> It sounds reasonable to me that as time passes more people become transgenders because it's more acceptable. Similar to homosexuality.
The visibility of transgender identity might go up as it becomes more socially acceptable (although at the moment, it's probably the least socially acceptable form of LGBT identity) but no one becomes transgender (or gay) because of that, as if it were a fad.
>Yeah but the headline makes it sound like it's a problem that's worsening but if the % is not going up then the problem has the same severity.
The article presents numbers, not percentages. It's impossible to know percentages without an accurate view of the size of the transgender community, among other reasons because transgender people may not self-identify, or may be purposely misgendered.
The visibility of transgender identity might go up as it becomes more socially acceptable (although at the moment, it's probably the least socially acceptable form of LGBT identity) but no one becomes transgender (or gay) because of that, as if it were a fad.
>Yeah but the headline makes it sound like it's a problem that's worsening but if the % is not going up then the problem has the same severity.
The article presents numbers, not percentages. It's impossible to know percentages without an accurate view of the size of the transgender community, among other reasons because transgender people may not self-identify, or may be purposely misgendered.