Why are trans issues so popular when there are so few trans people?

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Why are trans issues so popular when there are so few trans people?

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There are real-life issues concerning transgenderism that need to be solved therefore public discourse on this topic is appropriate
Conservatives may pile on trans issues because they believe that they can resonate with conservative-minded people
The way trans issues topic are reported can make the public overestimate the actual commonness of this phenomenon
Trans issues became a political issue
Liberals may pile on trans issues because they believe it can resonate with liberal-minded people
It's more interesting to have conversations about topics that involve unresolved gray areas therefore such topics are usually more popular in public discourse
Both political sides may find trans issues topic convenient to distract from other issues related to money and power

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Trans issues

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Transgenderism