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Most Children Grow Out of Gender Confusion Over Time, Long-Term Dutch Study Suggests

The study comes amid increasing public skepticism of offering teenagers ‘gender affirming care.’
Most Children Grow Out of Gender Confusion Over Time, Long-Term Dutch Study Suggests
A young girl at the annual New York City Pride March in New York City on June 25, 2023. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
Reporter
4/4/2024|Updated: 4/5/2024
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While proponents of “gender-affirming” treatment for adolescents claim that the confusion surrounding gender isn’t just a phase that one can grow out of, a long-term, large-scale study from the Netherlands seems to suggest otherwise.

For their study, researchers at the University of Groningen looked at data collected from 2,772 individuals through a survey spanning 15 years. Beginning at age 11, the participants were periodically asked about how they felt about their own gender, until they reached their mid-twenties.

Bill Pan
Bill Pan
Reporter
Bill Pan is an Epoch Times reporter covering education issues and New York news.
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