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"One young adult in 20 is now nonbinary or transgender, communities that
society barely recognized and seldom counted until a few years ago.
Those populations are not new. Only recently, though, have survey-takers
thought to ask people about gender identity, invoking terminology that did not
exist for prior generations. The word “nonbinary” did not appear in The New
York Times until 2014.
The rising visibility of nonbinary and transgender people reflects the nation’s
growing acceptance of gender fluidity, especially among the young. One landmark
study found 1.2 million nonbinary people in the 18-60 age group. Of that total,
three-quarters were under 30, which suggests Generation Z has explored gender
identity to an extent that older Americans have not.
“We have a world in which we are finally counting these groups,” said Kay
Simon, 28, an assistant professor at the University of Minnesota who studies
the experiences of queer youth and their families. “You can’t identify as
something if you don’t know what the word is.”"
Via Janet Logan.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
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