needed}} The term is used to describe the phenomenon of people, usually younger people, who suddenly begin to report symptoms of gender dysphoria and begin to self identify as [[transgender]] after displaying no previous signs of gender identity uncertainty. It has been suggested that rapid onset gender dysphoria could be a "social coping mechanism" for other disorders, such as [[Depression (mood)|depression]] and [[anxiety]] caused by adolescent trauma.<ref name=JAdolHealth>{{Cite journal |last1=Littman |first1=L.L. |title=Rapid Onset of Gender Dysphoria in Adolescents and Young Adults: a Descriptive Study |journal=[[Journal of Adolescent Health]] |volume=60 |issue=2 |date=February 2017 |pages=S95–S96 |id=Supplement 1 |url=https://www.jahonline.org/article/S1054-139X(16)30765-0/abstract |doi=10.1016/j.jadohealth.2016.10.369 }}</ref>{{unreliable medical source}} |
'''Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria''' ('''ROGD''') is "a [[:wikt:provisional#Adjective|provisional]] label" that has been used to characterize "a new subgroup of [[adolescents]], mainly biological females, who appear to have a developmental history leading to [[gender dysphoria]] that has not been previously described", according to [[Kenneth Zucker]], professor of Psychiatry and Psychology at the [[University of Toronto]] and editor-in-chief of the ''[[Archives of Sexual Behavior]]''.<ref name="NR">{{cite web|url=https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/01/rapid-onset-gender-dysphoria-should-be-investigated-not-smeared/|title=Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria Should Be Investigated, Not Smeared|publisher=National Review}}</ref>{{medical citation needed}} The term is used to describe the phenomenon of people, usually younger people, who suddenly begin to report symptoms of gender dysphoria and begin to self identify as [[transgender]] after displaying no previous signs of gender identity uncertainty. It has been suggested that rapid onset gender dysphoria could be a "social coping mechanism" for other disorders, such as [[Depression (mood)|depression]] and [[anxiety]] caused by adolescent trauma.<ref name=JAdolHealth>{{Cite journal |last1=Littman |first1=L.L. |title=Rapid Onset of Gender Dysphoria in Adolescents and Young Adults: a Descriptive Study |journal=[[Journal of Adolescent Health]] |volume=60 |issue=2 |date=February 2017 |pages=S95–S96 |id=Supplement 1 |url=https://www.jahonline.org/article/S1054-139X(16)30765-0/abstract |doi=10.1016/j.jadohealth.2016.10.369 }}</ref>{{unreliable medical source}} Following corrections issued by PLOS one, the sole peer reviewed study on the hypothesized phenomenon asserts that ROGD has not been clinically validated.<ref name=PLOS>{{cite journal |journal=[[PLOS One]] |last1=Littman |first1=L. |title=Rapid-onset gender dysphoria in adolescents and young adults: A study of parental reports |date=August 16, 2018 |volume=13 |issue=8 |pages=e0202330 |url=http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0202330 |doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0202330 |pmc=6095578 |pmid=30114286}}</ref> |
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==Publication controversy== |
==Publication controversy== |
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The term was first used by [[Lisa Littman]], an American physician and researcher at the School of Public Health at [[Brown University]] at a 2017 conference, and then again in a 2018 paper published in the free online journal of science, ''[[PLOS One]]''. The publication of the paper [[Lisa Littman#Publishing controversy|led to controversy]] about both the methods used in the study and academic freedom once pressure from online activists led to a retraction of a press release by Brown University and an internal review from the journal.<ref name=Wadman>{{cite journal |title=News: New paper ignites storm over whether teens experience ‘rapid onset’ of transgender identity |first=Meredith |last=Wadman |date=August 30, 2018 |journal=Science |url=http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/08/new-paper-ignites-storm-over-whether-teens-experience-rapid-onset-transgender-identity |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831034717/http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/08/new-paper-ignites-storm-over-whether-teens-experience-rapid-onset-transgender-identity |archivedate=2018-08-31 |issn=1095-9203 |doi=10.1126/science.aav2613 }}</ref><ref name=RW>{{cite web |title=Reader outcry prompts Brown to retract press release on trans teens |journal=[[Retraction Watch]] |date=August 29, 2018 |accessdate=2018-08-30 |url=https://retractionwatch.com/2018/08/29/reader-outcry-prompts-brown-to-retract-press-release-on-trans-teens/ }}</ref> After the review, a corrected version of the paper was published in March 2019, reframing its goals, methodology, and conclusions.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.chronicle.com/article/Journal-Issues-Revised-Version/245928|title=Journal Issues Revised Version of Controversial Paper That Questioned Why Some Teens Identify as Transgender|last=Bartlett|first=Tom|date=2019-03-19|work=The Chronicle of Higher Education|access-date=2019-03-19|language=en-US|issn=0009-5982}}</ref> |
