Today in 2023, there are only three reasons why someone would continue to push this theory: 1) they haven’t bothered to seriously look into the matter, 2) they are deeply suspicious of trans identities and lived experiences, and thus reflexively reject any evidence that challenges that worldview (i.e., they are a science-denier, at least with regards to this particular issue), and/or 3) they believe that trans people should be eliminated from the public sphere and recognize that “social contagion” provides a powerful justification for their efforts to disappear us.

Damn, nail on the head…