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The effect of lockdown on transitioning teen girls

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Thegenderbreadperson · 28/06/2020 23:02

I mentioned this on another thread, but as a worker in a high school we have found out during weekly phone calls home that since lockdown that most of our FtM students have de transitioned, perhaps as there is no longer the group peer pressure or affirmation from teachers? I was interested to see if there are any more examples - the other thread was started about Dr Haddock, and I felt this was worthy of its own thread.

In our school there were nine girls out of a approx 160 student year 9 cohort who identified as boys. Seven have now de transitioned since lockdown and one is considering it. Out of those nine I would have said three of them weren’t as committed as the others and had said they were “thinking about being non binary”, but were keen to remain part of that friendship group. It really is infectious.

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prolefeed · 28/06/2020 23:30

@nauticant

Yes, this effect has been noted on here and discussed:

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3924990-Beautiful-thread-by-mum-of-desisting-teen-trans-boy

It's a very interesting phenomenon.

Oh thanks nauticant! Dang. I’m going to have to set up another twitter account
partystress · 28/06/2020 23:22

I wonder whether as well as a break from social contagion, it’s a respite from the adolescent male gaze, banter etc.

nauticant · 28/06/2020 23:14

Yes, this effect has been noted on here and discussed:

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3924990-Beautiful-thread-by-mum-of-desisting-teen-trans-boy

It's a very interesting phenomenon.

YinuCeatleAyru · 28/06/2020 23:12

that's very interesting. I do hope some more extensive data is collected and analysed properly. anecdotes are interesting but hard data is what is needed.

prolefeed · 28/06/2020 23:10

Is anyone aware of any academics who are (brave enough time be) researching detransitioning? The last I heard was the refusal of Bath to fund James Caspian.
I’m kicking myself because 10 years ago I had a wave of girls in their mid-teens wanting to take part in a small scale gender study and I had to turn them down (needed participants over 18 for ethics approval).
Interest is now partly increased due to guilt - I didn’t see any of this coming but I could/ should have.

BoobsOnTheMoon · 28/06/2020 23:10

Oh! My friend whose teenage DD has been identifying as first non binary and then a boy for the last 3 years rang me the other day and in conversation was using her DDs birth name instead of the boys name she's been using for the last couple of years. I asked how that was going and she was a bit vague and just said it had been a really lovely few months and that her DD seemed to be doing a lot of growing up. I didn't push it because we have pretty much agreed to disagree on the matter in the past - I use her DDs preferred name and pronouns but my friend is well aware I think it's all bullshit! I wonder...

7Days · 28/06/2020 23:07

It's very interesting and points to a large social contagion effect.

It crosses my mind that there might be less in the way sexist/objectifying remarks from boys at school and out and about as well.

A pressure from another angle that's been removed.

ScrimpshawTheSecond · 28/06/2020 23:05

If I were a journalist, I might be very interested in 8 out of 9 'transboys' detransitioning over lockdown. Just saying.