rapid-onset gender dysphoria
rapid-onset gender dysphoria noun: a controversial and scientifically unsupported subset of gender dysphoria claimed to be caused by social influence.
Noun
rapid-onset gender dysphoria (uncountable)
- A controversial and scientifically unsupported subset of gender dysphoria claimed to be caused by social influence.
- Rapid onset gender dysphoria, by contrast, usually only relates to biological females, and is determined by a sudden acknowledgment they may be trans with little to no prior signals.2022 September 8, Nikolas Lanum, “New 'Tucker Carlson Originals' two-part special sees 'detransitioners' speak out against trans 'movement'”, in Fox News
- Synonyms:
- ROGD
Synonyms of rapid-onset gender dysphoria
Forms of rapid-onset gender dysphoria
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Origin of rapid-onset gender dysphoria
Coined by Lisa Littman in July 2016. First appeared in a notice posted to a gender-critical blog and was later popularized by a 2018 paper by Littman.
Questions about rapid-onset gender dysphoria
- What does rapid-onset gender dysphoria mean?
- Rapid-onset gender dysphoria means a controversial and scientifically unsupported subset of gender dysphoria claimed to be caused by social influence.
- What part of speech is rapid-onset gender dysphoria?
- Rapid-onset gender dysphoria is a noun.
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