I don't know whether I notice it because I have an interest in the same field as the transitioners, or there is a confirmed higher rate of transition among such personality types.
Has that always been the case (ie the rate of the inclination to transition), and is only now more noticeable because it is easier now and carries less social stigma?
I remember reading a novel years back featuring computer programmers where the top programmer was very flamboyant in their self-expression as a woman, and wonder if it is something that has been previously noted but only now more evident because of changed social attitudes.
Even without full statistics on people interested in transitioning historically - that one definitely applies. The internet helped too, where people living in conservative environments got access to useful and accepting communities online.
> if it is something that has been previously noted
I'm sure you'll find lots of stories if you ask in the LGBT communities. Similar to how there are many known historical figures who, based on old letters "lived with their platonic friend" but now we understand what that really meant.
Some of the very early stars in tech were seeking identity (more than gender), often to the point of their own destruction. Some folks who were so bright that no one really understood how to use their insights leap to my mind specifically. Someday we'll be able to make use of the things they tried to tell us. Perhaps they'll be remembered then.