Abigail Shrier (2020) - Teenage Girls and Gender Identity
The recap episode centers on Abigail Shrier's book, "Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters," and the phenomenon of rapid-onset gender dysphoria (ROGD) primarily observed in adolescent girls. The conversation highlights the sudden increase in young girls identifying as transgender, often within peer groups and after exposure to social media, contrasting this with the typical, earlier onset of gender dysphoria seen historically. Concerns are raised about the ease with which teenagers can access hormones and surgeries without extensive psychological evaluation, the…
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