Transgender Identification Losing Ground Among Young Americans, Report States

The report likens the drop in transgender identification to a fading fad.

Senior Reporter

10/18/2025|Updated: 10/21/2025

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A newly released report suggests that transgender identification among members of Generation Z in the United States has lost momentum after peaking in 2023.

Eric Kaufmann, professor of politics at the University of Buckingham in the UK, 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.

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Darlene McCormick Sanchez

Senior Reporter

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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