That’s an interesting theory I have not seen before. Given the trend to make it **easier** to transition–the push for “informed consent” vs. having to (say) live as the opposite sex for a year or more,  and jump through various hoops to “prove” one is actually  trans–I’m doubtful. In fact, I think it would make it easier to transition if people knew it was paid for. But I have also read that the US is considered a far easier place to medically transition than (for example) the UK, where the “treatments” are covered by the NHS. Do any readers have some knowledge on this, and/or in other European countries with national health care?