Number of Gen Z People Identifying as Transgender Twice That of Millennials
tweeted last year in response to a Gallup survey."It should not surprise anyone that as it became safer to be authentically ourselves, more people felt safe to come out," journalist Joe Mirabella commented on the Gallup survey.The internet and social media—especially TikTok for Gen Z—have opened up a new world for trans influencers and advocates to talk about their lives and share their stories with others—something that would have been unthinkable for the Silent Generation, for example.Dylan Mulvaney, a trans influencer who documents "being a girl" on her TikTok every day, counts over 10 million followers on the platform.
In October last year, she was invited by President Joe Biden to the White House to discuss trans rights.But despite recent progress in the recognition of LGBTQ+ rights and identities, as well as changing behaviors and attitudes toward the LGBTQ+ community, trans rights in America have become an increasingly divisive issue.Republican lawmakers across the country have been pushing for legislation that LGBTQ+ advocates have condemned for attacking trans rights and putting trans youth at risk, such as trans women's access to women's sports and to women-only toilets and facilities.
Some women have argued that trans women's access to women-only spaces encroaches on their safe spaces.Many Republican-controlled states have seen filed bills that would forbid health providers from performing gender-affirming surgery on minors and prevent them from giving teens under 18 medications such as puberty blockers.
They argue that children are too young to make such significant decisions at that age.Those pushing for these restricting laws say they're doing it to protect children, while trans rights advocates say that,.
