25-08-2015, 02:05 PM
Friedman writes:
So if you were a parent of, say, an 8-year-old boy who said he really wanted to be a girl, you might not immediately accede to your child’s wish, knowing that there is a high probability — 80 percent, in some studies — that that desire will disappear with time.
80 percent, in some studies? Oh really? This figure is thrown around so much people start believing it. It's bunk.
“The ‘80 percent’ statistic is based on a flawed 2008 study done in the Netherlands,” states Dr. Johanna Olson, MD. pediatrician, and gender specialist.
THE FACTS (about transgender kids)
Take everything this article says with a large grain of salt. Friedman just doesn't get it.
Clara
So if you were a parent of, say, an 8-year-old boy who said he really wanted to be a girl, you might not immediately accede to your child’s wish, knowing that there is a high probability — 80 percent, in some studies — that that desire will disappear with time.
80 percent, in some studies? Oh really? This figure is thrown around so much people start believing it. It's bunk.
“The ‘80 percent’ statistic is based on a flawed 2008 study done in the Netherlands,” states Dr. Johanna Olson, MD. pediatrician, and gender specialist.
THE FACTS (about transgender kids)
Take everything this article says with a large grain of salt. Friedman just doesn't get it.
Clara