Transgenderism is a relatively new phenomenon, in that the proliferation of the “ideology” has gained popularity among certain demographics. In this writing, we will collect a multitude of studies ranging in scope and demographic selection.

History

The terms gender dysphoria and transgenderism are terms that have received more and more use over the past decade. With a surge of transgender/gender dysphoric individuals rapidly increasing in that time. This increase has spawned debate across the nation and the world. People are questioning the efficacy and rationale behind the prescribed treatment options.

Gender dysphoria (GD) is the distress the individual experiences. It occurs due to the difference between their gender identity and their sex assigned at birth. This term is a relatively new term, which replaced the previous term gender identity disorder (GID) in 2013. With the release of the diagnostic manual DSM-5, the change was aimed at removing the stigma behind the term disorder.

GD first appeared in DSM-III in 1980 under the diagnostic group Gender Identity Disorders. This included Transsexuality, Gender Identity Disorder of Childhood, and Transvestic Fetishism. At this time, it was called gender identity disorder until the aforementioned DSM-5.

In 1948, Dr. Alfred Kinsey was contacted by a woman whose young son was insisting that he was a girl. It is claimed that the mother indulged in her son’s mental health issues. Dr. Kinsey reached out to endocrinologist Dr. Harry Benjamin. Dr. Benjamin developed protocols for estrogen therapy for the teen and assisted the family in finding surgical assistance.

Dr. Benjamin then continued to ‘treat’ thousands of patients who exhibited the same general symptoms. He coined the term gender dysphoria in 1973.

Kinsey’s Controversies

The Kinsey Scale

Kinsey remains one of the first major figures in American sexology. His research created the ability for deeper exploration into sexuality among sexologists and the public. Through his research, he eventually developed a scale for measuring sexual orientation, now known as the Kinsey Scale.

This scale is on a measure of 0 to 6. The former meaning exclusively heterosexual and the later meaning exclusively homosexual. Also on this scale, an additional grade of X was created, indicating the existence of asexuality.

The initial studies done with this scale were labeled “The Kinsey Reports”. They included “Sexual Behavior in the Human Male (1948)” and “Sexual Behavior in the Human Female (1953)”. These studies discussed sexual attractions between men and women. Focusing on behaviors and sexual development.

In the study focusing on men, 11.6% of white males aged 20–35 were given a rating of 3. The study reported that 10% of males surveyed were more or less exclusively homosexual. This exclusivity lasted for at least 3 years between the ages of 16 and 55. This data showed the 11.6% of men surveyed were classified as being equally homosexual and heterosexual.

In the study focusing on women, 7% of single women aged 20-35 were given a rating of 3. Also, 2% to 6% of females aged 20-35 were given a rating of 5. Additionally, 1% to 3% of unmarried females of the same age group were given a rating of 6.

Kinsey’s more active research, The Kinsey Reports

Kinsey’s research went more ‘hands on’ than just theory and interviews; it incorporated direct observation and participation in sexual activities. Occasionally, this involved colleagues who participated in these studies under controlled conditions. He defended these methods as crucial for building trust with his research subjects, positing that genuine engagement was key to capturing the complexities of human sexuality.

He also encouraged his staff to engage in diverse sexual experiences themselves so they might better understand the participants’ experiences. As part of his studies, he filmed sexual activities—including those involving co-workers—in the attic of his home, a space he purposely designed to facilitate these sessions. According to biographer Jonathan Gathorne-Hardy, this location was chosen to ensure secrecy and avoid public scandal. This careful selection of location might be suggestive of some underlying issues with how the research was being conducted. Some have speculated that Kinsey’s personal sexual interests may have influenced his research, introducing potential biases into his findings. This includes James H. Jones, author of Alfred C. Kinsey: A Public/Private Life, and British psychiatrist Anthony Malcolm Daniels (Theodore Dalrymple), both of whom have examined the intricacies of Kinsey’s motivations and how they may have interplayed with his academic pursuits, raising essential questions about the intersection of personal experience and scientific investigation in the realm of human sexuality.

The Kinsey reports are subject to considerable controversy within both the scientific and psychiatric communities. This controversy arises from the choice to interview participants who may not accurately reflect the general population. It would seem the broader scientific community understand there could have been potential for individuals to pursue forms of sexual deviancy (at the time) that were somewhat safeguarded under the guise of research.

