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From 2014 to 2019, 8chan was the second largest English imageboard. What made it unique was that anyone could create their own board, no programming knowledge required. Mired in controversy following several high-profile shootings, it was "deplatformed" in 2019 and stigmatized as the "darkest reaches of the Internet", a lawless haunt for Nazis and pedophiles.
• Medical transition works


8chan was established in 2013 by Fredrick "Hotwheels" Brennan, a disabled American living in the Philippines. Its principal new features were that everyone could create their own imageboard, and that dead boards were "pruned" after a period of inactivity when they could be taken over by new users.
• ⁠80% of individuals reported significant improvement in dysphoria


It only got its big break in 2014, following an exodus from 4chan's /v/ because several of its mods were accused of being in cahoots with game reviewers and censoring negative posts about them.  
Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19473181/


In 2015, an attempt to improve the buggy, lagging software of 8chan, called "Infinity Next" was begun by Brennan, with the help of Joshua Moon, best known for owning Kiwi Farms. After Infinity Next failed to work, Brennan fired Moon, who made an imageboard utilizing it known as 16chan for a bit, but then gave up on it altogether.
• ⁠78% of individuals reported significant improvement in psychological symptoms


This period is also known for the awakening of nationalist and populist sentiment that occurred on /pol/. They originated several innovative concepts, such as "meme magic" and celebrated the "Leave" vote in the referendum on whether the United Kingdom should exit the European Union and Donald Trump's victory in the 2016 presidential election.
Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19473181/


In 2016, Brennan sold 8chan to Jim Watkins and his son Ron. Brennan was "kicked upstairs" but remains in the IRC. Watkins removed the pedophiles that had infested /b/, and turned it into a respectable website. Unfortunately, he also pandered to far-right posters who by then had gained a predominant position in the activity of the site.
• ⁠72% of individuals reported significant improvement in sexual function


It is incorrect to say Watkins did not try to stop the issue. For instance, in 2017, he "nationalized" the moderation of /pol/ and made it globally modded. He was simply concerned for freedom of speech, and not doing what 4chan did in 2014: alienating its userbase. Communities who were opposed to /pol/, such as /leftypol/ and /liberty/, were not only tolerated but flourished, but never attained the notoriety or infamy of /pol/.
Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19473181/


Following several high-profile shootings, CloudFlare refused to provide DDOS protection to 8chan. The website tried to migrate to another hosting provider, but then the power company that supplied it threatened to cut off their power unless they refused.
• ⁠Positive results across the board, even in 15-year followups


8chan has now been resurrected as a new website called "8kun", with a disclaimer under every post stating that the post does not represent the views of the 8kun administration.
Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19473181/
* [[8chan Chronicle/Chapter 1: Early Days]] 2013 to the first mass exoduses
 
* [[8chan Chronicle/Chapter 2: Exodus]] Causes and effects of the exoduses from 4chan to 8chan
• ⁠"Wellbeing was similar to or better than same-age young adults from the general population."
* [[8chan Chronicle/Chapter 3: Infinity Never]] Hotwheels hires Josh to try to improve 8chan but fails.
 
* [[8chan Chronicle/Chapter 4: Meme Magic]] /pol/ overspreads 8chan and shocks the world.
Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25201798/
* [[8chan Chronicle/Chapter 5: New Sheriff in Town]] Jim and Ron Watkins try to change 8chan for the better.
 
* [[8chan Chronicle/Chapter 6: Collapse]] 8chan falls after several mass shootings.
• ⁠Quality of life rises dramatically with 'gender-affirming treatment
* [[8chan Chronicle/Epilogue: New Lease of Life]] 8chan's new life as 8kun.
 
Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6223813/
 
• ⁠Long-term follow-ups:
 
https://www.jsm.jsexmed.org/article/S1743-6095(15)32422-X/fulltext
 
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-014-0453-5
 
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-009-9551-1
 
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-014-0300-8
 
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9031580/
 
• ⁠"Shown to correlate with improved psychological functioning"
 
Source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1054139X1630146X
 
• ⁠Levels of depression and anxiety which closely matched levels reported by cisgender children
 
Source: https://www.jaacap.org/article/S0890-8567%2816%2931941-4/fulltext
 
• ⁠Puberty blockers are safe and reversible
 
• ⁠Hormone blockers are the only treatment used on adolescents and are completely reversible.
 
Source: https://assets2.hrc.org/files/documents/SupportingCaringforTransChildren.pdf
 
• ⁠"Does not support an adverse impact of gender-affirming hormone therapy on cognitive performance"
 
Source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306453020301402?via%3Dihub
 
• ⁠"Our results suggest there are no detrimental effects of GNRHA on EF"
 
Source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0306453015000943
 
• ⁠"Relives [sic] distress for trans adolescents" "Is reversible"
 
Source: https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/102/11/3869/4157558
 
• ⁠"Poorer psychological well-being before treatment"
 
Source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1054139X20300276
 
• ⁠"Behavioral and emotional problems and depressive symptoms decreased"
 
Source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1743609515336171
 
• ⁠Hormones blockers are not new: "Since the mid 1990s..." "The Royal College of Psychiatrists, in 1998..."
 
