Topline
Roughly 5% of Americans aged 18 to 29 identify as transgender or nonbinary, a Pew Research Center survey released Tuesday finds, more than any other adult age group.
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Key Facts
About 2% of respondents ages 18 to 29 said they are transgender, and 3% said they are nonbinary.
That’s significantly higher than the 0.6% of respondents of all ages who said they are transgender and 1% who said they are nonbinary.
Some 1.6% of respondents 30 to 45 said they are transgender or nonbinary, and 0.3% of respondents 50 or over.
Pew found 44% of respondents knew someone personally who is transgender, up from 37% in 2017, and 20% of respondents said they know someone personally who is nonbinary.
Pew surveyed over 10,000 people from May 16 to 22.
Key Background
In 2020, 5.6% of U.S. adults identified as LGBTQ, up from 4.5% in 2017, according to a Gallup survey. Among members of Generation Z, those born between 1997 and 2002, 15.9% identified as LGBTQ. A vast majority of LGBTQ respondents in this age group, 72%, said they are bisexual.
Tangent
Pew’s survey, which was released during Pride month, comes during a time when the LGBTQ community has been targeted by lawmakers across the country. This spring, Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott introduced a directive calling for investigations into parents whose children receive gender-affirming care. In Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed what’s become known as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill into law in April, limiting how gender identity and sexual orientation can be discussed in classrooms. According to the American Library Association, many of the books that were banned or challenged last year had LGBTQ content.
Further Reading
Texas Gov. Abbott’s Campaign Calls Transgender ‘Child Abuse’ Rule A Political ‘Winner’ (Forbes)
Florida Gov. DeSantis Signs ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill Into Law Despite Controversy (Forbes)
‘Unprecedented’ Book Ban Attempts In 2021—Many With LGBTQ Themes—Library Group Reports (Forbes)
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/marisadellatto/2022/06/07/about-5-of-young-us-adults-are-transgender-or-nonbinary-survey-finds/