One of Kinsey’s biggest controversies was his writings on pre-adolescent orgasms. These reported observations of orgasms in over 300 children aged from two months to fifteen years. The information was said to have come from adults reciting childhood memories or from parent or teacher observation. Kinseys had also stated he interviewed nine men who had sexual experiences with children, who then told him about the children’s responses and reactions. It wasn’t until 40 years later was it brought into question where he got this information or data. Later it was revealed that used the data of one pedophile and used it as data from multiple sources.

Kinsey saw the need for participant confidentiality to gain “honest answers on such taboo subjects”.

Kinsey’s research under scrutiny.

Years later the Kinsey institute said that the data from children was from a journal of one man which started in 1917 and that the events predated the Kinsey Reports. Brining into question the mode of which the data was collected. His initial claims of the data coming from interviews of adults then being false.

After years of analysis and deeper digging. Many questions were brought about regarding the efficacy of Kinsey’s work. It has been noted that Kinsey’s own sexual activity influenced his work. He over-represented prisoners and prostitutes instead of the public. Taking from a population which was already prone to more sexual activity that were more common in those demographics. His posing of the data as being from the public was intentionally misleading. He had classified some single people as married, and he included a disproportionate amount of homosexual men. Thus distorting his studies.

Kinsey may have over-represented homosexuals. Historian Vern Bullough considers that this may have been because homosexual behavior was heavily stigmatized. It needed to be better understood. Paul Gebhard took over Kinsey’s position as Director of the Kinsey Institute. He removed the suspect data. He found differences between the original data with homosexual biases and the updated figures.

In a 2016 review of sexual orientation literature, it stated that Kinsey’s surveys likely overestimated the frequencies of homosexual attractions. This is due to the percentages being higher than more modern studies.

Transgenderism in the Modern Era

Kinsey is often cited as one of the heroic figures in the transgender community. His research has echoes in the transgender and LGBTQ communities. Notably, the Kinsey Scale. I have heard things justified by quoting his questionable research and practices.

In 1979 the forming of the Henry Benjamin Internation Gender Dysphoria Association, HBIGDA, released the standards of care for transgender people. This set of rules dictated that individuals needed to be rated on a 6 tier scale. Tiers 5 and 6 were the points in which someone could get ‘treatment’.

You can see that the Kinsey scale was also tied into this scale. The information in this section of the article is coming from a heavily transgender biased site. In this scale, the transition was considered making you straight since your attractions were homosexual. The website also states that transgender individuals got around these limitation by “community coaching and performative presentations, but for many people (myself included) it was believed that, if you did not fit all the criteria, you were not trans enough to transition.”

This site also states that GD and transgenderism are not the same. So there you go.

It is also stated by this cite that in a study done in 2014, 0.6% of adults and 0.7% of youth in the U.S. are transgender. Yet, you will see that this report was dated June 2022. The data in this study states that 1.6 million people ages 13+ are transgender in the U.S..

With a population of 333,287,557 this correlates to .48% of the population.

Another study cited on this site, which is entirely biased towards transgenderism, shows an alarming statistic. It shows that millennials ages 18-34 are significantly more likely to identify as transgender. This data shows that 12% of 18-34 years olds identify as LGBTQ

Another fascinating piece of the study is its 4th section. “Acceptance of LGBTQ people remains high, but progress has slowed since the historic SCOTUS ruling on marriage equality”.

Suggesting that there is more that needs to be done. The focus is likely on the ability of transgender people to play in sports. They claim to be part of these sports. Since in reality the thing that was being fought for for decades was the ability for LGB individuals to get married.

However, in their mind (the people who created this study specifically), there is still much to fight for. Progress remains to be made.

Another site, while granted is not necessarily the most scientific of publications, gives advice that people can use to support people with dysphoria. It speaks of being an ally. You will find it speaks nothing about urging loved ones to seek appropriate levels of psychiatric help.

• “Don’t assume gender or sexual orientation”
  • It’s easy to look at someone and address them as a certain gender/ with certain pronouns based on what we see. This can be very uncomfortable and upsetting for those with gender dysphoria, who often already feel like they’re struggling to be recognized as who they are by the rest of the world. 

