Learning to listen to trans and gender diverse children: A Response to Zucker (2018) and Steensma and Cohen-Kettenis (2018)

ABSTRACT

The authors answer recent responses by Steensma & Cohen-Kettenis (2018) and Zucker (2018) to our critical commentary on “desistance” stereotypes and their underlying research on trans and gender diverse children (Temple Newhook et al., 2018). We provide clarification in the following areas: (1) the scope of our paper; (2) our support of longitudinal studies; (3) consequences of harm to trans and gender diverse children; (4) clinical practice implications; (5) concerns about validity of research methodology; and (6) the importance of learning to listen to trans and gender diverse children.

KEYWORDS:

• adolescents
• children
• desistance
• dysphoria
• transgender

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1. This grant was co-led with Loralee Gillis and held at Rainbow Health Ontario (RHO). RHO is a knowledge translation unit funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care with a mandate to ensure that high quality evidence is used to inform clinical practice with LGBTQ communities in Ontario.