Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters

by Abigail Shrier

adolescent girls. According to the DSM-5, gender dysphoria in children is a condition defined by the presence of at least six of the following symptoms: A strong desire to be of the other gender or an insistence that one is the other gender A strong preference for cross-dressing or simulating [other gender] attire A strong preference for cross-gender roles in make-believe play or fantasy play A strong preference for the toys, games, or activities stereotypically used or engaged in by the other gender A strong preference for playmates of the other gender A strong rejection of toys, games and activities typically associated with birth sex A strong dislike of one’s sexual anatomy A strong desire for the primary and/or secondary sex characteristics that match one’s experienced gender These are not the sorts of things a small child can easily conceal from parents; five are readily observable behaviors and preferences.

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