From The Stream.
American children are identifying as “transgender” in epidemic proportions. According to a 2022 report out of the Williams Institute of UCLA, more than 300,000 children between the ages of 13 and 17 identify that way. But each one of those 300,000 individuals is a child made in the image of God, and therefore they deserve to be protected from this harm.
Between 2017 and 2021, “gender dysphoria diagnosis” reportedly increased 178% in children between the ages of six and 17 as puberty blockers and cross-sex hormone prescriptions more than doubled. Meanwhile, “top surgeries” — breast implantations for boys and mastectomies for girls seeking to “change” their genders — increased by more than 18% during this period.
A report from the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) reveals just how pervasive this destructive ideology has become among teens. Kids between the ages of 13 and 17 comprise only 8% of the American population, yet account for 20% of those who identify as “transgender.”
To understand how deep-rooted this problem is, consider the following data, based on insurance statistics kept between 2017 and 2023:
- 13,994 gender-based medical interventions were administered to children.
- 5,747 “sex change” surgeries were performed on children.
- 62,682 hormone and puberty blocker prescriptions were written for 8,570 children.
This generated close to $120 million in revenue — all from experimental, damaging “transgender” medical interventions on minors. Make no mistake: This is child abuse.