Viral Twitter Thread On Transgender Phenomenon Shows Powerful Images Of Why So Many Girls Think They're Actually Boys

There's been a sharp rise in transgender youth in our country over the last couple years. In fact, the number has almost doubled. There's a much higher likelihood that youth, aged 13 to 24, will come out as trans compared to adults. From 2017 to 2020, 1.4% of kids between ages 13 and 17 were trans and 1.3% of young adults aged 18 to 24 were trans. Compare that to the 0.5% of all adults who are trans, and it's clear that there's something unique going on with the youth of our country. There's no denying that there's some kind of social contagion happening and that the trans agenda is being promoted and encouraged in countless schools and colleges across the nation. A viral thread on Twitter tackled the difficult question: Why are so many girls transitioning into being boys? Viral Twitter Thread on Transgender Phenomenon Shows Powerful Images of Why So Many Girls Think They're Actually Boys Men and women have general personality differences. This is an undeniable fact that has been proven through decades of research. One thing we know about women is that they're more agreeable, more easily swayed by peer pressure, and more compassionate. We also know that women harbor more insecurities than men generally do about their looks and appearance. A Twitter thread from @RealityGirlZine features 16 different drawings that tell a story about why girls are so inclined to identify as trans and become boys. The first installment of the story highlights the messages that are given to girls on the cover of magazines and social media. They're used to seeing messages like "Go on a diet! Get this body!" next to perfectly airbrushed photos of celebrities who have impossibly perfect figures and curves. "Could it be society's toxic expectations of women and girls?" the photo asks. It's certainly worth asking since so many women have struggled with insecurities or, worse, eating disorders in an attempt to fit into the mold that mainstream society has created for them. The next picture features a girl walking down the street wearing a hoodie and sporting short hair. A bystander yells at her, "Get out of here, you ugly d*ke!" The picture wonders if "internalized homophobia" could be part of the problem, combined with the damage of being bullied at school. The thread then shows images of girls who wonder if the world would be safer if they were boys, and if life would be more enjoyable as a man because there would be less pressure to fit in and live up to society's standards of what a girl should look like or act. A girl looks in the mirror with disappointment in her eyes with the following phrases surrounding her: "Real women have curves!" "Be hyper sexual" "Don't get fat." Meanwhile, the girl feels left out at school because she doesn't connect with the girls who are cool and popular. Suddenly she finds a sense of community and family online from the trans movement. "Join our glitter family!" is one of the messages she sees on social media. Combine that with the teaching of the "gender spectrum" at school, and they soon start to think that they're actually a boy. After all, they like sports and don't fit in with other girls at school. One of the pictures shows a girl looking at the computer screen and being told that she's probably trans, even though what she's actually dealing with is "autism, OCD, BPD, abandonment issues, attachment disorder, eating disorder, body dysmorphia, or normal teen angst exploited by adult groomers." She starts to feel like maybe things would be much easier if she were just a boy. Meanwhile, the girl's parents are all too quick to capitalize on her confusion and loneliness, and Big Pharma and predatory doctors are prepared to make hundreds of thousands of dollars from her transitioning surgeries. After they've already transitioned, they start to see detransitioners online who are expressing "hysterectomy regret," "testosterone health problems," and "puberty blockers side effects." The girl is in distress because she was told that transitioning "was the only way." Sadly, there are many truths to this thread that highlight the battle that many young girls find themselves in. When you look at everything combined—societal beauty standards, predatory doctors, stage parents, indoctrination at school, established trans online communities, mainstream acceptance and promotion of transgenderism—you realize just how often young women are presented with the option to transition. Youth as a girl is difficult; some would argue it's more difficult than being a boy. There are more beauty standards to abide by, more pressure to look a certain way, and more opportunities to face peer pressure. Plus, girls' bodies are going through serious changes that include getting your menstrual cycle for the first time. It can be harrowing, frightening, and extremely lonely to navigate, especially in the time of social media when everyone is more connected than ever and yet incredibly disconnected. It's no wonder so many young girls are finding solace and a false sense of acceptance in the trans community. This thread is uncomfortable to read, but it's necessary to better understand the evils that young girls are up against today. It's up to us to take care of our loved ones—our daughters, our nieces, our sisters, our friends. The stronger the sense of love, guidance, and true acceptance young girls can find in safe places, the much less likely they are to fall prey to the trans agenda.