Source: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/26895269.2020.1747768
 
• ⁠Many more studies:
 
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7073269/
 
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jsm.13034
 
https://jme.bmj.com/content/34/8/580
 
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/842073
 
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29551430/
 
https://ijpeonline.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1155/2010/398639.pdf
 
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0303720706001766
 
https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/95/1/109/2835177
 
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1517382/
 
https://europepmc.org/article/med/24719967
 
https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/trgh.2015.0008
 
• ⁠Puberty blockers aren't harmful to bone density
 
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/842073
 
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6469959/
 
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6616494/
 
• ⁠Puberty blockers don't cause osteoporosis or sterility
 
https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/84/12/4583/2864749
 
• ⁠Transphobia is real
 
https://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/eu-lgbt-survey-results-at-a-glance_en.pdf
 
https://www.totaljobs.com/advice/wp-content/uploads/Transgender-employee-experiences-survey-report-2016_Totaljobs.pdf
 
• ⁠46% felt discriminated against or harassed within the past year for being trans
 
• ⁠29% felt discriminated against when it came to looking for employment
 
• ⁠70% hid being trans during schooling before becoming 18 years old
 
• ⁠55% had an incident of violence within the past year in part or whole because of them being trans
 
• ⁠The ~40-50% suicide rate is fake, it's the attempt rate
 
https://transequality.org/sites/default/files/docs/resources/NTDS_Report.pdf
 
• ⁠The suicide rate is undocumented.
 
• ⁠Discrimination is harmful
 
• ⁠The attempt rate rises for people who:
 
⁠• ⁠Lost a job due to bias (55%)
 
⁠• ⁠Were harassed/bullied in school (51%)
 
⁠• ⁠Had low household income
 
⁠• ⁠Were the victim of physical assault (61%)
 
⁠• ⁠Were the victim of sexual assault (64%)
 
https://transequality.org/sites/default/files/docs/resources/NTDS_Report.pdf
 
• ⁠Other factors include:
 
⁠• ⁠Gender-based victimization
 
⁠• ⁠Discrimination
 
⁠• ⁠Bullying
 
⁠• ⁠Violence
 
⁠• ⁠Being rejected by the family, friends, and the community
 
⁠• ⁠Harassment by intimate partner, family members, police and public
 
⁠• ⁠Discrimination and ill-treatment at health-care system
 
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5178031/
 
• ⁠Many more studies
 
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5905855/
 
https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/suicidality-transgender-adults/
 
https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/Suicidality-Transgender-Sep-2019.pdf
 
https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/pdf/10.1089/lgbt.2015.0111
 
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6798808/
 
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00918369.2011.534038
 
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4808281/
 
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17135115/
 
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26866637/
 
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4716648/
 
• ⁠Social/familial support helps: it can decrease the likelihood of a suicide attempt 57% -> 4%
 
https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/137/3/e20153223
 
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5996383/
 
https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s12889-015-1867-2.pdf
 
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1743609516301734
 
• ⁠Chosen name/pronoun use does the same:
 
https://www.jahonline.org/article/S1054-139X(18)30085-5/fulltext#intraref0010a
 
⁠• ⁠71% drop in severe depression
 
⁠• ⁠34% drop [sic] suicidal ideation
 
⁠• ⁠65% drop in suicide attempts
 
• ⁠These institutions and organizations back these results:
 
⁠• ⁠American Psychological Association
 
⁠• ⁠American Medical Association
 
⁠• ⁠American Psychoanalytic Association
 
⁠• ⁠Humans Rights Campaign
 
⁠• ⁠American Academy of Pediatrics
 
⁠• ⁠American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians
 
⁠• ⁠Royal College of Psychiatrists
 
⁠• ⁠United Nations
 
⁠• ⁠United Kingdom's National Health Service (NHS)
 
⁠• ⁠American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
 
⁠• ⁠American Academy of Dermatology
 
⁠• ⁠American Academy of Family Physicians
 
⁠• ⁠American Academy of Nursing
 
⁠• ⁠American Academy of Pediatrics
 
⁠• ⁠American Academy of Physician Assistants
 
⁠• ⁠American College Health Association
 
⁠• ⁠American College of Nurse-Midwives
 
⁠• ⁠American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
 
⁠• ⁠American College of Physicians
 
⁠• ⁠American Counseling Association
 
⁠• ⁠American Heart Association
 
⁠• ⁠American Medical Association
 
⁠• ⁠American Medical Student Association
 
⁠• ⁠American Nurses Association
 
⁠• ⁠American Osteopathic Association
 
⁠• ⁠American Psychiatric Association
 
⁠• ⁠American Psychological Association
 
⁠• ⁠American Public Health Association
 
⁠• ⁠American Society of Plastic Surgeons
 
⁠• ⁠Endocrine Society
 
⁠• ⁠GLMA
 
⁠• ⁠National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health
 
⁠• ⁠National Association of Social Workers
 
⁠• ⁠National Commission on Correctional Healthcare
 
⁠• ⁠Pediatric Endocrine Society
 
⁠• ⁠Society for Adolescent Help and Medecine
 
⁠• ⁠World Medical Association
 
⁠• ⁠World Professional Association for Transgender Health
 
⁠• ⁠World Health Organization (WHO)
 
⁠• ⁠Stanford Medical
 
⁠• ⁠American Pediatrics Association
 
⁠• ⁠National Institutes of Health
 
⁠• ⁠Canadian Institute of Health Research
 
⁠• ⁠Scientific American
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