Trans Fad Fades as God Makes Gains With Gen Z

Nov 03, 2025
Samantha Flom
Transgender Agenda | Culture War

The nation's youth are leading a 'modern-day spiritual revival.'

Gen Z is abandoning the transgenderism cult and seeking truth and identity in the last place anyone expected: Church.

A recent report from the Centre for Heterodox Social Science shows that the portion of Gen Z Americans who self-identify as transgender, queer, or "non-binary"—identifying as neither male nor female—has tanked since its 2023 peak. The report compiled data from several undergraduate and high school student surveys, showing a sharp decline across nearly all data sets.

In 2023, 9.2 percent of students at Andover Phillips Academy in Massachusetts identified as neither male nor female. This year, that share fell to just 3 percent. The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression's (FIRE) poll of more than 60,000 U.S. undergrads likewise shows a dramatic drop among the same group from 6.8 percent in 2022 and 2023 to 3.6 percent this year, while Brown University's non-binary student population has declined from 5 percent to just 2.6 percent.

The shift marks a welcome turning of the tide after a decade of increasing gender confusion among American youth. It also coincides with—and may be a direct result of—a growing Christian revival, with Gen Z leading the charge.

A recent Barna Group study found that monthly weekend church attendance has nearly doubled among Gen Z and Millennial churchgoers since 2020, when both were at their lowest point. While Millennials are now attending church about 1.8 times per month, Gen Z holds a slight edge at 1.9 visits per month.

Gen Z also leads the older generations in church attendance, with Gen X attending 1.6 times per month and Baby Boomers and their elders both at 1.4 times per month.

During a Sept. 5 appearance on Fox News, Gen Z podcaster Brilyn Hollyhand heralded the study as evidence that his generation is spearheading a "modern-day spiritual revival."

"For far too long, my generation has been written off as a lost generation, but today, this data is actually showing that we are leading this church attendance comeback," Hollyhand said. "We are waking up, we're seeing the truth, and we're no longer ashamed of our faith. We're hungry for the gospel."

Further evidence of that hunger has been on display for more than a year at Ohio State University, where current and former members of the school's football team have led worship services and baptisms on campus. And in 2023, a spontaneous revival at Kentucky's Asbury University drew international attention, prompting worshippers from around the country and world to make a pilgrimage to the little town of Wilmore to witness the Holy Spirit in action.

The Barna study was published on Sept. 2—just eight days before the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk shook the world. While better known for his political activism, Kirk also devoted much time to promoting the merits of Christianity to high school and college students around the country.

Evidently, his efforts were not in vain.

In fact, Kirk's death—mourned the world over—appears to have fanned the flames of this budding revival, expanding its reach to those of all ages and origins. The so-called "Charlie effect" has now led thousands to renewed—and in some cases, brand new—faith in Christ, and this resurgence of Christianity and its principles is exactly what Kirk was building towards, American Principles Project President Terry Schilling told Restoration News.

"I think Charlie would be thrilled to see so many people embracing God and the biblical values our country was founded on," said Schilling, a friend of Kirk's. "I think he'd also be humbled to know that his example is fueling this growing movement."

Kirk, a fierce defender of biblical truths concerning gender and sex, was shot in the neck while answering a question about the rise in trans-identifying mass shooters. It's worth noting that his accused assassin, Tyler Robinson, was reportedly in a romantic relationship with a biological man who believes he's a woman.

This past July, American Principles Project released a report detailing the stories of vulnerable children who fell prey to the "gender industrial complex" and are now forced to live with irreversible damage to their bodies.

Schilling said news of the transgender social contagion's collapse is encouraging, but that conservatives must be careful not to become complacent.

"This fight is far from over," he said. "Democrats haven't even changed their positions on this yet—they are just keeping their heads down, hoping that those of us who oppose this insanity will lose steam. They are playing the long game, which is why we need to bring them to heel in the 2026 midterm elections."

As for those who continue to mutilate children for profit, Schilling added: "It's time to let this predatory industry and its defenders know that our kids are not their science experiments."

(READ MORE: EXCLUSIVE: The Blueprint for Getting Christians to Marry—and Stay Married)

Samantha Flom is an Associate Editor for Restoration News, specializing in life issues and the transgender agenda. A graduate of Syracuse University, her work has been published by the Epoch Times, the American Spectator, RealClearPolitics, and other national news outlets. 

Email Samantha HERE

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