18-06-2014, 07:36 AM
I've only just seen this and haven't had time to read any of the studies yet, but I had no idea there was this much research going into this particular area.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brynn-tannehill/how-much-evidence-does-it_b_4616722.html
According to Brynn Tannehill, Director of Advocacy at SPART*A:
"The overwhelming consensus of the psychological community is that gender identity is formed by the age of 2 or 3. The consensus of the medical community is that sexual dimorphism of the brain occurs in utero as a result of exposure, or lack thereof, to androgens. In other words, gender identity and expression are determined before a child is even born. It is only at 2 or 3 that they can express it.
Even those psychologists who push for "reparative therapy" to "normalize" gender-nonconforming children acknowledge that if a child is still asserting a particular gender identity at the age of 6, the odds of it changing are exceedingly small."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brynn-tannehill/dispelling-myths-misconceptions-and-lies-about-gender-nonconforming-children_b_5472189.html
I was just wondering if any of you ladies have read any of these studies and what your thoughts were. As a definite inbetweener, I find all of this stuff fascinating and sometimes frightening as I continue to try to figure out who I am. Some days I think it would be easier to just give up, not worry about it and just be me, whatever that is.
That doesn't sound all that easy to me either. I guess the thing that I am most sure about so far is that there isn't going to be an easy solution, and sticking my head back in the sand is no longer an option.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brynn-tannehill/how-much-evidence-does-it_b_4616722.html
According to Brynn Tannehill, Director of Advocacy at SPART*A:
"The overwhelming consensus of the psychological community is that gender identity is formed by the age of 2 or 3. The consensus of the medical community is that sexual dimorphism of the brain occurs in utero as a result of exposure, or lack thereof, to androgens. In other words, gender identity and expression are determined before a child is even born. It is only at 2 or 3 that they can express it.
Even those psychologists who push for "reparative therapy" to "normalize" gender-nonconforming children acknowledge that if a child is still asserting a particular gender identity at the age of 6, the odds of it changing are exceedingly small."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brynn-tannehill/dispelling-myths-misconceptions-and-lies-about-gender-nonconforming-children_b_5472189.html
I was just wondering if any of you ladies have read any of these studies and what your thoughts were. As a definite inbetweener, I find all of this stuff fascinating and sometimes frightening as I continue to try to figure out who I am. Some days I think it would be easier to just give up, not worry about it and just be me, whatever that is.
That doesn't sound all that easy to me either. I guess the thing that I am most sure about so far is that there isn't going to be an easy solution, and sticking my head back in the sand is no longer an option.