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RE: General TG, TS, TV and sex change thread - Like Ra - 26 Feb 2020 (26 Feb 2020, 15:52 )Like Ra Wrote: Where can I get the official info about the amount of transgenders/transsexuals per country (or, at least, in the US)? "Transgender Population Size in the United States: a Meta-Regression of Population-Based Probability Samples" Feb 2017 PLAIN-LANGUAGE SUMMARY We used data from national surveys to estimate the population size of transgender people in the United States. Estimates of the number of transgender adults significantly increased over the past decade, with a current best estimate of 390 per 100 000 adults. That is about 1 in every 250 adults, or almost 1 million Americans. These numbers may be more typical of younger adults than of the entire US population. We expect that future surveys will find higher numbers of transgender people and recommend that standardized questions be used, which will allow a more accurate population size estimate. Background. Transgender individuals have a gender identity that differs from the sex they were assigned at birth. The population size of transgender individuals in the United States is not well-known, in part because official records, including the US Census, do not include data on gender identity. Population surveys today more often collect transgender-inclusive gender-identity data, and secular trends in culture and the media have created a somewhat more favorable environment for transgender people. Objectives. To estimate the current population size of transgender individuals in the United States and evaluate any trend over time. Search methods. In June and July 2016, we searched PubMed, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, and Web of Science for national surveys, as well as “gray” literature, through an Internet search. We limited the search to 2006 through 2016. Selection criteria. We selected population-based surveys that used probability sampling and included self-reported transgender-identity data. Data collection and analysis. We used random-effects meta-analysis to pool eligible surveys and used meta-regression to address our hypothesis that the transgender population size estimate would increase over time. We used subsample and leave-one-out analysis to assess for bias. Main results. Our meta-regression model, based on 12 surveys covering 2007 to 2015, explained 62.5% of model heterogeneity, with a significant effect for each unit increase in survey year (F = 17.122; df = 1,10; b = 0.026%; P = .002). Extrapolating these results to 2016 suggested a current US population size of 390 adults per 100 000, or almost 1 million adults nationally. This estimate may be more indicative for younger adults, who represented more than 50% of the respondents in our analysis. Meta-Regression Showing the Proportion of Transgender Adults Against Survey Year, Based on Surveys That Categorized Transgender as Gender Identity: United States, 2007–2015 Note. BRFSS = Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; NCHA = National College Health Assessment; NIS = National Inmate Survey. The 2016 NCHA was omitted as a potential outlier. Data points are scaled, with larger circles indicating smaller standard errors. The dashed lines indicate the 95% confidence interval about the regression line. Proportion of Transgender Adults in Surveys That Categorized Transgender as a Gender Identity: United States, 2007–2016 Note. BRFSS = Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; N = total sample size; NCHA = National College Health Assessment; NIS = National Inmate Survey. Authors’ conclusions. Future national surveys are likely to observe higher numbers of transgender people. The large variety in questions used to ask about transgender identity may account for residual heterogeneity in our models. Public health implications. Under- or nonrepresentation of transgender individuals in population surveys is a barrier to understanding social determinants and health disparities faced by this population. We recommend using standardized questions to identify respondents with transgender and nonbinary gender identities, which will allow a more accurate population size estimate. RE: General TG, TS, TV and sex change thread - Like Ra - 11 Mar 2020 Not a scientific article: https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/transgender-kids-eligible-for-earlier-medical-intervention-under-new-guidelines/19909/ Transgender Kids Could Get Hormone Therapy at Earlier Ages Quote:Doctors are now considering allowing children to undergo hormone therapy at earlier ages in order to change their bodies. Under current guidelines, that type of treatment is reserved for children 16 and older. However, authors of the new guidelines are considering striking that age requirement so children could begin hormone therapy earlier. Another opinion: Quote:“I think it’s putting a lot on the shoulders of these children,” said Dr. Eric Vilain, a pediatrician and geneticist who heads the Medical Genetics division at UCLA. “It’s putting them on a path that will have a lot of medical and surgical consequences.” Statistics? Quote:An estimated 1.4 million adults and 150,000 teens in the U.S. identify as transgender. Population figures for younger children, however, are largely unknown. That said, Bay Area gender clinics provide care to more than 550 children, according to data collected by the NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit. And this is what I see in various research papers - there is not enough evidence, there is not enough information, the statistics is very shallow, nothing is confirmed. Quote:While teams of pediatricians and therapists provide ongoing medical and emotional care for transgender children, there is a lack of research detailing which children should transition socially and at what ages. 10x: Quote:Megan, like many parents of transgender children, point to studies, including those from the Williams Institute at UCLA, that have shown trans kids are nearly 10 times more likely to commit suicide than non-trans children. RE: General TG, TS, TV and sex change thread - jadefortyfour - 30 Apr 2020 Ra had asked if I might participate and have anything to add to this thread since I'm labeled non-binary, gender queer and have been through all the appropriate and required counseling and have been on HRT for about three years. I've only gone back a couple of posts and the