The “trans” phenomenon is not the direct result of the DSM change in 1972.
In fact, the existence of trans people was much more respectable (medically) in 1972 than it is today.
What has happened is a political tidal wave. The Johns Hopkins psych department, which started all this, has denounced it and withdrawn. A lot of the surgery happens in Thailand.
As the medical view of this has turned negative, the popular view has become overwhelmingly positive.
It’s hard to figure.
The cultural norms today are utterly meshuggah.
I think this is nothing more that a sexual perversion, a form of personality pathology, and is therefore not likely to be influenced by medical data. It’s just one more example of a public backlash against morality that refuses to condone sexual perversions.