• “Use the pronouns an individual identifies with/is comfortable with. If you’re not sure which pronouns to use, be sure to ask rather than assume.”
• “Respect the language and terminology someone uses to describe their gender identity.”
• “Don’t ask about intrusive or personal matters, like biological sex/sex changes, what someone’s “real name” (the name they had before transitioning, also referred to as a “dead name”) is, etc.”
• “Perhaps most importantly, use your platform and ideas to advocate for LGBTQIA+ individuals and communities. One of the best ways to be supportive is to help make the world, in general, a better place for transgender people and those with gender dysphoria alike.”

The modern solution according to transpeople

The modern interpretation of aiding people who are experiencing transgender ideation, gender dysphoria and the like is to just accept it. To just adhere to the rules that have been prescribed by those afflicted. Any divergence from the rules is to be considered, in their words, an act of violence.

Their desperation to distance themselves from the moniker of mental illness is explicit. They remove themselves from the term gender dysphoria in favor of the euphemism—transgender. It is done in such a way so as to remove the sting and rightful concern associated with mental illness. If their goal is to sell this to the masses, and to have everyone comply with less than 1% of the population’s wishes, then distancing the ideology from a mental illness is crucial.

I use the term ideology here intentionally. Because in the modern era, transgenderism is exactly that. An ideology. They avoid using medical terminology. Instead, replacing it with a euphemism like what was attempted with pedophiles (not related to the discussion, just an example). This change transforms the participants into participants of an ideology. It is an ideology because of the deliberate act of separation from the mental illness and recreating new rules for others to follow.

Just like the euphemism for pedophile is M.A.P. which stands for minor attracted person. It is a semantic scheme of acceptance. Change the word to lessen the rightfully associated stigma.

Transgender statistics

A study conducted in 2023 by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law found that 81% of transgender adults in the U.S. have thought about suicide, while 42% of transgender adults have attempted it. 56% have engaged in non-suicidal self-injury over their lifetimes.

Data used from the U.S. Transgender Population Health Survey corroborated previous findings of the prevalence of hazardous drinking, problematic drug use, serious psychological distress, suicidality, and non-suicidal self-injury between transgender and cisgender adults. It found significant disparities in health outcomes for transgender as compared to non-transgender Americans.

Transgender individuals are 7 times more likely to contemplate suicide, four times more likely to attempt it, and eight times more likely to self harm.

Some important notes

• Nearly one-third of transgender individuals reported hazardous drinking (28%) and problematic drug use (31%).

• Among transgender adults, 44% reported recent suicidal ideation, 7% reported a recent suicide attempt, and 21% reported recent non-suicidal self-injury.

• The majority (82%) of transgender people have accessed formal mental health care, compared to 47% of cisgender adults. About one-quarter (26%) of transgender people sought support from other sources such as religious and spiritual leaders and alternative medicine practitioners, compared to 20% of cisgender adults.

• Transgender nonbinary people were four times more likely to engage in hazardous drinking compared to transgender women.

• Compared to transgender men, transgender nonbinary people were four times more likely to report problematic drug use, three times more likely to experience serious psychological distress, six times more likely to have recently thought about suicide, and four times more likely to have engaged in non-suicidal self-injury at some point in their lives.

What is striking in this data is the majority of transgender people who access formal mental health care. A considerable majority of these individuals utilized formal mental health care, and yet, these statistics for self harm and other behaviors remain at such high rates compared to non-transgender Americans.

In my opinion, it is suggestive of a system that isn’t generally aimed at treating the mental illness in ways that are getting the people who are effected better outcomes.

This study also states. “Evidence-based interventions are needed to mitigate the risk of serious mental health outcomes among transgender people, this might include increasing access to gender-affirming care, or improving transgender community connectedness, which are related to lower rates of suicidality.” according to the lead author Jeremy D. Kidd.

Studies regarding Gender Affirming Care efficacy in adolescents

In a study focusing on transgender youth, its finding were incredibly interesting. At face value, these findings also make sense.

