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Transgender Identification Losing Ground Among Young Americans, Report Says

The report likens the drop in transgender identification to a fading fad.
Transgender Identification Losing Ground Among Young Americans, Report Says
Detransition advocates protest outside the annual Pediatric Endocrine Society conference in San Diego on May 6, 2023. Testimony from medical ethicists, whistleblowers, and detransitioners led the Federal Trade Commission to launch a public inquiry in July into whether consumers—especially minors—have been harmed by transgender-related interventions. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
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10/18/2025|Updated: 10/18/2025
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A newly released report suggests transgender identification among Generation Z in America has lost momentum after peaking in 2023.

Eric Kaufmann, professor of politics at the University of Buckingham in the United Kingdom, released a report titled “The Decline of Trans and Queer Identity among Young Americans,” an analysis of college-age students in the United States using seven data pools.
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
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Darlene McCormick Sanchez is an Epoch Times reporter who covers border security and immigration, election integrity, and Texas politics. Ms. McCormick Sanchez has 20 years of experience in media and has worked for outlets including Waco Tribune Herald, Tampa Tribune, and Waterbury Republican-American. She was a finalist for a Pulitzer prize for investigative reporting.
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