About The Gender Unicorn Graphic

 

After posting my previous two messages about articles published in The Daily Telegraph and Daily Mail on the subject of explicit sex being taught to underage kids in schools in the UK, using a peculiar illustrative diagram or graphic called The Gender Unicorn (seen above), I became curious, and did more research into it. This diagram was originally created by “Trans Student Educational Resources” (TSER), where it can be downloaded from their website, and where more information can be found about it. It has now become very widespread, and is used in schools in the UK, US, Canada, Australia and elsewhere to teach kids effectively that “gender” is fluid, it is not binary. It is even beginning to be used in higher institutions of learning to teach older students the same thing. It also exists as a “coloring page” which kids (or adults) can fill in to express where they think they fit on the “gender scale”. It looks like this (click to enlarge):

The “arrows” represent sliding scales of sexuality, sexual orientation, or sexual expression that the person feels he or she belongs to as they “color” the page. On another website it gives the following explanation or use of the coloring page:

“Looking for a way to engage conversation around gender identity and sexual orientation? Created by the folks at Transgender Student Educational Resources, The Gender Unicorn Coloring Page is an extension of the Gender Unicorn graphic, but allows you to fill in your own identity in each category. It’s an excellent way to understand the nuanced aspects of identity, including sex assigned at birth, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, and romantic orientation.” Link

An example of how the coloring page can be filled is this image (click on the images to enlarge):

Children are extremely vulnerable to this kind of indoctrination, and this I believe explains the dramatic rise in recent years of the number of children expressing “gender dysphoria,” and seeking medical treatments such as puberty blockers, hormone treatment, and even surgery. Girls appear to be more vulnerable than boys; probably because they see themselves at a disadvantage compared to boys in physical strength, social status, and other privileges; and that may explain the disproportionate rise in the number of young girls seeking gender reassignment treatment. If you tell girls that they can become boys, and tell boys that they can become girls, the number of girls who will want to transition is likely to be higher. According to a news report by Reuters published in October 6, 2022, “transgender children seeking treatment surges in U.S.” Here is a Quote:

“Thousands of children in the United States now openly identify as a gender different from the one they were assigned at birth, their numbers surging amid growing recognition of transgender identity and rights even as they face persistent prejudice and discrimination.

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“In 2021, about 42,000 children and teens across the United States received a diagnosis of gender dysphoria, nearly triple the number in 2017, according to data Komodo compiled for Reuters. Gender dysphoria is defined as the distress caused by a discrepancy between a person’s gender identity and the one assigned to them at birth.

“Overall, the analysis found that at least 121,882 children ages 6 to 17 were diagnosed with gender dysphoria from 2017 through 2021. Reuters found similar trends when it requested state-level data on diagnoses among children covered by Medicaid, the public insurance program for lower-income families.

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“For children at this age and stage of development, puberty-blocking medications are an option. These drugs, known as GnRH agonists, suppress the release of the sex hormones testosterone and estrogen. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the drugs to treat prostate cancer, endometriosis and central precocious puberty, but not gender dysphoria. Their off-label use in gender-affirming care, while legal, lacks the support of clinical trials to establish their safety for such treatment.

“Over the last five years, there were at least 4,780 adolescents who started on puberty blockers and had a prior gender dysphoria diagnosis.

“This tally and others in the Komodo analysis are likely an undercount because they didn’t include treatment that wasn’t covered by insurance and were limited to pediatric patients with a gender dysphoria diagnosis. Practitioners may not log this diagnosis when prescribing treatment.

“By suppressing sex hormones, puberty-blocking medications stop the onset of secondary sex characteristics, such as breast development and menstruation in adolescents assigned female at birth. For those assigned male at birth, the drugs inhibit development of a deeper voice and an Adam’s apple and growth of facial and body hair. They also limit growth of genitalia.

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“After suppressing puberty, a child may pursue hormone treatments to initiate a puberty that aligns with their gender identity. Those for whom the opportunity to block puberty has already passed or who declined the option may also pursue hormone therapy.

“At least 14,726 minors started hormone treatment with a prior gender dysphoria diagnosis from 2017 through 2021, according to the Komodo analysis.

