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# How a theory about transgender contagion went viral
- URL: https://werd.io/how-a-theory-about-transgender-contagion-went-viral/
- Published: 2022-08-18T15:41:19.000Z
- Updated: 2022-08-18T15:41:19.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:23

“The problem: Overwhelming evidence shows that your child almost certainly hasn’t been duped. Although some people do reconsider or reverse their transition, once a person starts identifying as trans, it’s quite unlikely they’ll change their mind. No matter how strongly you believe that the internet, social contagion, and positive representations of transgender people turned your child trans, chances are your child disagrees.” [#Science](https://werd.io/tag/Science)

\[[Link](https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/08/18/1057135/transgender-contagion-gender-dysphoria/)\]