Psychosexual Outcome of Gender-Dysphoric Children.

[Natasha]

Psychosexual Outcome of Gender-Dysphoric Children.

http://tinyurl.com/63k35m
December 2008

Abstract:

Objective: To establish the psychosexual outcome of gender-dysphoric children at 16 years or older and to examine childhood characteristics related to psychosexual outcome.

Method: We studied 77 children who had been referred in childhood to our clinic because of gender dysphoria (59 boys, 18 girls; mean age 8.4 years, age range 5-12 years). In childhood, we measured the children's cross-gender identification and discomfort with their own sex and gender roles. At follow-up 10.4 +/- 3.4 years later, 54 children (mean age 18.9 years, age range 16-28 years) agreed to participate. In this group, we assessed gender dysphoria and sexual orientation.

[Dennis]

30% were untraceable, so they come to the conclusion that because 43% just barely past their teens (median age 18) stated that they were no longer gender dysphoric it resolves? Give me a break. Bad science.

You could as easily frame it as the majority remained gender dysphoric (if you add the 30 missing to the 27 that expressed they were), and who knows what the future holds for the 43% that said they weren't dysphoric any more.

Dennis