UK Paper: 1 in 166 gender variant; trans clients double every 5 years |
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United Kingdom-based Gender Identity Research and Education Society (GIRES) has issued a report on prevalence of trans people in the UK that challenges the conventional wisdom that gender variance and transsexualism are very rare. Lead author Bernard Reed will present a paper on this topic at the June Symposium at the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH).
The DSM-IV published by the American Psychiatric Association says small studies suggest “roughly 1 per 30,000 adult males and 1 per 100,000 adult females seek sex-reassignment surgery.” These prevalence numbers are significantly different from the report released today.
Highlights of the report prepared by Bernard Reed, Stephenne Rhodes, Pietà Schofield, and Kevan Wylie:
• The number of people reporting is doubling every 5 years at the current rate.
• The report estimates as many as 1 in 166 (600 in 100,000) experiences some degree of gender variance.
• 1 in 8,000 people in the UK have already transitioned, with another 4,000 planning to transition or in the process.
• Male-to-female gender variance may be reported more often (currently 80% of all reported in the UK) If the gender balance is equal, the number could be 1% of the UK population.
• GIRES predicts that anywhere from five to nine times as many people may present for treatment in the future.
The report discusses other demographic trends, including the trend toward transitioning earlier in life.
Webpage:
http://www.gires.org.uk/prevalence.php
PDF:
http://www.gires.org.uk/assets/Medpro-Assets/GenderVarianceUK-report.pdf
