I think some transgenderism is the result of a desire of some young people to follow a trend.

While younger teenagers were just 7.6 percent of the total U.S. population, they made up roughly 18 percent of transgender people. Likewise, 18- to 24-year-olds made up 11 percent of the total population but 24 percent of the transgender population.

Some is greater social acceptance, too, no doubt.

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checkoutanytime · 46-50, M

I agree, young people find it trendy, i read that the numbers doubled or trippled in young people 15-25 over the last 10 years. Attention seekers is how they project themselves. Im really not trying to be rude.

Fukfacewillie · 56-60, M

@checkoutanytime I think it will settle down.

blindbob · 41-45

@Fukfacewillie not without some casualties. there are projections of an onslaught of lawsuits in the coming future from people who were prematurely "affirmed" as children when they presented with symptoms of mental distress or just plain teenage angst.

Fukfacewillie · 56-60, M

@blindbob I’ve heard varying estimates on reassignment regret. I tend to dismiss both extremes as they seem more political.

I think gender reassignment is here to stay but the ethics haven’t quite caught up.

blindbob · 41-45

@Fukfacewillie i agree 100%. it's all experimentation right now. i just worry that they're too extreme in their approach. i'm not a fan of automatic affirmation. before there were some diagnostic criteria to fulfill before reassignment, and most trans people transitioned in adulthood. they also said they FELT like the other sex, not that they ARE the other sex. major difference.

Fukfacewillie · 56-60, M

@blindbob Indeed. I suspect doctors are concerned about being accused of being “anti trans” is they don’t comply.

blindbob · 41-45

@Fukfacewillie Definitely. Doctors who disagree get fired and ostracized for being transphobic. That's a really dangerous precedent to set. If we can't approach medicine with deductive reasoning and basic scientific skepticism, we're just in a vacuum recycling the same ideas. There will be no more breakthroughs.

Fukfacewillie · 56-60, M

@blindbob Hopefully there will be pushback and support by the medical profession but they have become very woke lately and swept up in standard lowering for medical school admissions to be “anti racist.”

blindbob · 41-45

@Fukfacewillie I am more on the liberal end, but i agree with you wholeheartedly. I work with young people and I find it so frustrating that they would spend their hours campaigning for inclusivity instead of just studying for the MCAT and volunteering at a clinic. The saddest thing is they know when they get something without earning it. They can't even enjoy it because they're clouded with doubt.

Fukfacewillie · 56-60, M

@blindbob Intersting…I find my teenage daughter has a hard time having fun because of how serious it seems they are expected to be. Wasn’t like that when I was a kid! Reagan was sort of there, but there weren’t protests every other weekend.