The Bad Science Behind Trans Medicine Bans The Bad Science Behind Trans Medicine Bans The conservative movement has built its case against gender-affirming care on the authority of anachronistic, faulty clinical research. Skrmetti’s argument is bolstered by a broader conservative panic over trans medicine. Psychologist Kenneth Zucker is a prominent member of the generation who was inspired by Green’s work; now, his research and professional commentaries dot the legal briefs advocating for trans medicine bans. In 2018, this idea of gender dysphoria as a temporary phase was given new life with the publication of an infamous—and largely discredited—study on “rapid onset gender dysphoria,” or ROGD. Similarly in the UK, clinical psychologists have lamented that the role of austerity has been overlooked in debates over trans medicine.