Wow, it's hard to believe that I've only been on this site for a little over two months - seems like ages. 

And while I tend to joke and make idiotic comments every now and then, I have found information helpful and communicating with you all has helped me to come to terms with Cassi.

That said, I have begun to wonder how many of us there are, transgender MTF or FTM.  For so long I was locked in the visual image of transsexual beings and the image of porn stars and that kept me from accepting who I was.  Thankfully, I found this site and that helped me more than I could ever seriously express.

Hugs

Cassi

I wonder the same thing and if we'll ever really know.. and that's really interesting about the porn part. Honestly trans people in porn helped with my gender dysphoria at times because it showed me a trans woman can be seen as a woman in that way. I know that's obvious but it's just something that's crossed my mind

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I've never been interested in guys and seriously don't believe I ever will so most of the action portrayed by porn stars was more a turn-off than a turn-on.

When I went to get my gender disorder diagnosis, I made the comment to the doctor that I was a lesbian and believed my transistion (can never remember how to speel that word, lol.) was at my comfort level.  Earlier today, my daughter's girlfriend was talking to me via video phone chat and asked how far I was going to go being diabetic and I replied that what I was doing now was a slow process and we'd see.  The issue of healing is a factor but not one that has to be dealt with immediately.

I have however, become to see that people like us are far more than what may generally be believed.

     Hi Cassi.  I think there are quite a few like us out there.  The US is a difficult place to be trans, though, and I think there are plenty who will never be open as long as were ostracized like we are.  I'm about to wrap up my Thailand transition trip and I can tell you I have seen, and briefly talked to, many trans people here. This society just doesn't care and so there is no reason to hide.  My fear Stateside is that numbers are very much greater than reported, but until our society starts to accept, we'll just never know.  And due to their own political agenda, the Government will never publish data that would let the public know how common we are.  Toni

That depends on whether you count those who do things considered trans or just those who have admitted they're trans.

With the US population at 330 million people and the best estimates at 1.5 % of all people being trans, my estimate is that there are about 5 million people in the US who have transgender issues of one sort or another.

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So that's about 1 Million in the UK. Put into smaller terms, In my large open office of 300 people there would be 4 1/2 trans and there is actually only one that people see. So maybe 70-80% of people aren't visible. (Very broad terms there and makes huge assumptions..)
Another inaccurate calculation here;
My Doctors surgery  that covers 10,000 people are assisting 5 to transition in the village (or on long term meds, info from a friend who is also transitioning in the area), so that would be 5 from approx.  150 that are actively presenting, +95% not visible to them, or are self med / private support / suffering quietly without sorting themselves out.
Whatever way there will be a lot who aren't visible.
Working the other way maybe the occurrence is 5/10000 which is 0.05% are transitioning..
Katie
(sorry for all the bad assumptions here)

Hugz

I think it will be hard to ever know just how many of us there are. There are all the people who maybe don't know they are yet, or who no longer identify as trans* because they have fully transitioned, or who don't feel comfortable coming out.

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That could be awkward!   

We will probably never know as so many of us never come out and hide but hopefully less so today.

We are a rapidly increasing sector I believe both in UK and US.

I have seen estimates of 0.6%, 1% & 1.5%.

Without evidence I would guess more than that perhaps 2% which is  1.3M in UK & 6.6M in US.

Pamela

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That could be awkward!   

LOL, Ouch

Thanks to everyone for their input.  It just seems to me, or maybe been spending too much time on this site, that there's been an open (to us) increase.  Curiosity has gotten me and the cat

I think it's just greater visibility.  Part of that is media and the only  positive thing I'll say about Caitlyn Jenner.  A bigger part,  I think, is that parents now have the resources to help trans kids.

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Quote from: Cassi on February 28, 2018, 11:45:12 PMThat said, I have begun to wonder how many of us there are . . .

          Well, since you registered just two months ago there have been another 1,050 members signed up so what's that tell ya? This place never ceases to AMAZE me is one of the busiest places I've ever known.

How many trans could a trans trans trans if a trans could trans trans trans? That is hard to make work.

Anywho, I think figuring out the numbers is a bit of a lost cause for the moment. There are just so many factors at play. There are two big ones that stand out above the rest though, the more contentious issue being: what counts as trans? Is it explicitly those who transition or desire to transition from assigned sex? Is it anyone non conforming regardless of transition or identity? Do you base it on identity, action? Is it established by a standard, or entirely self identification? (Ie: If you transition into a woman, but don't believe yourself to be trans, at least not anymore, are you still counted?) Etc, etc, etc. Then even if you do establish that, the big question is then, how do you count a population that in large part actively seeks to be invisible?

Honestly, I feel as though the 1.5% numbers are on the high side, or perhaps suffer from a not clearly defined level of inclusiveness (ie: many people think the number represents transsexuals as a cliche of what it means to be trans, when it is more likely an estimate for people who are anywhere in the transgender umbrella).

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I've heard, and believe, that 1 in 20 men crossdresses. That's 2.5% right there. The numbers thrown around are unquestionably low.

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I've heard, and believe, that 1 in 20 men crossdresses. That's 2.5% right there. The numbers thrown around are unquestionably low.

I agree Devlyn that there are more, and Kiera's comment on how many have joined in just two months is telling.  I can attest to just yesterday welcoming 15.  There are many more becoming aware each and every day.

Quote from: Devlyn Marie on March 01, 2018, 01:57:34 PM
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I've heard, and believe, that 1 in 20 men crossdresses. That's 2.5% right there. The numbers thrown around are unquestionably low.

Then we have to determine what's considered or defined as cross-dressing?  Kilts? etc?

Not really.  I think we just need to acknowledge that the numbers are bigger than we thought. 

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I've heard, and believe, that 1 in 20 men crossdresses. That's 2.5% right there. The numbers thrown around are unquestionably low.
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Umm 1 in 20, thats 5%  ))