In recent years there's been a huge increase in the number of children reporting gender dysphoria. The clinics here and in London see three thousand percent more patients than they did ten years ago among girls referrals are up more than five thousand percent. In just the US the number of clinics that help young people transition has grown from zero to more than a hundred in just the past 15 years.
The movement for trans rights hits its stride in the early 2010s, but encounters fierce resistance from an unexpected source. J.K. Rowling watches the battle unfold with mounting unease.
Produced by Andy Mills, Matthew Boll, and Megan Phelps-Roper, with special thanks to Candace Mittel Kahn and Emily Yoffe.
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