: Younger generations, specifically Gen Z, are more likely to identify as TGD (2.1%) or use expansive labels like nonbinary and pansexual compared to older cohorts.

: TGD individuals sometimes report feeling excluded within the broader LGBTQIA+ community, facing "gender-critical" ideologies that prioritize binary biological sex over lived gender identity.

Transgender unemployment is three times the national average; for Black transgender individuals, it is four times the general U.S. population rate.

Up to 90% of transgender people report experiencing harassment or discrimination on the job. Legal and Social Environment

The transgender community faces disproportionately high rates of marginalization compared to cisgender peers within the LGBTQ community. Issue Area Statistics and Impact