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Largest trans survey ever finds the top reason transgender people stop transitioning is transphobia

“In almost every single case, the reason was anti-trans discrimination in the form of pressure to ‘detransition’ from one’s family, friends, or community,” the survey found.

Americans Don’t Want Politicians Focusing on Transgender Issues,  Survey Finds

Most Americans also believe that lawmakers don’t know enough about transgender issues to make policies.

New survey reveals crucial role of family support in transgender health and wellbeing

The results reenforce what trans people already knew.

Gender-affirming care improves transgender lives, according to largest survey of trans people

The 2022 U.S. Transgender Survey documents the benefits of gender-affirming health care but shows the challenges trans people continue to face.

New Survey of Transgender Americans Paints Grim Picture

The latest survey by the National Center for Transgender Equality showed little or no improvement in terms of transgender people's day-to-day experiences with bias since 2008.

Voters actually hate ‘mean-spirited’ anti-transgender political ads like Trump’s: survey

Donald Trump and the GOP have targeted trans people in the closing days of the election. Data suggests that’s not a winning strategy.

How The Trans 'Bathroom Predator' Myth Hurts Real People

One in four transgender people have been assaulted or harassed in a bathroom in the past year, according to striking new data from the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey.

Nearly half of Americans don’t want politicians focusing on trans issues: survey

A new survey shows that 49 percent of Americans think politicians should not be focusing on transgender issues at all.

Trans Americans Twice as Likely to Serve in Military

While transgender people are twice as likely to serve in the military as is the general population, they still face discrimination during their service and after they separate, according to the largest study to date surveying trans and gender non-conforming people.

Survey: 83% of self-identified gays are out

As gays and lesbians celebrate another National Coming Out Day on Wednesday, a new survey reports that 83% of respondents who self-identify as gay or lesbian consider themselves out. The survey also showed that seven out of 10 straight adults say they know someone who is lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender.

The Science Says It: Gender-Affirming Care Saves Young Trans Lives

A new study adds more evidence to back up what LGBTQ+ advocates have been pointing out for years.

Fact check: No, there is not a new survey showing trans identity is decreasing

The claim, which originates from far-right professor Eric Kaufmann, appears to have made a glaring error: the survey actually shows more people have come out, not fewer.

Republicans and Democrats are split on transgender rights — and it's impacting swing states

Ohio's voters largely oppose protections for trans people. And yes, Ohio's voters are largely Republican.

How many LGBTQ+ adults are out of the closet? Almost all — with these exceptions

Around 96 percent of LGBTQ+ adults have come out as queer to at least one person.

80% of Transgender Americans Have Considered Suicide: Study

The data from UCLA Law School’s Williams Institute study showed that more than 80 percent of trans adults have considered suicide.

LGBTQ+ adults agree — Americans don't accept transgender people

Most LGBTQ+ adults believe that there is currently not much to no acceptance at all for trans people, a new survey reports.

Transgender women have a higher risk of HIV infections. A new CDC report reveals why

A new CDC report reveals that discrimination against transgender women is the main cause behind adverse health trends in the group.

American satisfaction with state of LGBTQ+ rights reaches lowest point in over a decade

Just over half of Americans said they are satisfied with the nation's acceptance of gay and lesbian people, the lowest rate since 2013.