By Benjamin E. deMayo, Natalie M. Gallagher, Rachel A. Leshin, and Kristina R. Olson.
Cultural Change, Scientific Inquiry, and Gender Development Research: Letting Science Follow the Questions in a Politicized Climate | Commentary 90.1-3
Commentary by Dr. Christia Spears Brown. Science has long addressed issues important to public health. For example, since antiquity, scientists have sought to understand how diseases spread from person to person. Regardless of prevailing public opinion, generations of scientists pursued basic and applied research that eventually led to vaccines capable of eradicating many once-deadly diseases.
Out of the fog, some clarity: Science amid social conflict | Commentary 90.1-3
Commentary by Dr. Anne Fausto-Sterling. The monograph reports the results of the first 10 years of a longitudinal study—The Trans Youth Project–that followed transgender, cisgender, and gender diverse children and youth (deMayo, Gallagher, Leshin and Olson, 2025). At first interview, the median age of the youths was 8.1 years, and at last reported visit 14.3 years. The researchers focused on young children in families supportive of their gender identities. Many of the study subjects had begun to socially transition.
Stability and Change in Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Across Childhood and Adolescence | PowerPoint 90.1-3
This PowerPoint provides an overview
Author Interviews | Monographs 90.1-3 | Video
The following clips were taken from an interview between Chang Liu, Associate Editor of Monograph Matters, and Benjamin E. deMayo and Rachel A. Leshin, who contributed to “Stability and Change in Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Across Childhood and Adolescence” published in the Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, (90)1-3.