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Ten years ago, it was unlikely that you knew someone who identified as transgender. Today, it’s unlikely that you don’t know someone who identifies as transgender. This is especially true of teenage girls. Abigail Shrier analyzes this disturbing trend and its implications.

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If you know any middle or high school girls today—or if you are one yourself—it would not be surprising if you know someone who identifies as transgender.

The latest statistics indicate that 2% of American high school students now identify as transgender—and the overwhelming majority of them are teenage girls. Between 2016 and 2017 alone, the number of females seeking gender surgery in America quadrupled.

But if you graduated high school over a decade ago, it was unlikely that you knew anyone who was transgender because, according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the condition underlying it afflicted roughly 1 in 10,000 people, or .01% of the population.

Almost none of these cases were teenage girls. In fact, before 2012 there was no scientific or medical literature discussing adolescent girls who wanted to transition to the opposite sex.

That doesn’t mean that we didn’t know about transgender individuals. Gender Dysphoria—the severe discomfort in one’s biological sex—has been studied for nearly one hundred years. It almost always involved boys who began feeling it between the ages of 2 and 4 and were strong and persistent in their assertions to everyone around them that they were really girls.

When a phenomenon that affects one half of a population—boys—suddenly begins affecting the other half—girls, and when its age of onset shifts from preschool to adolescence, something significant is happening.

In 2016, Brown University public health researcher Lisa Littman began studying the sudden spike in trans identification of teenage girls. She concluded that peer influence and social media influence had a lot to do with this trans teen phenomenon. After all, based on parent reports, none of these girls had exhibited symptoms of gender dysphoria at the age that it typically first presents: early childhood.

YouTube, Reddit, Tumblr, TikTok, and Instagram all host popular social media influencers—today’s version of Hollywood stars—who insist that if you feel uncomfortable in your body, you’re probably trans. Many promise that if you start a course of testosterone, all of your problems will go away.

There’s every reason to believe that these girls are experiencing real psychological pain—rates of anxiety, depression, and instances of self-harm are all at record levels for this generation. A quick fix becomes very tempting. So it doesn’t take much—a YouTube video, a friend’s suggestion—to get a troubled girl to buy into the fantasy that gender transition is the answer.

Unfortunately for these girls, who do not have typical gender dysphoria, gender transition rarely offers relief. And it’s a catastrophic mistake for psychologists, educators, and the medical establishment to rush these teens towards “a solution” that will almost certainly harm rather than heal. Because here’s what’s not in dispute: unnecessary medical gender transition causes irreversible damage—high risk of infertility, sexual dysfunction, and the creation of a permanent medical patient. 

Tragically, we’ve made it far too easy for kids to take this path—long before they’re ready psychologically or emotionally to make such a life-altering decision. Testosterone is easily obtained by today’s teens. In Oregon, a 15-year-old can walk into a gender clinic—yes, there are now gender clinics all over the country—and walk out the same day with a prescription for testosterone without her parents’ permission. Sixteen-year-old girls have been able to undergo double mastectomies—the removal of both breasts—without even a therapist’s note.

Predictably, hasty gender transition—remember, we’re talking about teenagers here—is now leading to a lot of regret. New testimonials appear on YouTube almost every week from teens who acknowledge they made a terrible mistake and warn others not to make the same one.

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  3. My daughter is 14 and now wants to be a boy. She's told me that she started feeling this way at about 8 however I don't remember her ever saying or acting this way. My daughter also has high functioning autism and she has said she thinks if she didn't have autism she wouldn't be trans. I'm not sure.
    I draw the line when it comes to puberty blockers, hormone therapy or surgery until she's and adult and can make that decision on her own. I am accepting of her wanting to be a boy because her psychiatrist told me there is a high percentage of trans children whom are not accepted committing suicide. I just don't know what to do. Do I keep accepting her and hoping one day her feelings will change? Either way I love her and will accept her whatever the choice but I don't want to be a contributing factor in her decision. I don't want her to come to me when she's older and say why!! Why did you let me do this to myself? If u know what I mean.
    Any advice please leave a comment. Ty

  5. In Japan, on December 5, feminists and trans activists criticized the publisher (Kadokawa) for censoring reasonable discussion of issues affecting youth, and the Japanese edition of her book "Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters" will no longer be published in Japanese.

    It seems that KADOKAWA succumbed to the noisy minority and political correctness. They should have stood up for fair and open debate and fact-based discussion. The trans movement seems to be trying to suppress dissenting opinions and scientific evidence that contradicts their claims.

    This is dangerous for scientific inquiry and free speech. I fully support Abigail Schreier and the important work she is doing. I consider this to be left-wing censorship and an attack on free speech.

    The facts presented in this book expose the evils of transgender ideology. But no matter how loudly the noisy minority screams, the truth cannot be silenced.

    KADOKAWA has shown weakness, not courage, and has sadly succumbed to the pressure of a radical minority. The book was canceled in Japan, but praised for its courage in the U.S. The reality in Japan on December 5, 2023, is a sad day for open debate.

  8. It seems that this video backfired beautyfully. But eh… who cares Prager was never about reason and real changes, Praguer and PraguerU it's all about talking scandalous nonsene getting the money. Hey Abigail serious people write papers, shaddy ones write books, thats the easiest way to sell out and turn academic merits just into frames hanging in the walls.