The term was first used by [[Lisa Littman]], an American physician and researcher at the School of Public Health at [[Brown University]] at a 2017 conference, and then again in a 2018 paper published in the free online journal of science, ''[[PLOS One]]''. The publication of the paper [[Lisa Littman#Publishing controversy|led to controversy]] about both the methods used in the study and academic freedom once pressure from online activists led to a retraction of a press release by Brown University and an internal review from the journal.<ref name=Wadman>{{cite journal |title=News: New paper ignites storm over whether teens experience ‘rapid onset’ of transgender identity |first=Meredith |last=Wadman |date=August 30, 2018 |journal=Science |url=http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/08/new-paper-ignites-storm-over-whether-teens-experience-rapid-onset-transgender-identity |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831034717/http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/08/new-paper-ignites-storm-over-whether-teens-experience-rapid-onset-transgender-identity |archivedate=2018-08-31 |issn=1095-9203 |doi=10.1126/science.aav2613 }}</ref><ref name=RW>{{cite web |title=Reader outcry prompts Brown to retract press release on trans teens |journal=[[Retraction Watch]] |date=August 29, 2018 |accessdate=2018-08-30 |url=https://retractionwatch.com/2018/08/29/reader-outcry-prompts-brown-to-retract-press-release-on-trans-teens/ }}</ref> After the review, a corrected version of the paper was published in March 2019, reframing its goals, methodology, and conclusions.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.chronicle.com/article/Journal-Issues-Revised-Version/245928|title=Journal Issues Revised Version of Controversial Paper That Questioned Why Some Teens Identify as Transgender|last=Bartlett|first=Tom|date=2019-03-19|work=The Chronicle of Higher Education|access-date=2019-03-19|language=en-US|issn=0009-5982}}</ref> |
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Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria (ROGD) is "a provisional label" that has been used to characterize "a new subgroup of adolescents, mainly biological females, who appear to have a developmental history leading to gender dysphoria that has not been previously described", according to Kenneth Zucker, professor of Psychiatry and Psychology at the University of Toronto and editor-in-chief of the Archives of Sexual Behavior.[1][medical citation needed] The term is used to describe the phenomenon of people, usually younger people, who suddenly begin to report symptoms of gender dysphoria and begin to self identify as transgender after displaying no previous signs of gender identity uncertainty. It has been suggested that rapid onset gender dysphoria could be a "social coping mechanism" for other disorders, such as depression and anxiety caused by adolescent trauma.[2][unreliable medical source?] Following corrections issued by PLOS one, the sole peer reviewed study on the hypothesized phenomenon asserts that ROGD has not been clinically validated.[3]
Publication controversy
The term was first used by Lisa Littman, an American physician and researcher at the School of Public Health at Brown University at a 2017 conference, and then again in a 2018 paper published in the free online journal of science, PLOS One. The publication of the paper led to controversy about both the methods used in the study and academic freedom once pressure from online activists led to a retraction of a press release by Brown University and an internal review from the journal.[4][5] After the review, a corrected version of the paper was published in March 2019, reframing its goals, methodology, and conclusions.[6] Writing for PLOS, editor Joerg Heber noted "the study, including its goals, methodology, and conclusions, were not adequately framed in the published version, and that these needed to be corrected" and that the hypothesized ROGD condition had "not yet been clinically validated." [7]
Controversy
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Aside from the controversy of the methods of the original papers and the academic freedoms around it[weasel words][who?], the alleged condition has been a source of heated discussion. The phenomenon has been called both "a poisonous lie used to discredit trans people" in the op-ed section of The Guardian,[8] but also an explanation for the experiences of multiple parents writing in the op-ed section of the Wall Street Journal[9][10] and online support communities.[11] Activist publications[weasel words][who?] have called ROGD "anti-trans",[12] "bad science"[13] and "a conservative invention",[1] whereas Madeleine Kearns a contributing writer at National Review has described the alleged condition as "particularly concerning" and called for further study,[1] while also suggesting that activists[who?] are "depriving the transgender community of their right to receive accurate information".[1][unbalanced opinion?]
References
- ^ a b c d "Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria Should Be Investigated, Not Smeared". National Review.
- ^ Littman, L.L. (February 2017). "Rapid Onset of Gender Dysphoria in Adolescents and Young Adults: a Descriptive Study". Journal of Adolescent Health. 60 (2): S95–S96. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2016.10.369. Supplement 1.
- ^ Littman, L. (August 16, 2018). "Rapid-onset gender dysphoria in adolescents and young adults: A study of parental reports". PLOS One. 13 (8): e0202330. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0202330. PMC 6095578. PMID 30114286.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ Wadman, Meredith (August 30, 2018). "News: New paper ignites storm over whether teens experience 'rapid onset' of transgender identity". Science. doi:10.1126/science.aav2613. ISSN 1095-9203. Archived from the original on 2018-08-31.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Reader outcry prompts Brown to retract press release on trans teens". Retraction Watch. August 29, 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
- ^ Bartlett, Tom (2019-03-19). "Journal Issues Revised Version of Controversial Paper That Questioned Why Some Teens Identify as Transgender". The Chronicle of Higher Education. ISSN 0009-5982. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
- ^ "Correcting the scientific record on gender incongruence – and an apology". PLOS One. August 29, 2018. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
- ^ "Rapid-onset gender dysphoria' is a poisonous lie used to discredit trans people".
- ^ "When Your Daughter Defies Biology".
- ^ "Peer Pressure and 'Transgender' Teens".
- ^ "Parents of ROGD Kids".
- ^ "Criticism Is Not Censorship".
- ^ ""Why 'rapid-onset gender dysphoria' is bad science"".