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. 2018 Aug 16;13(8):e0202330. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0202330

Table 10. Additional behaviors.

n %
Parents have been called “transphobic” or “bigoted” by their child for the following reasons* 240
Disagreeing with their child about the child’s assessment of being transgender 123 51.2
Recommending that their child take more time to figure out if their feelings of gender dysphoria persist or go away 107 44.6
Expressing concerns for their child’s future if the child were to take hormones and/or have surgery 97 40.4
Referring to their child by the pronouns that they used to use before announcement 91 37.9
Telling their child that they thought hormones/surgery would not help them 90 37.5
Calling their child by the child’s birth name 80 33.3
Recommending that their child work on other mental health issues first to determine if they are the cause of their dysphoria 80 33.3
Recommending therapy for basic mental health issues (not related to gender) 74 30.8
Recommending a comprehensive evaluation before starting hormones and/or surgery 50 20.8
None of the above 87 36.2
Distrust and isolating behaviors exhibited by AYAs* 251
Expressed distrust of information about gender dysphoria and transgenderism coming from mainstream doctors and psychologists 130 51.8
Tried to isolate themselves from their family 124 49.4
Expressed that they ONLY trust information about gender dysphoria and transgenderism that comes from transgender websites and/or transgender people and sources 117 46.6
Lost interest in activities where participants aren’t predominantly transgender or LGBTIA 81 32.3
Lost interest in activities that were not related to transgender or LGBTIA issues 65 25.9
Stopped spending time with friends who are not transgender 63 25.1
Expressed distrust of people who are not transgender 57 22.7
Expressed hostility towards people who are not transgender 46 18.3
None of the above 44 17.5
Other behavior and outcomes for AYAs* 249
Withdrawn from family 112 45.0
Told other people or posted on social media that their parent is “transphobic”, “abusive”, or “toxic” because the parent does not agree with the child’s assessment of being transgender 107 43.0
Refused to speak to parent 71 28.5
Defended the practice of lying to or withholding information from therapists or doctors in order to obtain hormones for transition more quickly 41 16.5
Tried to run away 17 6.8
Been unable to obtain a job 25 10.0
Been unable to hold a job 18 7.2
Dropped out of college 12 4.8
Dropped out of high school 12 4.8
Needed to take a leave of absence from college 12 4.8
Been fired from a job 9 3.6
Needed a leave of absence from high school 1 0.4
None of the above 86 34.5
For any of the above, is this a significant change from the child’s baseline behavior? 161
Yes 115 71.4
No 46 28.6

*may select more than one answer.