Man who lived as woman for eight years warns surprising teen sexuality data may not tell full story
Summary
Recent CDC data reported by The Washington Post indicate that ninth-grade girls identifying as lesbian or bisexual fell from 30% in 2021 to 17% in 2025, with bisexual identification alone declining from 26% to 13%. Boys’ reported gay or bisexual identification was described as largely stable. Walt Heyer, a detransitioned man and Family Research Council fellow, disputes that the decline represents a lasting change, attributing possible differences to social media, peer pressure, bullying, and reluctance to disclose an identity.
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Biblical Context
Human identity, embodied sex, sexual conduct, truthfulness, and the formation of children are subjects Scripture addresses, although it does not use modern categories such as LGBTQ identification, gender identity, or detransition. Genesis 1:27 presents humanity as made in God’s image and describes humanity as male and female. Jesus likewise refers to the Creator’s making of male and female in Matthew 19:4-6. These passages provide a direct biblical framework for considering the article’s claims about biological sex, while not answering every modern medical, psychological, or survey question. The article’s concern about peer pressure and socially influenced self-description also has a broader biblical connection. Romans 12:2 warns against being conformed to the surrounding age and calls for renewed discernment; this supports caution about social influence without proving that social media caused the reported survey change. First Corinthians 6:18-20 treats the body as morally significant and calls believers to honor God with it, which is relevant to claims about bodily interventions and sexual conduct, though the passage does not specifically discuss contemporary transition procedures. Parents and other adults have a responsibility to guide children carefully rather than manipulate or pressure them. Ephesians 6:4 instructs parents to bring up children in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. That principle supports responsible, truthful, compassionate formation, but it does not by itself settle the disputed empirical claims in the report. Finally, 1 Thessalonians 5:21’s command to test everything is relevant to the article’s call for additional research: neither a dramatic decline nor a particular explanation should be treated as established without examining the evidence.
Biblical Sources
Scripture references supporting the biblical context above.
Teaches that the body matters morally and should honor God, which relates to the article’s claims about sexual conduct and bodily interventions.
Calls believers to test everything, supporting careful evaluation of disputed survey trends and competing explanations rather than premature conclusions.
Places responsibility on parents to raise children through disciplined and godly instruction, relevant to the article’s concern about adult guidance of young people.
Describes humanity as created in God’s image and as male and female, providing a foundational biblical framework for the article’s discussion of biological sex and identity.
Jesus appeals to the creation of male and female and the embodied nature of human marriage; this materially informs the biblical understanding of sex while not addressing every modern identity question.
Warns against conformity to the surrounding age and calls for renewed discernment, offering a relevant principle for evaluating claimed peer and social-media influence.
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