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https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2022/06/10/study-estimates-transgender-youth-population-has-doubled-in-5-years https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/ne

https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2022/06/10/study-estimates-transgender-youth-population-has-doubled-in-5-years https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2022/06/10/study-e... Here ya go. And theres plenty of other studies out there. We only started keeping track of this kind of thing recently so its hard to gi very far back. But I mean come on, anecdotally, you can see how this is true right? I knew 1 transgender person over my whole life, until like 2016. Now I know 6. Half of those 6 are people I knew back when I only knew 1 transgender person. Its clear that at the very least, more peoppe are openly trans, but I think the rate in general has increased, open or not.

valarauko 4y ago
The linked article gives a reasonable possibility: Jody Herman, the paper’s lead author, told Spectrum News there are several reasons for the jump in the youth transgender population estimate, including that the CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey began asking high school students in 2017 if they are transgender, giving researchers a clearer picture. Herman, a senior scholar of public policy, said other factors likely include shifting populations, greater awareness and education about trans people and gender identities, and increased social media that allows young people to connect with people they relate to. “I think it's a combination of things,” she said. “And we should be suspect of pointing at one thing.”