So, I had a really disturbing thought…
What if ;
Some lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth, especially those who break gender stereotypes, falsely identify as transgender to cope with bullying and shame? This would explain the large number of teenagers we’ve seen in recent years being put on the path to medicalized transition…
Wouldn’t it be a real eye-opener to realize that the homophobes in our society may have found a way to effectively “trans away the gay”?
You don’t have to look very far to see some signs that this may actually be happening – look at Tavistock and all the controversy surrounding it. The internalized homophobia of both doctors and patients was played on. Young patients were made to see that “being transgender was a less oppressive option than admitting they were gay.
Our youth need to be reassured that there is no shame in same-sex attraction or gender nonconformity.