As of July 22, 2025, the majority of the transgender population aged 13 and over in the United States were living in a state with no ban on transgender people's use of bathrooms or facilities. However, ***** percent of the transgender population were living in a state which banned transgender people from using bathrooms and facilities consistent with their gender identity in K-12 schools only, while **** percent were living in a state which banned transgender people from using bathrooms and facilities corresponding to their gender identity in all government-owned buildings and spaces, including schools, colleges, and more. A further **** percent were living in a state that restricted transgender people from using bathrooms and facilities consistent with their gender identity in K-12 schools and at least some government-owned buildings as well. Anti-education legislation Statewide legislation affecting LGBTQ+ people in the U.S. has been on the rise recently, especially in K-12 schools. Many states have taken legal action to restrict schools from teaching topics of racism, sexism, gender identity, sexual orientation, and systemic inequality to students. However, studies show that Americans typically remain politically divided over how these topics should be taught; in 2022, the majority of Democratic parents were found to believe that children should be taught that the legacy of slavery still affects the position of Black people in American society today while the majority of Republican parents thought that children should be taught that slavery is a part of American history but does not affect the position of Black people in American society today. Book bans Censorship of these topics has also been seen in K-12 libraries, with book bans occurring in multiple states throughout the country. As of 2022, Texas had the highest number of books banned in the U.S., followed by Florida. Florida's Parental Rights in Education Act, which is often referred to as the "Don't Say Gay" law, has been particularly controversial as it aims to prevent discussion of gender identity or sexual orientation and remove books featuring LGBTQ+ characters in K-12 schools and libraries. Along with potentially harming LGBTQ+ students, K-12 teachers have also highlighted how these laws and debates over what topics should be taught in the classroom may negatively impact their ability to do their job.

As of April 2024, 55 percent of the LGBT population lived in the 50 states and the District of Columbia where private health insurance service providers weren't allowed to deny coverage for transgender-related health care services, such as sex reassignment surgery. However, only 40 percent lived in states where health insurance protections included sexual orientation and gender identity.

LGBT Americans The share of Americans self-identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender has grown in recent years. This suggests that insurance protections which cover LGBT-related health care services will also continue to grow in importance. The prevalence of younger Americans self-identifying as LGBT when compared with older generations confirms this. Millennials and Gen Xers are much more likely to personally identify as LGBT than previous generations were. Growing acceptance and tolerance in wider society means that more people are willing to be open about their gender identity and sexual orientation. For instance, support for same-sex marriage in the U.S. underwent a huge shift over the past two decades with the majority of Americans being in favor of it since 2011.

This layer shows Household Pulse Survey data on gender identity and sexual orientation. Gender identity is the internal perception of gender, and how one identifies based on how one aligns or doesn’t align with cultural options for gender. This is a different concept than sex assigned at birth. Sexual orientation is the type of sexual attraction one has the capacity to feel for others, generally labeled based on the gender relationship between the person and the people they are attracted to. This is not the same as sexual behavior or preference.Learn more about how the Census Bureau survey measures sexual orientation and gender identity. This page includes nation-wide characteristics such as age, Hispanic origin and race, and educational attainment. Also read some of their findings about experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, such as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) adults experiencing higher rates of both economic hardship and mental health hardship. See the questionnaire used in phase 3.2 of the Household Pulse Survey.Source: Household Pulse Survey Data Tables. Data values in this layer are from Week 34 (July 21 - August 2, 2021), the first week that gender identity and sexual orientation questions were part of this survey. Top 15 metros are based on total population and are the same 15 metros available for all Household Pulse Data Tables.This layer is symbolized to show the percent of adults who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) as well as adults whose gender or sexual orientation was not listed on the survey (LGBTQIA+). The color of the symbol depicts the percentage and the size of the symbol depicts the count. *Percent calculations do not use those who did not report either their gender or sexual orientation in either the numerator or denominator, consistent with methodology used by the source.*Data Prep Steps:Data prep used Table 1 (Child Tax Credit Payment Status and Use, by Select Characteristics) to perform tabular data transformation. SAS to Table conversion tool was used to bring the tables into ArcGIS Pro.The data is joined to 2019 TIGER boundaries from the U.S. Census Bureau.Using the counties in each metro according to the Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Area Reference Files, metro boundaries created via Merge and Dissolve tools in ArcGIS Pro.In preparing the field aliases and long descriptions, "none of these" and "something else" were generally modified to "not listed."

