We are immersed in an epidemic of irrationality while witnessing a cultural contagious disease, and all the while drowning in a sea of mass delusion. How are those of us who are still grounded in reality fight this insanity?

Is transgenderism wrong? Yes. It goes against nature. It goes against Christianity. But none of that matters.

The number of sex-reassignment surgeries in the U.S. increased four-fold from 2000 to 2014 as more public and private insurance plans began covering the procedure. Over the study period, diagnoses of transsexualism (TS) or gender identity disorder increased more than three-fold, from a rate of 3.87 per 100,000 patients in 2000 to 14.22 per 100,000 patients in 2014. Among those patients, the researchers found 4,118 - or 10.9% of such visits - involved sex-reassignment surgery. A sub-analysis showed genital-only procedures accounted for the majority of all sex-reassignment procedures, and that the share of genital-only procedures rose from 72% of all sex-reassignment procedures from 2000 to 2005 to 83.5% from 2006 to 2011.

As far as insurance coverage, in 2014 Medicare lifted their coverage ban on transgender surgeries - it increased from 25% in 2012-2013 to 70% in 2014, representing a three-fold increase over the three-year period.

http://www.advisory.com/daily-briefing/2018/03/05/gender-affirming

The Affordable Care Act offers guidance to those who seek insurance to cover sex reassignment surgery, providing access to many available plans, stating that transgender health exclusions may be deemed as unlawful sex discrimination, and that if you believe a plan unlawfully discriminates, you can file complaints.

https://www.healthcare.gov/transgender-health-care/

In 2015, a pediatrician wrote the following that appeared on the American College of Pediatricians website:

"Driving in this morning I began to wonder. Why isn't the movement of LGBT not the PLGBT movement: "P" for pedophile?" When I look at the origins of the transgender movement, I find John Money and Harry Benjamin, both bisexuals, who failed to condemn pedophiles and freely associated with them. When I look at the data from Donald Paul Sullins taken from the Add Health Survey, I see a 7 fold increase in child sexual abuse when lesbian couples get married, compared to when they stay unmarried. Incest is a form of pedophilia.

When I look at sexual minorities studies examining for a history of childhood sexual abuse, I see rates as high as 75%. They were victims of pedophilia. Some of them do engage in pedophilia. In addition, we know that victims of child sexual abause engage in same sex behavior at higher rates, averaging 4x, but up to 7x higher than their non-victimized peers, depending on the study.

When I look at criminology data on adult or juvenile sex offenders, I see many of them were childhood victims of pedophilia or incest. Juvenile offenders that sexually abuse minors preferentially select the sex of the victim to be the same as the one that sexually victimized them.

When I look at sex education in schools, I see Alfred C. Kinsey and his colleagues, and I see pansexuality and an embracing of pedophilia, along with bestiality.

Child pornography exploits children. It is the worst sort of exploitation in the age of the internet and storage of images. If pedophilia becomes the new norm, the explsion of exploitation will be unparalleled.

In one sense, it could be argued that the LGBT movement is only tangentially associated with pedophilia. I see that argument, but the pushers of the movement, the activists I think, have pedophilia intrinsically woven into their agenda. It is they who need to be spoken to and against."

https://www.acpeds.org/p-for-pedophile

The American Academy of Pediatrics released a policy statement in 2017 which essentially rubber-stamps the "gender-affirmative" approach. It reads as follows:

"The American Academy of Pediatrics stands in support of transgender children and adults, and condemns attempts to stigmitize or marginalize them. We believe transgender individuals are not a 'disruption.' They are members of our families, our communities, and our work force.

As pediatricians, we know that transgender children fare much better when they feel supported by their family, school and larger community. Shaming children based on their gender identity or expression is harmful to their social-emotional health and may have lifelong consequences. This includes public discourse that de-legitimizes the contributions that transgender individuuals make to society.

The AAP supports policies that are gender-affirming for children - an approach that is supported by other key professional organizations. In 2016, the AAP joined with other organizations to produce the document, "Supporting & Caring for Transgender Children," a guide for community members and allies to ensure that transgender young people are affirmed, respected, and able to thrive.

We urge all the leaders in our communities to use language that inspires and empowers children, adolescents and young adults. Our nation's future success depends on them."

https://www.aap.org/en-us/about-the-aap/aap-press-room/Pages/AAP-Statement-in-Support-of-Transgender-Children-Adolescent-and-Young-Adults.aspx

On a final note, transgender is no longer classified as a mental illness by the World Health Organization (WHO).

"Gender incongruence is now classified as a sexual health condition. For example - a person who was born with a penis and is biologically male but identifies as a female... For the transgender community, the WHO's decision is seen as a step toward acceptance in a society that often discriminates against it or fails to understand what being transgender means."

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/06/20/transgender-not-mental-illness-world-health-organization/717758002/

One of the most difficult moral challenges this generation faces is the transgender revolution.