Study Says Youth Don’t Identify as Trans Because of “Social Contagion”

A new study pushes back against frequently repeated talking points used by anti-transgender activists, arguing that transgender youth do not identify as such due to “social contagion,” peer pressure, or to escape stigma related to their sexual orientation. In a study, published on Aug. 3 in the journal Pediatrics, researchers found that the percentage of adolescents […]

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