responses. The only observation I have is that, societally, we don't have all the answers to these questions but rather situational observations and generalizations. What is meant is that we typically use a part of our brains that would only like to deal with absolutes; yes/no, this/not that, this course of treatment/not that one, this person was harmed/so it's all wrong, this person didn't benefit/so you can't have it. A good percentage of the academic back-and-forth seems to be of this nature and, one might assume, has been influenced by the clinicians' and researchers' acquired value systems (religion, academia) etc. If you've been alive for a while you probably won't be surprised that life is a bit more complex and complicated than Yes/No, Right/wrong, objective/subjective. For example, when I was diagnosed with a gender identity misalignment at 16 the psychiatrist informed my parents that it was his expectation I would be dead or institutionalized before I reached the age of 25. Based on statistics he was clinically and scientifically correct and he had the "objective" research to prove the point. I'm 67 now. He was wrong and he, because he didn't know any better and was hypnotized by the methods and philosophy of the time, could not see another alternative. HRT was a punishment for the crime of homosexuality in those days (Alan Turing for example). Times, opinions, societal norms and research outcomes change through time - become more informed (sometimes - unless there is money to be lost) - and the same manuals everyone quotes today as being 'definitive' - were the same 'objective & definitive' and incontrovertible references to my diagnosis then. Turns out the same profession that considered me mentally ill, now considers me to have to be a 'paraphilia' - which is only a 'disorder' not an 'illness' requiring institutionalization and electroconvulsive therapy - and that there are more possible outcomes other than institutionalization or suicide. End of rant... RE: General TG, TS, TV and sex change thread - Like Ra - 30 Apr 2020 (30 Apr 2020, 00:03 )jadefortyfour Wrote: Ra had asked if I might participateLinking a very related post: https://www.likera.com/forum/mybb/Thread-Bambi-Sleep-stuff?pid=42369#pid42369 RE: General TG, TS, TV and sex change thread - Like Ra - 16 Jun 2020 This guy is amazing! He has even got his own Aliexpress shop! Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJR6B3dHsuE Thank to @Culmor! RE: General TG, TS, TV and sex change thread - Like Ra - 30 Jun 2020 Not sure where to post it - Isabella Valentine's outrage. Just for the record. (For those unfamiliar with IV - she "was" one of the well-known sissy hypno content maker) https://imgur.com/a/rkz0r That's more of a continuation of https://www.likera.com/forum/mybb/Thread-General-TG-TS-TV-and-sex-change-thread?pid=35363#pid35363 Then we have Joan Rowling's story. The world is getting crazy... The so called "minorities" do everything to be discriminated even more, at least behind the curtain. Public opinion is slowly turning towards "silent hate". I feel particularly bad about it, because all my efforts over decades are getting wasted. Crossdressing, genderbending, genderfluidity, crossplay is not fun anymore, it's a part of political agendas. And TS&TG is a part of big business. RE: General TG, TS, TV and sex change thread - Like Ra - 30 Jun 2020 (30 Jun 2020, 17:40 )Like Ra Wrote: Then we have Joan Rowling's storyAh, if you are not aware yet... Source: https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/1269389298664701952 Source: https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/1269406094595588096 Source: https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/1269407862234775552 https://www.jkrowling.com/opinions/j-k-rowling-writes-about-her-reasons-for-speaking-out-on-sex-and-gender-issues/ https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-53002557 https://www.vogue.com/article/jk-rowling-transphobic-tweets-harry-potter-franchise https://www.thecut.com/2020/06/j-k-rowling-accused-of-transphobia-over-twitter-commentary.html https://www.thecut.com/2019/12/j-k-rowling-defends-researcher-who-made-anti-trans-comments.html JK Rowling Wrote:Dress however you please. RE: General TG, TS, TV and sex change thread - Like Ra - 11 Aug 2020 Errrm... Okay... "The Matrix Creator Just Confirmed That the Sci-Fi Masterpiece Is a Trans Allegory Fans have long speculated about the meaning of the cyberpunk classic. Now co-director Lilly Wachowski explains how the film reflects her identity." https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a33521185/the-matrix-trans-allegory-meaning-explained/ RE: General TG, TS, TV and sex change thread - Frank - 11 Aug 2020 I have been thinking about this story and contemplating posting about for a few days now. Does changing the present now change the past? The Wachowski "sisters" now say the Matrix was about gender transitioning. However, the movie was made 21 years ago by the Wachowski "brothers". Even says so in the credits. I don't feel like their current viewpoints and feelings can change what was made in the past. I saw the movies as a struggle between man/machine and reality/perception. Gender never was a part of that, although the character Switch did add the male/female duality. The Wachowski sisters may have changed, but the movie didn't. https://web.archive.org/web/20060115061830/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/_/id/9138137 This provides some insight into what Lily, formerly known as Larry, went through during his/her transition. Some BDSM, crossdressing, dominatrixes, humiliation, hypnosis, and possibly blackmail. It reads like a fictional story. RE: General TG, TS, TV and sex change thread - Like Ra - 11 Aug 2020 (11 Aug 2020, 15:50 )Frank Wrote: However, the movie was made 21 years ago by the Wachowski "brothers".Yes, but the gender issue was aeady there, so it's possible that some "ideas" are incorporated into the movie. The beauty of The Matrix is in its wide interpretation. And that's why I like it. However, in all the "sources" (I've read about) behind the Matrix, "gender" (and even "sex") is not an issue. Quite the opposite - non-duality in everything rules. Buddhism, for example. Actually, the sex can be important, because of the different energy flow (think of qigong, yoga, taichi, etc). And "gender" simply does not exist in any of the realms (physical, etheric, whatever) except the social one 😁 |