No-one said it was. But how about violence against trans people? If violence, harrassment, vandalism against Christians for their beliefs is historically, reasonably classifiable as persecution, is the same directed against the trans community not also persecution?
Follow-up questions:
How many anti-trans hate crimes occurred in the U.S. the last year?
How many anti-Christian hate crimes occurred in the U.S. the last year?
I mean... if the trans community isn't persecuted, the number should be zero, right?