The New York Times (5/4, Ghorayshi) reports “young children who transition to a new gender with social changes…are likely to continue identifying as that gender five years later, according to a” study published in Pediatrics. The study also found that “many had begun hormonal medications in adolescence to prompt biological changes to align with their gender identities.” Meanwhile, “2.5% of the group had reverted to identifying as the gender they were assigned at birth.”
The AP (5/4, Tanner) reports the study “involved 317 youngsters who were 3 to 12 years old when they were recruited.” The AP adds, “On average, the kids began identifying as transgender at around age 6.”
Related Links:
— “Few Transgender Children Change Their Minds After 5 Years, Study Finds “Azeen Ghorayshi, The New York Times, May 4, 2022