By Bryan Chai | The Western Journal
Critics of transgenderism have often described the trend as a “social contagion.”
A blistering new report from the Centre for Heterodox Social Science just gave that label newfound heft.
In short, the report found that, after surging in the 2010s and 2020s, trans and “queer” identities are in sharp decline among young Americans.
Colleges — typically maligned as being the breeding ground for far-leftism in 2025 — saw the number of trans-identifying students cut nearly in half after its peak in 2023.
That year, nearly 7 percent of college students identified as trans. That number now sits at less than 4 percent.
The report also made a point to note that that percentage could drop even further soon: “Today’s freshmen are less BTQ+ than seniors, suggesting that decline will continue.”
Conservative pundit Eric Kaufmann took to X to summarize some more of the report’s findings, and it clearly resonated with audiences. His thread of posts has millions of views and tens of thousands of likes.
One interesting finding that Kaufmann highlighted involved the relatively stable percentage of young Americans who identify as gay or lesbian. It’s the other “sexual identities” that seem to be plummeting.
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