Facts & Studies to Consider
"The rational part of a teen’s brain isn’t fully developed and won’t be until age 25 or so."
https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?ContentTypeID=1&ContentID=3051
"In 2021, about 42,000 children and teens across the United States received a diagnosis of gender dysphoria, nearly triple the number in 2017, according to data Komodo compiled for Reuters". https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-transyouth-data/#:~:text=In%202021%2C%20about%2042%2C000%20children,data%20Komodo%20compiled%20for%20Reuters.
"According to recent TikTok stats, there are 50,000 (pro transgender) influencers (defined as having over 1,000 followers) on its platform." May 2, 2022 https://www.shopify.com/blog/tiktok-statistics
"In cases where a child had not been socially transitioned by their parents, she (Dr. Devita Singh, Clinical Psychologist) found that 88% outgrew their dysphoria."
https://watchdocumentaries.com/transgender-kids-who-knows-best/
"An alternative to the diagnostic model for transgender health is the Informed Consent Model, which allows for clients who are transgender to access hormone treatments and surgical interventions without undergoing mental evaluation or referral from a mental health specialist". https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0022167817745217?journalCode=jhpa
"Several states have recently enacted legislation prohibiting transgender treatment for minors, and most voters approve of such laws.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 58% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of legislation making it illegal to perform sex-change surgery on minors, including 46% who Strongly Approve of such laws. Thirty-seven percent (34%) disapprove of states passing laws to ban such surgeries on minors, including 21% who Strongly Disapprove."
"In on-line forums, parents have reported that their children seemed to experience a sudden or rapid onset of gender dysphoria, appearing for the first time during puberty or even after its completion. Parents describe that the onset of gender dysphoria seemed to occur in the context of belonging to a peer group where one, multiple, or even all of the friends have become gender dysphoric and transgender-identified during the same timeframe. Parents also report that their children exhibited an increase in social media/internet use prior to disclosure of a transgender identity. Recently, clinicians have reported that post-puberty presentations of gender dysphoria in natal females that appear to be rapid in onset is a phenomenon that they are seeing more and more in their clinic. Academics have raised questions about the role of social media in the development of gender dysphoria". https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0202330&fbclid=IwAR20rZXNYOsL8Cn3rBDr5kDMSCiMVANKj8NBKHh-YuRrp59PZpzdesKbefg
Words to Know
Nonbinary
"Nonbinary is a term that describes someone who does not identify exclusively as a man or a woman. Instead, a nonbinary person may define their gender identity and experience outside of these binary terms."
Gender fluid
"Gender fluid means a person embraces an adaptable nature to the concept of gender identity and gender expression. They can be one gender, multiple genders, or no gender.
Gender neutral is often a term used to describe people of any gender."
Genderqueer
"The term genderqueer means someone who does not follow binary gender norms. They may be non-binary, agender, pangender, genderfluid, or another gender identity."
"So God created mankind in His own image, in the image of God He created them; male and female He created them".
Genesis 1:27