More Teens Identify As Transgender Or Gender Nonconforming Than Previously Believed, Study Suggests.

reports a new study published in Pediatrics analyzed almost 81,000 students in ninth and 11th grade and found that nearly 2,200, or nearly three percent, identified as transgender or gender nonconforming. The study found that these children reported worse mental and physical health than other kids, echoing results seen in previous research. The AP adds that an “American Academy of Pediatrics policy...says pediatricians should use gender-neutral terms and encourage teens to feel comfortable talking ‘about their emerging sexual identities.’” https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/not-just-boy-and-girl-more-teens-identify-as-transgender/2018/02/04/0c2df5da-09f8-11e8-998c-96deb18cca19_story.html?utm_term=.65e6307713dc