I've seen a huge increase in the number of nerdy, often autistic and/or ADHD men in their 20s and 30s self-identifying as transgender. I know that in discussions about ROGD teen girls are often the focus but when you look at groups of young men who like things like anime, coding, and gaming there seems to be something very similar going on.
Interesting. But even in that. If you compare the demographics of gay people to trans people - there are huge differences. Like gay people, the younger you get, the more gay people there are but they exist in every demographic in equal numbers for men and women. Not so for trans people. Like there are way more female trans teens than make ones. Way more male 35 year old trans people than female. It is odd
I have lived in both those places and have an extensive network of ultra-leftist friends.
Many of the real leftists and activists who have been long time organizers and political operatives privately admit that identity politics and gender reimagining is way out of hand. But the younger crowd and the urban progressives who’ve been radicalized in the last 5-10 years are very caught up in it.
There’s more I could say about this, but this is as much as I’m willing to publicly.
I have friends who have gone "the Soviets were the good guys in the Cold War" leftist and trans issues are definitely big in those circles. My friends are Xennials but very much into the gender reimagining and identity politics and I now I am very curious about how much of that has to do with the influx of younger activists bringing these beliefs into the movement.
I feel like I’ve seen a small but noticeable uptick in my 30-40 something friends. Mostly men.
I've seen a huge increase in the number of nerdy, often autistic and/or ADHD men in their 20s and 30s self-identifying as transgender. I know that in discussions about ROGD teen girls are often the focus but when you look at groups of young men who like things like anime, coding, and gaming there seems to be something very similar going on.
Yep! My on-the-spectrum, coding cousin in his late 20's is identifying as female now. My whole liberal family is hoping this goes away.
Interesting. But even in that. If you compare the demographics of gay people to trans people - there are huge differences. Like gay people, the younger you get, the more gay people there are but they exist in every demographic in equal numbers for men and women. Not so for trans people. Like there are way more female trans teens than make ones. Way more male 35 year old trans people than female. It is odd
I posted more about this in this week’s open thread, for privacy reasons.
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Really?! Do you live in NY or SF? I don’t see that, even in Portland, OR
I have lived in both those places and have an extensive network of ultra-leftist friends.
Many of the real leftists and activists who have been long time organizers and political operatives privately admit that identity politics and gender reimagining is way out of hand. But the younger crowd and the urban progressives who’ve been radicalized in the last 5-10 years are very caught up in it.
There’s more I could say about this, but this is as much as I’m willing to publicly.
Former DSA member here. I concur. In my local chapter people without some flavor of queer identity were few and far between.
I have friends who have gone "the Soviets were the good guys in the Cold War" leftist and trans issues are definitely big in those circles. My friends are Xennials but very much into the gender reimagining and identity politics and I now I am very curious about how much of that has to do with the influx of younger activists bringing these beliefs into the movement.