Personally I think this whole trans/gender argument is people making a mountain out of a molehill. If I identify as a man or woman what is it to you? If you want to identify as a K-Dog, be my guest, then I salute you. :) Be the K-Dog you always dreamed to be! Live and let live I say; there are far bigger things to worry about.

As for crating birth rates... I think there are a multitude of reasons why rates are so low but perhaps the biggest are the cost of living and by extension the cost of raising a child. For a lot of people it is a major struggle and because of this high cost a lot of people decide to forgo the whole thing. To compound the high cost of living is the fact job security is not what it once was. A lack of stability plus a uncertain future make people more hesitant to have children. I would also add that the dating market is rather more dysfunctional these days which probably contributes somewhat to the dismal rates.