Do Clinical Data from Transgender Adolescents Support the Phenomenon of “Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria”?

2021/11/15 by Greta R. Bauer, Margaret L. Lawson, Daniel L. Metzger · 1 voice · 3 citations
Psychology · Social Sciences · #LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy #Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology #African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues

paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.11.020

openalex publication_date 2021/11/15 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29

Abstract

Although emergence of gender dysphoria at puberty is long established, a distinct pathway of rapid onset gender dysphoria was recently hypothesized based on parental data. Using adolescent clinical data, we tested a series of associations that would be consistent with this pathway, however, our results did not support the rapid onset gender dysphoria hypothesis.

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Discussions

• When researchers actually asked trans youth (Bauer 2022), they didn't report 'rapid onset.' What parents perceive as 'sudden' is often the moment their child finally told them—not when feelings began [bsky, 3 points, 0 comments]

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