New transgender research filling in gaps

[Guest LizMarie]

Interesting research by one school district.

http://host.madison.com/wsj/new-transgender-research-filling-in-gaps/article_1ac0d3c0-0ef5-534d-b228-f649741bdc8e.html

[Guest Brenda Hailey]

“The good news is that many are figuring out ways not only to survive but to thrive.”

The word transgender wasnt even in the lexicon at my schools when growing up, strange how the hatred for something nobody really knew about was though.

Doesnt surprise me a bit so many claim to suffer mentally.

At least they are talking about it now, so there is at least some hope on the horizon.

[Guest KimberlyF]

The word transgender wasnt even in the lexicon at my schools when growing up

I never ran into anyone who used it till about 15-20 years ago so it would have been pointless for my school. I wonder if they defined the term for those filing it out? 1.5% is maybe the highest I've ever seen.

[Guest Brenda Hailey]

The word transgender wasnt even in the lexicon at my schools when growing up

I never ran into anyone who used it till about 15-20 years ago so it would have been pointless for my school. I wonder if they defined the term for those filing it out? 1.5% is maybe the highest I've ever seen.

I imagine they would have to define it for the those answering the questions, I seriously doubt we have come so far that parents across the country are educating their kids about transgender issues, and if they are it may only be for the sake of what kind of freaky people Jack and Jill should stay away from.

I lived in the dark for decades well into adulthood before I figured out what it meant.

For such a small percentage it sure does stir up a lot of controversy with the other %98.5 though.

[gennee]

If the school administrations weren't so quick to dismiss the concerns of transgender students, it would be a positive experience for for them. To me this is where much education is needed. I find that school administrators are just as ignorant about transgender issues as the general population. This is an area that needs to be addressed.

[Guest KimberlyF]

Well, the recruitment drive is working, as those who ID as TG outnumber those who ID as G&L in at least 3 of 4 grades and maybe tie in the other without all of the raw data in this survey. There's something you don't see every day!

[Guest Mia J]

This is good but I wonder what the percentage of students that did not respond as transgendered because of fear.

Mia

[Drea]

In one sense the numbers seem a bit low but probably it isn't far from what I would expect since prevalence numbers for CD are right around the 2% to 5% range.