A while back a was a study proposing something called “rapid onset gender dysphoria”. Basic summary is that it proposed that dysphoria was kind of social contagien that caused young people to suddenly develop dysphoria to fit in with peers or cope with other mental illness. The only source was taken from a survey of parents on a transphobic forum.
It was essentially a load of transphobic bs. But the concept of dysphoria that comes out of nowwhere is relatable to some people so I am making a reclaim for this term.
Also, if you want to reclaim the term but don’t relate to the def I gave, feel free to do so! The term can be reclaimed by any trans person!
Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria (ROGD)
A MUD were somebody suddenly develops gender dysphoria, usually also joined by a sudden change to gender identity.
This could be entirely without reason or have a specific trigger. Some possible triggers are:
Discovery of trans identies
Friends coming out as trans
Mental illnes
A traumatic event
Puberty
Etc.
ROGD should only ever be a self-applied label and should not be forced on others. Someone having ROGD does not mean that their identity is invalid, everyone’s id is valid no matter what caused it.
Permanant Type (ROGD-PT)
A subtype of ROGD specifing that the dysphoria and change to one’s gender identity was permanant and did not fade with time.
Fading Type (ROGD-FT)
A subtype of ROGD specifing that the dysphoria and change to one’s gender identity faded with time. Though, one’s identity may cay temporarily change again in future, especially if a simlar trigger is encountered.
Even if the identity is temporary, it is still valid. Gender is fluid.
