Most children who express gender confusion will grow out of it by the time they’re adults, according to a long-term study.
The details: Researchers in the Netherlands tracked over 2,700 children, beginning at age 11, and followed them through their mid-twenties.
- Every three years, the children were asked to respond to the statement ‘I wish to be of the opposite sex’ and rank it as: Not True, Sometimes True, or Very True.
The results: The study found that 11 percent of children expressed ‘gender non-contentedness’ to varying degrees. But by age 25, just 4 percent said they were discontent with their gender.
- The researchers found: “Gender non-contentedness, while being relatively common during early adolescence, in general decreases with age and appears to be associated with a poorer self-concept and mental health throughout development.”
Big picture: This data flies in the face of the transgender movement running amok in the United States today, which advocates for “gender-affirming care” that includes puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and even genital mutilation.
- In the United States, gender dysphoria has soared in every state since 2018 — except South Dakota.
The numbers: In the U.S., 1.6 million people ages 13 and above identify as transgender. Children under 18 make up roughly 1 in 5 new gender dysphoria diagnoses.
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