Brown University and PLoS ONE: Defend academic freedom and scientific inquiry

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Best of luck to you

Thank Dr. Littman. I am among the many other devastated parents who are seeking help for our children. It's a shame you have to be labeled as bring on one team or the other. Why can't we all be concerned parents who love our children and just want what is best for them? I cry everyday, hoping my son will change his mind. I'm terrified that if don't don't get enough research on this and advice then this is going to have diasterous outcomes for our kids.

Thank you to Dr. Littman for being courageous enough to pursue this research. If we can't have real, solid research, how can we help kids with GD?

I support and agree with the research conducted by Dr. Littman. She is a courageous woman on this very difficult topic that parents are struggling with where everyone is against them. Thank you Dr. Littman for your bravery.

This research isn't optional; it's a necessity.

The medical community has an obligation to do research without intimidation by any activist community. How can reasonable public policies be made without accurate data?

We must be heard and taken seriously! We know our kids better than anyone else. The medical community needs to stand up to this political pressure and do what's right - save our kids!

This is so important, and we all know it, deep down. The ability to think and question is what keeps a society free.

I totally support Dr. Littman's efforts.

Hiding the truth from everyone will NOT validate the so-called "trans experience." Brown must not be complicit in the mass hysteria that is pushing children and teens to believe they are trans.

This is so important.

Our adolescents need therapy that will help them, without the use of harmful blockers and hormones that have never been approved by the FDA for use with gender dysphoric youth.

I discovered my 16yo son has been not playing video games for hours on end, but rather chatting in trans chat rooms and identifies as a trans mtf. THere is a overwhelming theme of anime among the crowd with these characters used as their avatars. I have no idea where any of this came from, completely out of the blue.

Thank you for taking a fact based and logical approach to addressing this and for putting our children's physical and mental health first!

I hope the situation doesn't get any more inquisitorial. What if scientists find that something is causing the dysphoria? Do the research, do more research, we need the knowledge!

Please do not overgeneralize and rush to psychologically railroad and medically mistreat our vulerable children!

I have to mention this. I grew up in Soviet Union. What is going on lately in US with this gagging agenda reminds me so much of the soviet propaganda. What is even more shocking is that soviet people knew that it was propaganda, Americans - don't.

As a parent of a child with ROGD I am grateful for Lisa Littman’s study and for her bravery. All we all want is to make sure we do the right thing by our children. We can not deny that we need to take a serious rethink on how we help children who develop ROGD during adolescence having never shown signs of it before.

Hi! I am a male, autistic, 16 year old survivor of ROGD and I was lucky enough to have supportive parents and a good therapist. I am sad that this disorder is disproportionately affecting autistic kids, as it effectively eugenics. Thank you for doing this.