Once upon a time, there was a special child. For purposes of picking a pronoun, this child will be a boy, but it could just as easily be a girl. This child was very loud, very whiny and very demanding. This child indicated that he really did not like any of the school’s rules, because they made him feel uncomfortable. He was upset and demanded change. His parents backed him up. His doctor backed him up. The media was on the boy’s side when he complained about the school’s rules and how they made him feel. Both the boy and his parents told the school that he would drop out of school altogether if the rules were not changed to meet his desires. Notably, this child did not have any observable or measurable disabilities. He wasn’t dyslexic, he wasn’t blind or deaf, he didn’t have any neurological problems at all. In fact, his body was perfectly healthy. He just really didn’t like the school’s rules, and seemed more bothered by those rules than other children were.
Good insights. It gave me flashbacks to my many years as a high school special education teacher. Many of my students never realized that they weren't special after they reached adulthood, and they met bad ends.
ESSENTIAL LISTENING: On October 25, 2021, Megyn Kelly interviewed Lisa Littman, MD. Littman's groundbreaking research into the phenomenon of adolescents' transitioning despite no prior history of gender dysphoria led to her coining the term "Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria." They discuss Littman's original research, her just-published research on Detransitioners, and much more. I just listened to it. It's an expansive and informative conversation. Highly recommended!
What makes this scenario all the more pernicious is that the idea of being trans is often implanted by teachers in the minds of young children who otherwise would simply go through their day enjoying whatever “gender non-conforming” activity they were involved with at the moment.
I find it disturbing that the “foot in the door” in many cases is that a child doesn’t fit a stereotypical model of gender identity. Human rights advocates of the past 70+ years have worked hard to free people from stereotypes. Now gender fluidity advocates are working hard to reinstate old stereotypes of gender identity on the emotionally vulnerable, and reinforce it in flesh and bone by mutilating them, surgically and chemically.
Good insights. It gave me flashbacks to my many years as a high school special education teacher. Many of my students never realized that they weren't special after they reached adulthood, and they met bad ends.
ESSENTIAL LISTENING: On October 25, 2021, Megyn Kelly interviewed Lisa Littman, MD. Littman's groundbreaking research into the phenomenon of adolescents' transitioning despite no prior history of gender dysphoria led to her coining the term "Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria." They discuss Littman's original research, her just-published research on Detransitioners, and much more. I just listened to it. It's an expansive and informative conversation. Highly recommended!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hq8ryFVy_LM - or any podcast app. Episode #188.
What makes this scenario all the more pernicious is that the idea of being trans is often implanted by teachers in the minds of young children who otherwise would simply go through their day enjoying whatever “gender non-conforming” activity they were involved with at the moment.
I find it disturbing that the “foot in the door” in many cases is that a child doesn’t fit a stereotypical model of gender identity. Human rights advocates of the past 70+ years have worked hard to free people from stereotypes. Now gender fluidity advocates are working hard to reinstate old stereotypes of gender identity on the emotionally vulnerable, and reinforce it in flesh and bone by mutilating them, surgically and chemically.