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UnHerd: Why are fewer young people identifying as trans?

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Signalbox · 14/10/2025 16:08

Is the transgender trend amongst our youth finally fizzling out? Let’s hope so!

https://unherd.com/newsroom/why-are-fewer-young-people-identifying-as-trans/

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“The fall of trans and queer seems most similar to the fading of a fashion or trend. It happened largely independently of shifts in political beliefs and social media use, though improved mental health played a role”

UnHerd: Why are fewer young people identifying as trans?
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Bluebootsgreenboots · 14/10/2025 19:14

I wonder about the impact of lockdown. If you think of the key development period of adolescence being between the ages of 13 - 21, and it all finished 4 years ago, then we're over the hump of those who were heavily exposed to trans ideology in 2020 - 21 when normal adolescent experiences were off limits.

Waitwhat23 · 14/10/2025 19:06

When everyone's doing it, you're not unique, you're just following the crowd.

As with every social contagion, it's now tipped into ubiquity and has lost it's lure.

Less of an impact on those who just called themselves a different name and can now just quietly drop the whole thing or reinvent themselves into whatever trend comes next. Awful for those who have made irreversible changes to themselves.

BettyBooper · 14/10/2025 18:26

Namechangetheyarewatching · 14/10/2025 17:02

I agree, it's a see I told you moment, but also deeply sad for those children who were sold a lie and will live with those consequences for the rest of their lives.

Like if you cut off your arms, wings will grow and you can fly....

Oh shit the wings didn't in fact grow and now you have to live without arms forever...

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And if it's social contagion and done to be part of a group and then that group disappears or becomes very out of fashion with your peer group and ... you're stuck with it.

It really is horrendous.

ArabellaSaurus · 14/10/2025 17:05

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2808707

A very rough figure of 12000 'gender affirming' surgeries per annum in the US.

If half of these people desist, that is many thousands of people who may be left with surgeries that have lifelong impacts. For a passing fad. It's a horrible thought.

In a litigious society? Its going to be enormous.

Namechangetheyarewatching · 14/10/2025 17:02

BettyBooper · 14/10/2025 16:55

Just came here to post about this. Very interesting.

And also extremely worrying with regards to those who have gone the surgical route.

The government needs to be preparing now for the very likely increase in detransitioners. The fallout could be huge.

I agree, it's a see I told you moment, but also deeply sad for those children who were sold a lie and will live with those consequences for the rest of their lives.

Like if you cut off your arms, wings will grow and you can fly....

Oh shit the wings didn't in fact grow and now you have to live without arms forever...

BettyBooper · 14/10/2025 16:55

Just came here to post about this. Very interesting.

And also extremely worrying with regards to those who have gone the surgical route.

The government needs to be preparing now for the very likely increase in detransitioners. The fallout could be huge.

LiveshipParagon · 14/10/2025 16:50

It's almost like it's a social contagion situation, isn't it.