rapid-onset gender dysphoria controversy rapid-onset gender dysphoria controversy controversy surrounds the concept of rapid-onset gender dysphoria (rogd), proposed as a subtype of gender dysphoria and said to be caused by peer influence and social contagion. rogd has not been recognized by any major professional association as a valid mental health diagnosis, and use of the term has been discouraged by the american psychological association, the american psychiatric association, the world professional association for transgender health, and other medical organizations due to a lack of reputable scientific evidence, major methodological issues in existing research, and likelihood to cause harm by stigmatizing gender-affirming care. part of a series ontransgender topics gender identities androgyne cisgender gender bender non-binary/genderqueer third gender bakla bissu, calabai & calalai burrnesha faʻafafine fakaleitī femminiello gender fluidity hijra khanith koekchuch māhū mukhannathun muxe travesti two-spirit winkte x-gender kathoey trans man trans woman mak nyah transgender akava'ine transsexual history outline timeline united kingdom united states compton's cafeteria riot stonewall riots intersex health care gender clinic gender dysphoria in children sex assignment hormone therapy feminizing masculinizing puberty-suppressing hormone therapy gender-affirming surgery female-to-male male-to-female facial feminization surgery facial masculinization surgery hair removal pregnancy reproduction voice therapy wpath standards of care rights and legal issues asylum discrimination anti-gender movement inequality non-binary radical feminism transgender men transmisogyny legal status rights movement non-binary, third gender organizations military service toilets bathroom bills unisex violence against transgender people genocide murders trans panic yogyakarta principles society and culture lgbt-related films events awareness week day of remembrance day of visibility march lgbt flag history media portrayals fictional characters literature film television people non-binary publications religion sports gender transitioning gender detransitioning transgender youth suicide more theory and concepts ambiphilia, androphilia, gynephilia childhood gender nonconformity cisgender / cissexual cross-dressing deadnaming gender binary gender expression gender identity gender-sexuality questioning gender variance postgenderism transfeminism transmedicalism transmisogyny by country argentina australia rights re kevin brazil canada bill c-16, 2016 rights china colombia germany india rights of transgender persons bill, 2014 tamil nadu iran ireland new zealand singapore south africa turkey united kingdom rights gender recognition act 2004 history united states cafeteria riot disenfranchisement history legal history rights title ix