Policies and Consequences for the Transgender Community

Several of Trump’s policies directly impact transgender Americans:

• Limiting healthcare access for trans youth.

• Reinstating the transgender military ban.

• Revoking federal funding for providers offering gender-affirming care.

• Denying passports to transgender individuals.

These measures have contributed to a climate of fear and uncertainty. A recent report from the Centre for Heterodox Social Science highlights another concerning trend: transgender and queer identification among youth is declining sharply. Eric Kaufmann, the center’s director, analyzed survey data from FIRE, Andover Phillips Academy, and Brown University, noting that transgender and queer identification among Generation Z has dropped significantly since 2023.

“Whether trans and queer identities will drop to 2010 levels is an open question,” Kaufmann said. “But the fact both have declined sharply in just two years is a startling and unanticipated post-progressive development that the education and media establishments will be reluctant to acknowledge.”