 But the point is this, the left tells us that trans people have always existed. Transgenderism, the fact that we're seeing this skyrocketing rise in transgender identification in modern times, that's not any social contagion. It's not because people are being indoctrinated or groomed or anything like that, they claim. It's because, well, this many trans people have always existed. It's just that they didn't feel comfortable identifying themselves as such.