Exclusive: largest data analysis of its kind counters Trump’s aggressive efforts to deny trans minors’ existence
More than 2.8 million people now identify as transgender in the US, including an estimated 724,000 youth, according to a new data analysis that is the largest of its kind to date.
Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Williams Institute used federal surveys and data from state health agencies to identify the size and demographics of the trans population in each state.
The analysis, shared with the Guardian and released on Wednesday, documented thousands of trans youth living in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The findings counter Donald Trump’s aggressive efforts to deny the existence of trans minors, as his administration removes references to trans people across federal agencies and widely erodes protections and programs for LGBTQ+ communities.
That’s why we need to get over voting for trans policies, I’ve never understood why people would be so concerned for like 0.something% of the population
Even here sometimes I read like vote trans right, bro who cares
Even the christians spending so much energy to prevent trans from being trans, it is just a continued distraction from more pressing issues
Voting FOR trans rights accomplishes nothing beyond making sure that trans people have rights.
Voting AGAINST trans rights undermines the freedom and safety of everyone.
My issue is also having this conversation myself, I vote for workers rights, unionisation, public infrastructure, redistribution of wealth, etc. I think those are things that affect society at large and should be under the spotlight