In 2022, around **** percent of transgender men had considered suicide, compared to **** percent of transgender women. Approximately **** percent of transgender men had attempted suicide, compared to **** percent of transgender women.

According to a survey conducted in 2025, ** percent of Americans were in favor of allowing openly transgender men and women to serve in the military in the United States. Democrats were more likely to share this belief, at ** percent, compared to only ** percent of Republicans.

As of 2023, around 18 percent of U.S. transgender and nonbinary youth who did not have gender-affirming spaces in schools reported attempting suicide in the past year, compared to 14 percent of youth who had gender-affirming spaces in schools. The statistic illustrates the share of U.S. transgender and nonbinary youth who attempted suicide in the past year as of 2023, by gender-affirming spaces.

According to a survey conducted in 2021, transgender and nonbinary students were most likely to report that their school does not have policies or guidelines to support them in the United States, at 55.7 percent. In comparison, only 35.8 percent of transgender and nonbinary students reported having supportive school policies in that year.

As of 2023, more than ** percent of those who identified as Democrats in the United States thought transgender people faced a great deal of discrimination. In comparison, only a fifth of Republican respondents believed that to be the case.

According to a survey conducted in 2024, LGBTQ+ adults in the United States were most likely to identify as bisexual, at 56.3 percent. This was followed by 21.1 percent who identified as gay and 14.6 percent who identified as lesbian.

In 2023, about 2.1 percent of the estimated number of unaccompanied homeless youth in the United States were transgender. In comparison, 57.3 percent were male.

As of 2025, 25 percent of the LGBTQ population in the United States lived in states with laws explicitly requiring LGBTQ inclusion in state curricular standards. There was around 21 percent of the U.S. LGBTQ population residing in states which required the censorship of LGBTQ issues, also known as "Don't Say Gay or Trans" bans, in school.

The 2025 Presidential Transition Project, more commonly known as Project 2024, is a political initiative promoting the implementation of right-wing and conservative policies across the country. Published by the Heritage Foundation, Project 2025 proposes major reconfiguring of multiple sectors of the U.S. government, as well as sweeping changes to the country's economic and social structure. According to a July 2024 survey, over 44 percent of surveyed men supported the proposal to eliminate federal funding for programs related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. In comparison, the proposal was supported by 28 percent of women.

According to a survey conducted in the United States in April 2024, 50 percent of transgender adults often used social platforms to connect with friends in the LGBTQ+ community. Additionally, 37 percent of transgender adults in the U.S. used social networks to search for information about their sexual orientation or gender identity.

A survey conducted in 2021 found that around 97.3 percent of people assigned male at birth still identify as male, while 0.4 percent identified as female, and 0.6 percent identified as transgender.

A survey conducted in 2024 found that 50 percent of Americans believe that transgender people face a lot of discrimination in the United States. A further eight percent felt that trans people do not face any discrimination.

This statistic shows the results of a survey among adults in the United States regarding whether they identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender, or not. The survey was conducted from January 1, 2015, through December 30, 2016 in all federal states. During the survey, 8.6 percent of respondents in the District of Columbia stated they identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.

There is an ongoing debate in the United States about whether transgender men should be allowed to play men's sports and compete against other male athletes. Current National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) rules state that transgender men can participate in men’s sports after undergoing testosterone treatment. During an April 2021 survey in the United States, ** percent of male respondents and ** percent of female respondents strongly supported the idea of allowing transgender boys or men to compete against other male athletes at professional level.

This statistics shows the results of a survey about the global attitude towards the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or intersex (LGBTI) community in 2016. When asked whether they personally knew someone who did not identify with the sex they were assigned at birth or someone who identified themselves as transgender, more than ** percent of Jamaican respondents stated that they did not personally know anyone like that.

According to a survey in 2023, more than two thirds of Americans believed that transgender people were discriminated against at least to some extent in the United States. Meanwhile, only ten percent felt transgender people did not receive discrimination.

In 2022, nearly four fifths of transgender adults reported a significant increase in their life satisfaction since going through gender transition. A further ** percent stated being a little more satisfied, whereas only ***** percent were less satisfied with their life since transitioning gender.