Episode Summary

In Part Two of our conversation with Dr. Kenneth Zucker, we continue exploring what decades of clinical research actually shows about gender dysphoria in children and adolescents — and what gets lost when ideology replaces evidence. Dr. Zucker is a certified psychologist based in Toronto, Editor-in-Chief of Archives of Sexual Behavior, and one of the most cited researchers in this field. If you missed Part One, start there — this conversation builds on it.

Topics Covered

* ROGD as a distinct clinical phenomenon: what the evidence does and doesn’t show

* The shift in sex ratios among clinic-referred adolescents and what it signals

* Desistance, persistence, and why longitudinal data matters

* Is there a “true” transgender? Dr. Zucker makes the case for a genuine gender dysphoria diagnosis — and what distinguishes it from the current wave of adolescent presentations

From Dr. Zucker’s Research

Dr. Zucker has a new paper under review asking the core question directly: Is “rapid-onset” gender dysphoria in adolescence a new clinical phenomenon? The manuscript was submitted for publication in January 2026. You can track his work and find the paper when it publishes at his research page:

🔗 kenzuckerphd.com/research

His full CV is also available there as a PDF for listeners who want the complete publication record.

Earlier relevant work:

* “Adolescents with Gender Dysphoria: Reflections on Some Contemporary Clinical and Research Issues” — Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2019

* “The Myth of Persistence” — International Journal of Transgenderism, 2018

Coming Up Next Week

🎙️ Pride Discussion — Lauren and Cori sit down to talk about Lauren trip to Chicago for the Endocrine Conference and her visit to a Pride Festival.

🎙️ Interview: Dr. Leonard Sax — Author, physician, and researcher. Dr. Sax joins Jamie to discuss intersex conditions, how prevalence claims get distorted, and what accurate terminology actually requires.

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