Family Research Council (FRC) and the Center for Urban Renewal and Education (CURE) have released a new joint report titled “The Trans Youth Phenomenon: Critiques & Hard Questions.” The report examines several aspects related to gender-transitioning among minors, including the ideological background, medical procedures used on minors, issues surrounding informed consent, and justifications for these interventions.
The publication addresses questions such as whether there is a biological basis for transgender identity, the diagnostic criteria for gender dysphoria in children, the concept of social contagion in this context, and how dissenting voices are treated within the debate.
Dr. Jennifer Bauwens of FRC’s Center for Family Studies co-authored the report with pediatrician Dr. Victoria Schneider and Raheem Williams, CURE’s Senior Policy Analyst.
Commenting on the release, Dr. Bauwens stated: “Our joint report, The Trans Youth Phenomenon, is a much needed and forceful correction of the preachers of transgender ideology, speaking truth to the LGBT lobby about the factual realities and consequences of what they are peddling to impressionable minds. Not only are the currently published, ‘gender-affirming’ studies massively misleading and problematic, but there is a lack of clear-eyed truth on this realm. This report seeks to correct that problem by providing spin-free data on the actual harms of the trans youth phenomenon.”
Williams added: “This report cuts through the noise of the media to get to the facts. We hope this provides the public with critical insights on an important issue facing our youth.”
The full report can be accessed at www.frc.org/transyouth.
