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Social Media, Schools, and the Secret Rise of Transgender Children: The New ‘Social Contagion’
Students file into their classroom in a file photo. Michael Loccisano/Getty Images
Patricia Tolson
By Patricia Tolson
8/23/2021Updated: 8/24/2021
In the midst of isolation under COVID-19 quarantines and school lockdowns, a new “social contagion” has quietly crept into homes to infect and transform children, some parents say. It was given a name in a 2018 study: rapid-onset gender dysphoria.

Now, parents are sounding the alarm.

Patricia Tolson
Patricia Tolson
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Patricia Tolson is an award-winning Epoch Times reporter who covers human interest stories, election policies, education, school boards, and parental rights. Ms. Tolson has 20 years of experience in media and has worked for outlets including Yahoo!, U.S. News, and The Tampa Free Press. Send her your story ideas: [email protected]
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