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Number of transgender children seeking treatment surges in U.S. (www.reuters.com)
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About 42,000 U.S. children ages 6 to 17 were diagnosed with gender dysphoria in 2021, nearly triple the number in 2017, a unique data analysis for Reuters found.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Before anyone even says it, the rise in transgender people is not a shocking trend any more than the rise in left-handed people was when being left-handed started to become socially acceptable (see attached image). The same thing happened with autism as diagnosis procedures and education about autism became more wide-spread. Just like that and every other situation where there's a spike, it doesn't mean that it will continue forever or that it's a crisis. It's just people being their true selves because society has grown to accept them.

[–] AlpacaChariot 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I can't see the image, did you forget to attach it or is this a mobile app issue?