No, the Data Hasn't Shown that 'Transgenderism Is Effectively Over,' as Matt Walsh Trumpeted

An academic just went mega-viral on X thanks to his false presumption that a recent rapid rise and fall in reported nonbinary identification demonstrated a comparable trend for trans identities.

Prof. Eric Kaufmann’s wildly viral post on X

“Trans identification is in free fall among the young.”

That’s what a wildly viral post on X by a British academic claimed today, inspiring much crowing from the soldiers in the culture war who are most committed to proving that the recent surge in trans identification among young people has been the product of social contagion. Conservative commentator Matt Walsh, who has devoted much of his career to destroying the transgender project, proclaimed on X: “Transgenderism is effectively over. We destroyed it. Clearest and most decisive cultural win that conservatives have ever achieved.” Elon Musk then replied to Walsh: “Your work here played a major role. Thank you.”