“Hormones – testosterone for adolescents assigned female at birth and estrogen for those assigned male – promote development of secondary sex characteristics. Adolescents assigned female at birth who take testosterone may notice that fat is redistributed from the hips and thighs to the abdomen. Arms and legs may appear more muscular. The brow and jawline may become more pronounced. Body hair may coarsen and thicken. Teens assigned male at birth who take estrogen may notice the hair on their body softens and thins. Fat may be redistributed from the abdomen to the buttocks and thighs. Their testicles may shrink and sex drive diminish. Some changes from hormone treatment are permanent.

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“The ultimate step in gender-affirming medical treatment is surgery, which is uncommon in patients under age 18. Some children’s hospitals and gender clinics don’t offer surgery to minors, requiring that they be adults before deciding on procedures that are irreversible and carry a heightened risk of complications.

“The Komodo analysis of insurance claims found 56 genital surgeries among patients ages 13 to 17 with a prior gender dysphoria diagnosis from 2019 to 2021. Among teens, ‘top surgery’ to remove breasts is more common. In the three years ending in 2021, at least 776 mastectomies were performed in the United States on patients ages 13 to 17 with a gender dysphoria diagnosis, according to Komodo’s data analysis of insurance claims. This tally does not include procedures that were paid for out of pocket.” Link

The same thing is happening in the UK. A lengthy newspaper report published in The Guardian on 24 November 2022 refers to it as an “explosion”. Here are some quotes:

“According to a study commissioned by NHS England, 10 years ago there were just under 250 referrals, most of them boys, to the Gender Identity Development Service (Gids), run by the Tavistock and Portman NHS foundation trust in London.

“Last year, there were more than 5,000, which was twice the number in the previous year. And the largest group, about two-thirds, now consisted of ‘birth-registered females first presenting in adolescence with gender-related distress’, the report said.

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“Over recent months, the Guardian has interviewed 11 parents of gender-questioning adolescent biological girls (some of whom have transitioned to become trans boys), and six paediatricians and child psychiatrists, to discuss their views and experiences. For many of them, it has been a difficult and emotionally draining time.

“Their testimony reflects the lack of consensus within the medical profession about how best to proceed if a child experiences gender dysphoria – and, in turn, how this confusion contributes to the central dilemma faced by concerned parents: how should they support their child during what may be the most challenging period of their lives?

“Do they accept them changing their name, gender and pronouns at home and at school and investigating medical options, or should they try to help their child to accept their natal sex?

“While some parents said they had embraced their child’s decision and welcomed the societal changes that had made this step possible, others felt confused by their child’s desire to change their body.

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“The rise in the number of biological girls seeking referrals to Gids was set out in an interim report by Dr Hilary Cass, the paediatrician commissioned to conduct a review of the services provided by the NHS to children and young people questioning their gender identity.

“‘In the past few years it has become an explosion. Many of us feel confused by what has happened, and it’s often hard to talk about it to colleagues,’ said a London-based psychiatrist working in a child and adolescent mental health unit, who has been a consultant for the past 17 years.

“Like all NHS employees interviewed, she asked for anonymity due to the sensitivity of the subject.

“‘I might have seen one child with gender dysphoria once every two years when I started practising. It was very niche and rare.’ Now, somewhere between 10% and 20% of her caseload is made up of adolescents registered as female at birth who identify as non-binary or trans, with just an occasional male-registered teenager who identifies as trans.

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“Another senior child psychiatrist said girls who wanted to transition made up about 5% of her caseload.

“‘In the last five to 10 years we’ve seen a huge surge in young women who, at the age of around 12 or 13, want to become boys. They’ve changed their name and they are pressing … to have hormones or puberty blockers’

“The psychiatrist added: ‘Often those girls are children who are going through the normal identity and developmental problems of adolescence and finding a solution for themselves in this way.’

“Greater awareness of trans issues is likely to be one common-sense explanation for the rise in requests for referrals.” Link

This sudden and dramatic rise in children expressing “gender dysphoria” and desiring medical treatment and a “sex change” is not accidental. There is a difference between protecting LGBTQ folks against violence or discrimination; and indoctrinating (even grooming) school kids to become trans—which is what is happening in many schools today.