2.8M in US Now Identify as Transgender: Research

Study: 2.8M in US Identify as Transgender

Nearly 1% of Americans, over 2.8 million people, identify as transgender, according a new study from the Williams Institute, a the University of California, Los Angeles-based research organization focused on sexual orientation and gender identity issues.

2.8M in US now identify as transgender: Research

Roughly 2.8 million Americans aged 13 and older identify as transgender, accounting for approximately 1 percent of the U.S. population in that age group, according to a new estimate from the Williams Institute, a research organization focused on sexual orientation and gender identity issues.  About three-quarters of people who identify as transgender in the U.S. are younger than 35, according to the report published Wednesday, and 25 percent are…

Here's how many trans adults and kids live in the U.S., according to a new report

Conservatives have spent the past several years targeting just one percent of the United States population. Over 2.8 million people in the U.S. are transgender, according to a new report from the Williams Institute, including 724,000 youth ages 13 to 17. This accounts for one percent of the nation's total population 13 and older, 0.8 percent of adults (over 2.1 million people), and 3.3 percent of young people.Among the adults who identify as tra…

Study: 2.8 Million in US Identify as Transgender

Nearly 1% of Americans, over 2.8 million people, identify as transgender, according a new study from the Williams Institute, a University of California, Los Angeles-based research organization focused on sexual orientation and gender identity issues, The Hill reported. According to the study, roughly .08% of Americans ages 18 and older identify as transgender. That's over 2.1 million people. Nearly 3.3% of 13- to 17-year-olds in the U.S., or 724…