Current clinical practices and guidelines (Cliff notes version)

Transgender youth may be eligible for gender-affirming care after they reach Tanner Stage 2 of puberty. Tanner Stage 2 denoted by; genital development, growth of hair around their pelvic region and under arms, increase in height, changes in body composition with a decrease in body fat, the beginning of body odor and need for deodorant.

At such time, the child can include gonadotropin releasing hormone agonist, or puberty blockers, to pause puberty to hault further development. There is currently no data on whether puberty blockers can be used as a monotherapy without compromising bone mineral density. Older adolescents may request phenotypic transition.

Some transitionary measures are taken on a case by case basis.

Outcomes of the current models of care.

The study reports that there is an “increased prevalence of autism spectrum disorder” and are at an increased risk for mood disorders, anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempts. The study reports that this varies depending on the level of family support.

After a certain threshold, fertility is affected and the likelihood of offspring diminishes.

The study states that mental health outcomes for adolescents who undergo these treatments improve compared to older transgender individuals.

Ethical dilemma | Opinion

While at face value these statistics in the previous study might show that it is ultimately a good thing to allow adolescents to undergo transition therapies, it still brings up an ethical debate. Should young transgender individuals even be able to start on affirmative care?

This ethical question extends to multiple parts of life and not just transgenderism. Ultimately, the adolescents are not the ones giving consent to undergo these therapies. As it’s not allowed under law for a minor to consent. The parents need to be present to approve such therapies. The argument of people making their own decisions with their bodies only applies to people at or above 18 years of age.

Consent for surgical operations and medications for anything regarding a minor has to be passed to the parent or legal guardian first. By virtue, the decision is on the parents. Is it morally and ethically permissible to allow parents to effectively chemically castrate and alter their children’s bodies? No.

While research is ongoing on the long-term effects of such practices, the ethical dilemma is who is making the legal decision at the end of the day.

If we then proceed to argue that these minors should be able to consent to these procedures, then we would have to also consider things like the age of consent or the legal drinking age. If they can make such life – altering decisions such as chemically and surgically altering their bodies permanently, they should in the same token be able to make decisions about sex which would only allow predators protection.

It would give them protections for the simple argument of the possibility of there having been consent. Instead of the default statutory rape, which is ethically the appropriate response regarding pedophiles.

Ethically speaking, I believe it is wrong to allow adolescents in the U.S. to undergo these treatments. As it isn’t them signing the papers.

Current polling regarding transgenderism

A recent poll has shown a massive shift away from the transgender political agenda. Two out of three Americans (66%) believe the law should prevent transgender individuals from competing in opposite-sex sporting events.

A majority of 56% of Americans say that transgender industries should not be able to perform experimental medical interventions on children. These interventions are often irreversible.

49% of American’s believe that restrooms should be restricted to their actual sex and public schools should stop discussion about transgenderism (47%).

U.S. Citizens (53%) also say the government should not compel health insurance to cover “medical care for gender transitions”.

You may note that Pew research had titled these findings under “Americans have grown more supportive of restrictions on trans people in recent years.”

This compounds to the wider LGBT community, where the percentage of American’s who believe same-sex relationships are morally acceptable fell by 7%. These numbers have been on a decline since 2022. This was posed by Gallup pollsters.

Family Research Council President Tony Perkins stated, “People are beginning to connect the dots between these agendas… We were told all this is just about live and let live, just being able to marry the one you love…they didn’t realize that this was going to involve the indoctrination of their children, the infiltration of every media outlet in America…”

Possible reasons for these declines

With the recent election and the Harris campaign’s heavy focus on LGBTQ rights and activism, it turned a lot of people away from the party, given the other much more concerning issues facing America at the time. Economic issues, foreign policy issues. Are but some of the issues American’s evidently voted based on in the recent election.

It is likely that these declines can be temporary if members and political leaders change the tune of their music to better fit the current views of larger portions of Americans.

There is a disconnect between what the LGBTQ people want and what the rest of America wants. With democrats so heavily focused on catering to one specific demographic, they have alienated themselves from the rest of voters.

With the demands that the Trans community imposes upon everyone else, they inadvertently alienate a vast majority of Americans. The forced indulgence of other people into their mental health issues is what causes many people to turn away.