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# IMPACT



# We've been tracking the number of Americans who identify as transgender - soon, there will be no reliable way to measure them

By Jody Herman, Senior Scholar of Public Policy, and Andrew R. Flores, Distinguished Visiting Scholar

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August 28, 2025


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Researchers have traditionally had a difficult time tracking the number of Americans who identify as transgender.

But over the past decade, our work has become easier, largely thanks to federal data. In 2014, for the first time, the federal government included a question on transgender identity in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's
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Our recently published analysis ([link removed])
suggests that 2.1 million U.S. adults identify as transgender.
In our prior study ([link removed]), published in 2022, we found that 1.3 million U.S. adults identified this way. In our new report, we also found that 724,000 youth age 13 to 17 identified as transgender.

Though data sources are being erased
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\- Jody Herman, Senior Scholar of Public Policy, and Andrew R. Flores,
Distinguished Visiting Scholar


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# UPCOMING EVENTS




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# OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS




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# Dukeminier Awards Winners

# September 17, 2025

The Dukeminier Awards acknowledge the best law review articles concerning sexual orientation and gender identity each year. Join us for a webinar with the winners of the 2025 Dukeminier Awards. MCLE credit is available (California only).


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# LA Fires Town Hall

# September 27, 2025

We are conducting a study to improve services for LGBTQ individuals affected by the Los Angeles fires. If you were directly impacted, join us for a community listening session at the Altadena Library. Lunch will be provided, and the first 60 attendees will receive a free air purifier.


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The Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law is an academic research institute dedicated to conducting rigorous, independent research on sexual orientation and gender identity law and public policy.


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