  10. I agree with this video.. changing your gender will not heal your identity problems or your anxiety’s and depression . The answer is not to become what ever you want, You only get freedom when you are your true self.. the person you were created to be by the true and living God.
    The truth shall set you free.
    Love corrects.

  12. If decades and decades of only straight cis-gendered characters in media and everywhere you look can still produce adults in the lgbtq community, a little gay media is not going to turn your kids gay. It tells your kids that if they happen to be gay, thats OKAY, and other people like them exist and lead happy, normal lives. Representation matters. Education matters.

  14. I found some inaccuracies in this video script that need correction. Let's look at the claims and provide more accurate information:

    Claim: "2% of American high school students identify as transgender."

    The 2% statistic appears to be outdated. According to the CDC's Youth Risk Behavior Survey in 2019, around 1.8% of high school students identify as transgender. [Source: CDC YRBS]

    Claim: "Number of females seeking gender surgery quadrupled between 2016 and 2017."

    There's no concrete data to support such a drastic increase. Surgical procedures related to gender transition can vary from year to year, but no statistics indicate a specific quadrupling during that period. [Source: American Society of Plastic Surgeons]

    Claim: "According to the DSM, gender dysphoria afflicted roughly 1 in 10,000 people before."

    While gender dysphoria was less understood in the past, the DSM-5 recognizes the condition and provides updated diagnostic criteria. Prevalence figures vary but are higher than 0.01%. [Source: DSM-5]

    Claim: "Before 2012, there was no scientific or medical literature on adolescent girls wanting to transition."

    Research on transgender individuals, including adolescents, predates 2012 by several decades. It's important to consider the broader body of literature on this topic. [Source: Archives of Sexual Behavior]

    Claim: "Sudden spike in trans identification is due to peer and social media influence."

    While peer and social media influence may play a role, it's crucial to recognize that gender identity is a complex and individual experience. Multiple factors contribute to an individual's understanding of their identity. [Source: Journal of Adolescent Health]

    Claim: "Unnecessary medical gender transition causes irreversible damage."

    The medical community acknowledges that gender-affirming treatments are effective and provide relief for many transgender individuals. Decisions regarding these treatments should be made in consultation with healthcare professionals. [Source: WPATH]

    Claim: "Teenagers easily obtain testosterone and undergo surgeries without proper assessment."

    Access to gender-affirming treatments is subject to medical evaluation and legal requirements. It's not as simple as portrayed here. [Source: UCSF Center of Excellence for Transgender Health]

    Claim: "Hasty gender transition leads to a lot of regret."

    Regret rates for gender transition are relatively low, and not everyone who transitions experiences regret. Research shows that many individuals experience positive outcomes from transitioning. [Source: JAMA Surgery]

    Let's ensure we rely on accurate information and research to have informed discussions about transgender issues.

  20. I feel forced to comment on this.
    In the video, they say "Transitoning will harm rather than heal" (Kinda paraphrasing here)
    According to ncbi.nlm.nih.gov, less then 1% of trans people regret transitioning.
    That is nowhere near common.
    Trans people of every age are happy that they transitoned.
    There's so much wrong here I need to make a video, saying how wrong you are.

  23. To everyone in this comments section who disagrees with absolutely everything she is saying, and calling her “Transphobic”. Keep in mind, this woman went to Yale Law school!! She is not an idiot. She was trained to look into the facts, before going to a case, like this.

  28. Rule 1: cut your child off from anyone who may offer them a different opinion

    2: harrass the school and its staff about teaching your children sex ed

    3: dont respect the opinion or self-identity of your child, and make sure they dont respect their own opinion until its one you agree with.

    This has been a PragerU tutorial on how to make sure your children never trust you with their feelings and cut you out of their lives as soon as they can.

  29. A reaction from a youtuber with less views and less subs that this have a much higher like countthan this video.

    As much as Prager U sometimes make informative videos (sometimes), that one is just anti trans propaganda filled with wrongfull statements

  32. So sad. Why is it that leftists will wear a mask while driving all alone in their car because of "the science", but not listen to real science about the mental illness called gender dysphoria. Unfortunately, the lunatic fringe in this country has a very loud voice. Trans hysteria is right up there with climate hysteria, white cops wake up every day looking to shoot a black hysteria and so on. Just leftist lunacy. Fortunately, I think these wackos are a tiny minority in this country and will eventually just fade away.

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    If this is the case, then why are you first letting an author on how to be a transphobe 101 do this kind of video and second: why are you only using transphobic sites for sources. Oh yeah I just learned that queerphobes have a general lower iq than the regular ally so there's your daily dose of real science lmfao

  38. this is so stupid "tHeRe WaSn'T aS mEnY tRaNs PeOpLe A dEcAdE aGo" stfu the reason why there has been an "increase" in transgender idivduals is because there are more SAFE SPACES FOR US. don't beleive me? look at the stats for left handed kids. when we stopped beating children for being left handed, there was a spike in left handed kids. when the negitive connotation and punishment is removed from something, (i.e, left handedness and being trans/gay) inevitably there is going to be a rise of that thing, whatever it may be. how do people not put this connection together ffs

  39. Munchausen syndrome by proxy is a mental illness and a form of child abuse. The caretaker of a child, most often a mother, either makes up fake symptoms or causes real symptoms to make it look like the child is sick.
    The attention that caregivers get from having a sick child may encourage their behaviour. Caregivers may get attention not only from doctors and nurses but also from others in their community.