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1 in 10 children face elevated risk of abuse, future PTSD, due to gender nonconformity

February 20, 2012
Children in the US whose activity choices, interests, and pretend play before age 11 fall outside those typically expressed by their biological sex face increased risk of being physically, psychologically, and sexually abused, and of suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder by early adulthood. Read more
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