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Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters
by Abigail Shrier
This is obviously a delicate subject, but needs to be discussed. In my daughter's small 8th grade class, 12% of the girls came out as transgender or non-binary. TWELVE PERCENT. Most of those children were not "girly" in the traditional sense, and would probably have just considered themselves "tomboys" in generations past.
The author makes the case that individuals who are born with gender dysphoria are rare. The current numbers of adolescent girls coming out as transgendered likely speaks more to discomfort with their changing bodies and how to cope with growing up as a woman. It also serves to exacerbate the differences between the sexes as the current message seems to be that if you're a girl who like sports and eschews dresses and make up, you're probably really a boy.
I would recommend this book to anyone with a pre- or teenage daughter. We all want to be supportive of our kids, but the way in which we support them can make all the difference.
The author makes the case that individuals who are born with gender dysphoria are rare. The current numbers of adolescent girls coming out as transgendered likely speaks more to discomfort with their changing bodies and how to cope with growing up as a woman. It also serves to exacerbate the differences between the sexes as the current message seems to be that if you're a girl who like sports and eschews dresses and make up, you're probably really a boy.
I would recommend this book to anyone with a pre- or teenage daughter. We all want to be supportive of our kids, but the way in which we support them can make all the difference.