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Study: Trans kid’s gender implicit; govt report condemns conversion therapy - Se

Started by stephaniec, October 19, 2015, 01:06:08 PM

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October 19, 2015, 01:06:08 PM
Study: Trans kid's gender implicit; govt report condemns conversion therapy

http://www.transadvocate.com/study-trans-kids-gender-implicit-govt-report-condemns-conversion-therapy_n_15446.htm

TransAdvocate/By Cristan Williams   10/17/2015

"A recent study found that the gender identity of trans children is as implicit as the gender identity of cis children. A study with 32 transgender children, ages 5 to 12, indicates that the gender identity of these children is deeply held and is not the result of confusion about gender identity or pretense. The study, led by psychological scientist Kristina Olson of the University of Washington, is one of the first to explore gender identity in transgender children using implicit measures that operate outside conscious awareness and are, therefore, less susceptible to modification than self-report measures and older studies by researchers who conflated trans and gender diverse children ."
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