1.2 million LGBTQ adults in the US identify as nonbinary
An estimated 11% of LGBTQ adults in the U.S.—approximately 1.2 million people—identify as nonbinary. Using data from two nationally representative surveys, Generations and TransPop, researchers examined the demographics and characteristics of LGBTQ adults in the U.S. ages 18-60 who identified as nonbinary in terms of their gender. Results show that approximately 58% of all nonbinary LGBTQ adults are cisgender and 42% are transgender. The majority of nonbinary LGBTQ adults are under age 29, urban, and white.
New report and data interactive on LGBTQ people in the US
Another study of data from Generations and TransPop examines similarities and differences across a variety of LGBTQ-relevant topics, such as relationships and parenting, victimization, and health. Results are presented for subgroups of LGBTQ people—GBQ cisgender men, LBQ cisgender women, transgender people, and all LGBTQ people combined.
Findings from this study have been summarized in a new data interactive, which can be filtered by subgroup.
476,000 transgender adults in the US have no IDs with the correct gender marker
Using data from the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey (USTS), researchers estimate 476,000 transgender adults in the U.S. are without any form of identification with the correct gender marker. Michigan has the highest percentage of transgender adults without an ID that lists the correct gender (78%), and Delaware has the lowest (31%).
Percentage of transgender adults with no IDs that list the correct gender
Congratulations to Williams Institute researchers!
Jody L. Herman | Scholar of Public Policy
The National Institutes of Health has featured Jody Herman in their Sexual and Gender Minority Researcher Spotlight. The spotlight highlights both successful early and established NIH-funded investigators in the field of sexual and gender minority health research.
Ari Shaw | Director of International Programs
This month, Out in National Security and New America announced Ari Shaw has been included on their 2021 Out Leaders List. The list features 40 LGBTQIA+ experts in U.S. national security and foreign policy who have made significant contributions to advance peace and security in the United States and abroad.
