Explaining young trans copycats

Dear supporter,

Very recently, the Government abandoned plans to make it far quicker and easier to change legal sex in England and Wales. This is excellent news and a wonderful answer to prayer, for which we thank God.

Yet, sadly, transgender ideology already has a grip on many people, especially teenagers. The rapid increase in young people feeling they were ‘born in the wrong body’ is shocking. There is clear evidence of copycat behaviour spreading through peer groups. How and why is this happening?

Our two new briefings form part of the answer.

 
 

Social contagion looks at how beliefs, feelings and behaviours can spread rapidly from person to person.

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  Social contagion
 

The transgender craze then shows how ‘social contagion’ can help us understand the surge in transgenderism among young people.

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  Transgender craze
 

You may have already seen our briefing on Gnosticism. This ancient heresy despised physical reality including the body, which has clear echoes in transgender ideology today.

Please continue to pray for our nation, and for our work, at this time.

 
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Yours in Christ,
Ciarán Kelly
Ciarán Kelly
Deputy Director (Staff and Communications)
The Christian Institute