A Surfeit of Empathy and an Absence of Compassion As a parent of an ROGD teen, it has been so disheartening to see so few mainstream sources publishing balanced views on this topic. We have glowing “protransition” pieces in the left-wing press, and (often) angry, and even anti-trans pieces in the right-wing or religious press. These articles are just Samuel Veissière 9 Dec 2018 · 7 min read