Lost Boys – The Survey

In a series of articles for Quillette, Angus Fox describes in detail the experiences of families with boys who think they are transgender. The link to the quantitative survey mentioned in the final essay can be found at the bottom of this page.

Introduction

When Sons Become Daughters: Parents of Transitioning Boys Speak Out on Their Own Suffering

It is a ghastly title, isn’t it. Of course, parents at Our Duty reject the idea that sons can become daughters, and that daughters can become sons. Put that to one side, though, and we have an important series of essays on the often overlooked cohort of boys joining the transgender craze. Our experience is that about one third of adolescents represented by their parents in Our Duty are boys. This is supported by the data in Angus’ research and yet the vast majority of publications until now have tended to focus on how the trend is affecting girls.

When Sons Become Daughters: Parents of Transitioning Boys Speak Out on Their Own Suffering

Part 2

Part 2: Reveals the foursome of social factors which are common to trans-identifying young men: the capture of the medical industry; the capture of schools; the influence of young, woke women; and the internet, especially anime.

When Sons Become Daughters, Part II: Parents of Transitioning Boys Speak Out on Their Own Suffering

Part 3

Part 3: Explores the sense of fear parents often feel, and the comorbidities and other issues which get ignored (such as atypical thinking, sexuality, internet grooming and eating disorders).

When Sons Become Daughters, Part III: Parents of Transitioning Boys Speak Out on Their Own Suffering

Part 4

Part 4 in the Quillette series by Angus Fox, explores how transgenderism affects boys and their families. This instalment concentrates on boys’ struggles with masculinity.

When Sons Become Daughters, Part IV: Parents of Transitioning Boys Speak Out on Their Own Suffering

Part 5

Part 5: Takes a look at the role of anime in male adolescent transgenderism. The article also explores how giftedness is a common trait.

When Sons Become Daughters, Part V: The Links Between Trans Identity, Gifted Minds, Categorical Thinking—And Anime

Part 6

Part 6: Talks about Asexuality, Intelligence, and the Trans Co-Option of Intersex Discourse

When Sons Become Daughters, Part VI: Asexuality, Intelligence, and the Trans Co-Option of Intersex Discourse

Part 7

Part 7: Summarizes the series and includes an interview with Rene Jax – author of Don’t Get on the Plane. It also mentions the survey of parents of boys which is published below.

When Sons Become Daughters: It’s Time to Admit That Reflexive ‘Affirmation’ Has Been a Mistake

The Survey

In the course of his investigation, Angus conducted a survey of parents he contacted primarily through the forum Gender Critical Resources.

We are delighted to publish the results of the survey in full. Many of us parents know the picture that these results paint from talking to other parents in the Our Duty network and in other places such as the Gender Critical Resources forum and the Parents of ROGD Boys group mentioned in the articles written by Angus. Nevertheless, the importance of seeing these truths presented as real data cannot be overstated. Parents know that there is very little research available regarding the adolescent cohort of those who identify as transgender, particularly boys. These are real data and directly relevant to our experiences.

Together with the interviews Angus conducted for the Quillette articles, this survey gives other researchers a significant body of work upon which they can build.