| Myth | Reality | |------|---------| | "Being trans is a mental illness." | Gender dysphoria (distress from mismatch) is in the DSM, but being trans itself is not. WHO declassified it as a disorder in 2019. | | "Kids are transitioning too young." | Puberty blockers are reversible; social transition (name/pronouns) is non-medical. Medical transition rarely occurs before late teens. | | "Trans women are a threat in bathrooms." | No evidence. Trans people are far more likely to be assaulted than to assault others. | | "Nonbinary is just a trend." | Nonbinary identities exist across history and cultures (e.g., Hijra in India, Two-Spirit in Indigenous cultures). |
, were central to the 1969 Stonewall Riots, often cited as the birth of the modern LGBTQ rights movement Cultural Impact: