Thread by @4th_WaveNow

1. THREAD: What happens when someone in the affirmative parent group simply asks questions about rapid onset gender dysphoria. Moderators are called in, the mother is shamed for wrongthink, and a well known trans activist appears.

2. The mother says she tries to read widely, and is immediately told rapid onset gender dysphoria is not real; to even talk about it is anti-trans. Is it not ok to ask questions, the mom wonders?

3. More wrongthink from the questioning parent: "So it was basically a self diagnosis, and you as a parent decided to just go with it?" This is met with angry/sad emojis and attempts to educate the mother on her "disconnect."

4. After more attempts to "educate," a moderator is tagged, who says they "tried for 5 months" to show this mom (called a "bad seed" by another poster) the error of her ways. By this point in the convo, the mom has left (or been banned from) the group.

5. It doesn't matter why your daughter says she is transgender. To ask any questions = choosing to hurt your own child.

6. "Praying for him." The transgression, remember, was the mother wanting to talk to the group about rapid onset gender dysphoria.

7. Activist-journalist Brynn Tannehill appears with a link to her Advocate piece denying any possibility that rapid onset gender dysphoria exists.

The moderator says the thread will not be deleted, despite the "misinformation" spread by the original poster.

8. It's far too easy to blame these parents for interpreting skepticism about a child's trans identification as hate. It is the actions & statements of certain activists & clinicians that have created this atmosphere where no one--even a caring parent--may question or ask why.