Gender Dysphoria is diagnosed remarkably similar to how ADHD was diagnosed in the Ritalin episode of South Park. If you walk through the clinic door and ask the question, you have it. It is a policy driven outcome. If some places diagnose it more than others, then that is naturally a function of the degree of convergence of the profession, and the number of patients asking the question, for that location.
Gender Dysphoria is diagnosed remarkably similar to how ADHD was diagnosed in the Ritalin episode of South Park. If you walk through the clinic door and ask the question, you have it. It is a policy driven outcome. If some places diagnose it more than others, then that is naturally a function of the degree of convergence of the profession, and the number of patients asking the question, for that location.
There’s 1.6 million diagnosed over the age of 13
That's 0.5% of the population of the US.
But that also doesn’t include self diagnosing
True. They are well beyond the one in 2000 mark. That's when statistics folks say something is wrong.
Percentages are only used when the number is small. Numbers are only used when the percentage is small. Covid was a great example.