Etymology

rapid-onset gender dysphoria

Today it means: A controversial and scientifically unsupported subset of gender dysphoria claimed to be caused by social influence. Full definition →

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The story

Coined by Lisa Littman in July 2016. First appeared in a notice posted to a gender-critical blog and was later popularized by a 2018 paper by Littman.

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