Anti-transgender activists have claimed that most trans kids who come out as trans, nonbinary, or otherwise gender-nonconforming are simply going through a phase. However, scientists from Virginia Commonwealth University have refuted this claim, stating that they have scientific evidence to support their claim. They used a blog post in 2016 claiming that 60%–90% of youth presenting for care 'desist' from a transgender identity. Their statistical analysis found that these studies were inconsistent and could be used to justify almost any conclusion. The researchers also found that youth “desistance” rates could range from 0% to 100%, depending on how the studies’ data were interpreted. The study was published in the journal Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity.