…Money and a hysteria epidemic are driving the transgenderism phenomenon, according to Clifford Alan Hopewell, a Fort Worth neuropsychologist who spoke to The Epoch Times. Hopewell—a trained behaviorist, former Texas Psychological Association president, and a fellow with the American Psychological Association—said therapy has become the gateway to a bustling transgender economy. …Gender dysphoria is a relatively new diagnosis, made up so insurance companies will cover the costs of so-called gender-affirming care, he said. …Hormones and other needed medications could cost $200,000 or more over the lifetime of a transgender person. [Article also includes interviews with de-transitioners and other types of costs]
