Summary

The article presents a compelling argument that transgender individuals are statistically less likely to molest children compared to other groups traditionally entrusted with childcare, challenging societal misconceptions and advocating for transgender rights and acceptance.

Abstract

The article, framed as a multiple-choice test, prompts readers to consider who they would trust with their child's care. It reveals that common professions such as doctors, priests, coaches, Boy Scout leaders, teachers, and politicians, have higher rates of child molestation than transgender individuals. Statistics cited include over 2,400 U.S. doctors accused of molesting patients, a 4% rate of sexual abuse among priests, a significant percentage of athletes experiencing abuse by coaches, a 10% rate of students experiencing sexual misconduct by teachers, and over 7,800 former Boy Scouts leaders implicated in child sexual abuse. In contrast, the author found no statistically significant data on transgender molesters, emphasizing that transgender people are more likely to be victims of violent crime than the cisgender population. The article concludes with a plea for understanding and acceptance of transgender individuals, underscoring the personal struggles and goals of the author in their transition and advocacy.

Opinions

The author suggests that societal perceptions of transgender individuals as potential child molesters are unfounded and not supported by statistical evidence.
There is an implied critique of the societal norms that lead to the stigmatization of transgender people, despite evidence showing they are less likely to commit such crimes compared to cisgender individuals in trusted positions.
The article advocates for a reevaluation of the fear and mistrust directed towards transgender individuals, particularly in the context of bathroom bills and other legislative actions that discriminate against them.
The author emphasizes the importance of empathy and understanding for transgender people, highlighting their struggles with gender dysphoria and the loneliness that often accompanies their experiences.
The personal narrative of the author is used to humanize the transgender experience and to encourage both transgender and cisgender readers to find common ground in the pursuit of acceptance and normalcy.

Would You Trust Your Child With a Trans Person? The Numbers Speak.

Real life multiple choice.

This is a multiple choice test. Go ahead and take it. Choose all the answers that make sense to you

Who would you trust your child with?

A. A doctor?

B. A priest?

C. A coach?

D. A Boy Scout leader?

E. A teacher?

F. A politician

G. A transgender person?

If you chose letter A through F, you exposed a child to a far greater chance of molestation than if you had chosen G.

Surprise!!! Your child is safer with a transgender person.

NOW, can I go to the bathroom????

Emma Holiday

A new report says over 2,400 U.S. doctors have molested patients
According to an extensive study produced by John Jay College for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, about 4 percent of priests in ministry from the study period (1950–2002) were accused of sexual abuse.
40% to 50% of athletes have experienced mild harassment to severe abuse by coaches. 2% to 8% of all athletes have been impacted by sexual abuse.
10 percent of students experience sexual misconduct by a teacher at some time during their K-12 school experience.
The Boy Scouts of America believed more than 7,800 of its former leaders were involved in sexually abusing children over the course of 72 years, according to newly exposed court testimony — about 2,800 more leaders than previously known publicly.
Lots of politicians have committed child sexual abuse, as documented in this list.
Transgender molesters? Couldn’t find any in my google search. I am sure there are, somewhere, but not enough for any comparative statistical significance against the cisgender population. But, “Transgender people over four times more likely than cisgender people to be victims of violent crime.”

Thank you for reading my work.

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Writers note: If you have read any of my writings on Medium you will have noticed a definite theme: the incredible pain of gender dysphoria and all the difficult aspects of just being transgender.

My writing has three specific goals:

1. Writing is my therapy. I have a very limited outlet for my thoughts so I write to find a way to process the most profound experience in my life. I need to understand and I need to accept myself to move forward.

2. Being transgender, for me, is a very lonely existence and if I can share some of the things that I feel and think as I go through the process of transitioning with others who are transgender and, in some way, lessen their pain and sense of loneliness, then all of this public exposure of my personal thoughts is not a waste.

3. I write to help cisgender people understand that all trans people want is to be simply understood, accepted and treated as a normal person. We are.