| Myth | Fact | |------|------| | "Being trans is a choice." | Gender identity is innate. Transition is a choice to live authentically, not a choice to be trans. | | "Trans kids are too young to know." | Many children have a stable sense of gender by age 3–5. Social transition (name, pronouns) is reversible; medical steps are not taken until adolescence with extensive evaluation. | | "Trans women are a threat in bathrooms." | No evidence supports this. Trans people are far more likely to be victims of violence in bathrooms than perpetrators. | | "Non-binary isn't real." | Non-binary identities have existed across cultures for millennia (e.g., Two-Spirit people in Indigenous cultures, Hijras in South Asia). | | "You can always tell if someone is trans." | No. Many trans people are not visibly identifiable. Assuming you can "tell" leads to harmful stereotyping. |
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