{"id":2591078,"date":"2026-04-15T11:57:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T15:57:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sanity-is-returning-teens-identifying-as-nonbinary-has-crashed-70-percent-in-2-years-among-ca-16-year-olds\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T12:01:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T16:01:41","slug":"sanity-is-returning-teens-identifying-as-nonbinary-has-crashed-70-percent-in-2-years-among-ca-16-year-olds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sanity-is-returning-teens-identifying-as-nonbinary-has-crashed-70-percent-in-2-years-among-ca-16-year-olds\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanity Is Returning: Teens Identifying as &#8216;Nonbinary&#8217; Has Crashed 70 Percent in 2 Years Among CA 16-Year-Olds"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsanity-is-returning-teens-identifying-as-nonbinary-has-crashed-70-percent-in-2-years-among-ca-16-year-olds%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2591078&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article analyzes recent trends in how California youths identify their gender, focusing on the nonbinary label on driver\u2019s licenses. It cites data from the San Francisco Standard showing that the count of teens identifying as nonbinary rose to 164 among 16-year-olds in 2023, after being just 38 in the first year (2019). however, this <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >trajectory shifts downward<\/a> in subsequent years, with 95 such teens in 2024 and 46 in 2025.Among 17-year-olds,the numbers decline from 418 in 2024 to 203 in 2025. The piece uses these statistics to argue that the prevalence of nonbinary identification among youths is declining, suggesting a broader movement away from this trend. It contrasts this with commentary from othre sources noting that some states now offer an \u201cX<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tsa-bows-to-the-radical-transgender-movement-announces-plans-for-gender-neutral-screening-to-advance-civil-rights\/\" title=\"TSA Bows to the Radical Trans... Movement, Announces Plans for &#039;... Neutral&#039; Screening to Advance &#039;Civil Rights&#039;\">\u201d gender option<\/a> on licenses, framing California\u2019s shift as a potentially hopeful sign. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/4-politicians-and-media-outlets-giving-biased-reports-of-the-israel-conflict\/\" title=\"4 Politicians and Media Outlets Giving Biased Reports Of The Israel Conflict\">article presents<\/a> a strong, opinionated critique of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flashback-teacher-sues-school-board-after-being-fired-he-refused-to-compromise-on-trans-pronouns\/\" title=\"Flashback: Teacher Sues School Board After Being Fired \u2013 He Refused To Compromise on Trans Pronouns\">transgender ideology<\/a>, labeling it pseudoscience and describing it in religiously charged terms as harmful to youth. It also situates the discussion within broader cultural and political debates,implying that proponents are pushing a controversial agenda in schools and society. The piece blends statistical claims with provocative rhetoric and editorial commentary.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Is transgender madness among the youth seeing a decline?<\/p>\n<p>One statistic out of California looks hopeful.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/sfstandard.com\/2026\/04\/14\/california-nonbinary-drivers-licenses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Francisco Standard<\/a>, the number of teens identifying as &ldquo;nonbinary&rdquo; on their driver&rsquo;s license has seen a decline.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet reported that the state added the classification alongside male and female &mdash; which the mentally stable are still apt to choose &mdash; beginning in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Just 38 16-year-olds chose it that first year. The number went as high as 164 in 2023.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>But in 2024, it was 95. In 2025, the number was even lower at 46. That&rsquo;s a 72 percent decline over two years.<\/p>\n<p>Per the San Francisco Standard, 17-year-olds are seeing similar declines &mdash; between 2024 and 2025, the number identifying as &ldquo;nonbinary&rdquo; went from 418 to 203.<\/p>\n<p>Think of any other trend young people have latched onto only for it to seemingly disappear &mdash; disco, planking, and fidget spinners, the list goes on.<\/p>\n<p>Granted, this isn&rsquo;t the end of vicious gender ideologues and butchers pursuing young people for their experiments, but it does give one measurable indication that this generation is moving beyond the mind virus.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thezebra.com\/resources\/car-insurance\/non-binary-drivers-licenses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Zebra<\/a> reported that there are 22 states in all that allow an &ldquo;X&rdquo; rather than &ldquo;M&rdquo; or &ldquo;F&rdquo; on a license. But if California &mdash; arguably the most woke of them all &mdash; is seeing a shift, there&rsquo;s hope.<\/p>\n<p>The left&rsquo;s rhetoric regarding transgenderism goes something like this &mdash; trans people are &ldquo;being seen&rdquo; for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>This is &ldquo;who they are&rdquo; regardless of what nonsense is being pushed in schools or by professionals. It&rsquo;s not a social contagion; it&rsquo;s a panacea to the woes of the people suffering.<\/p>\n<p>In reality, it&rsquo;s pseudoscience.<\/p>\n<p>Butchering a child in a so-called &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/co-supreme-court-narrowly-dismisses-jack-phillips-persecution\/\" title=\"CO Supreme Court Narrowly Dismisses Jack Phillips Persecution\">gender transition&#038;rdquo<\/a>; will carry the same legacy as the lobotomy.<\/p>\n<p>Historians of the future will look back, bewildered that the most advanced, prosperous, and educated country in the world could hurt children.<\/p>\n<p>We shouldn&rsquo;t be shocked; Satan doesn&rsquo;t rest. Transgenderism is the inversion of God&rsquo;s order and defiance of His commandment to have no other gods before Him. Self-proclaimed transgender people make an idol of themselves, worshipping what they see in the mirror.<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s the spiritual element of this practice.<\/p>\n<p>While abhorrent and damaging to the body, the usual suspect is afoot, looking to find an outlet in the souls of these people.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The San Francisco Standard notes that the nonbinary option on drivers\u2019 licenses, added in 2019 alongside male and female, has been chosen less often by teens. In 2019, 38 sixteen-year-olds selected nonbinary; the figure peaked at 164 in 2023, then fell to 95 in 2024 and 46 in 2025-a roughly 72% drop over two years. Seventeen-year-olds show a similar trend, dropping from 418 in 2024 to 203 in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The piece invites readers to compare this with other transient youth trends (disco, planking, fidget spinners) to suggest a generation may be moving away from certain ideas. While not claiming the fight over gender identity has ended, the article treats the decline as a measurable sign of change. It notes that 22 states allow an \u201cX\u201d gender marker on licenses and suggests California\u2019s shift offers a glimmer of hope for opponents of transgender identity.<\/p>\n<p>The article conveys a critical, moralizing stance toward transgender advocacy. It breaks down the left\u2019s claim that transgender people are now being seen and accepted, arguing that this is not a social contagion but a supposed fix for suffering. It characterizes transgender transitions as pseudoscience and warns that harming children in gender-transition efforts will be remembered negatively by historians. The piece frames transgenderism as a violation of natural or religious order, portraying self-identified transgender individuals as idolizing themselves and suggesting spiritual forces are at play.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like, I can tailor the paraphrase to a more neutral or more critical tone, or rewrite it as a concise summary<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2591079,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2026-04-15T091048.747-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4045,50756,3647],"class_list":["post-2591078","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-california","tag-nonbinary-2","tag-teens"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2026-04-15T091048.747-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2591078","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2591078"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2591078\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2591087,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2591078\/revisions\/2591087"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2591079"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2591078"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2591078"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2591078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}