CatBus said:
I’d say the rate of kids who prefer the activities of the other gender is the same among trans kids as it is among cis kids–that is, pretty low.when you say “of the other gender” in regards to trans kids, are you talking about their physical gender or the gender they identify with?
Heh, good catch. Trans talk is fun, no?
So what I’m saying is that for biological boys who identify as male and prefer traditional girl activities, that’s a pretty low rate but it exists. For biological girls who identify as female and prefer traditional boy activities, that’s also a pretty low rate. Among the small-but-larger-than-most sampling of trans kids I’ve met, I’ve met one trans kid whose preferred activities match their biological sex and not their identification. Admittedly completely anecdotal, and using a sample size that goes down to one, that does not seem out of line with the rates for the other cis-gendered kids above. So I don’t really see any evidence, from what I’ve seen, that trans kids are more inclined to stick to the activities prescribed by their gender identification than any other kids.
EDIT: Also, I only know a handful of trans adults, and the story is totally different. Absolutely every single one came out as an adult (although they knew they were as long as they can remember), so the whole concept of kids who say they’re trans out loud while still in grade school or even earlier is as new to them as it is to me.