U.S. Transgender Survey
In 2022, the National Center for Transgender Equality surveyed more than 92,000 transgender people across the U.S. about their life experiences, by far the largest survey of transgender people in U.S. history.
The survey results show that transgender people continue to face harassment and discrimination in many aspects of their lives, including school, work, and interactions with healthcare providers.
In spite of these challenges, the overwhelming majority of transgender people report increased life satisfaction as compared to their lives before they transitioned--this at a time when states in many parts of the country are passing laws that limit access to transition-related health care.
With more than 600 questions and tens of thousands of respondents, the U.S. Transgender Survey offers a wealth of information about transgender people as they perceive their lives and identities, covering experiences with education, employment, family life, healthcare, housing, life satisfaction, and public accommodations.
Learn more about the survey and what it uncovered in this article from NBC News.
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Survey of over 90,000 trans people shows vast improvement in life satisfaction after transition
References:
National Center for Transgender Equality. (2024). U.S. Trans Survey Early Insights. https://transequality.org/sites/default/files/2024-02/2022%20USTS%20Early%20Insights%20Report_FINAL....
Yurcaba, Jo. (2024, February 7). Survey of over 90,000 trans people shows vast improvement in life satisfaction after transition. NBC News. https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/transgender-survey-transition-hrt-surgery-gender-affirming-...
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Gender Identity
Our core sense of who we are as a man, a woman, a mixture of both, or neither.
Gender Expression
How we show up in the world through choices like clothing, hair style, mannerisms or tone of voice.
Attraction
How we feel toward others sexually, romantically and/or emotionally.
Biological Sex
Physical attributes such as reproductive organs and genitalia, chromosomes, genes and hormone levels.
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Dig deeper into the 2022 U.S. Transgender Survey through this Early Insights Report.