Transgender people three times more likely than cisgender people to face food insufficiency
Food insufficiency is defined as sometimes or often not having enough to eat in the last seven days. During the pandemic, approximately one-quarter of transgender adults in the U.S. reported food insufficiency, compared to 8% of cisgender adults. Transgender people of color and those living at or below the federal poverty level were particularly affected by food insufficiency. Transgender people were also almost twice as likely as cisgender people to encounter barriers to accessing food beyond affordability, including an inability to get out to buy food and safety concerns.
Food insecurity among transgender and cisgender adults in the U.S.
Black people account for 68% of HIV-related arrests in Virginia
Using data obtained from the Criminal Justice Information Services Division of the Virginia Department of State, a new report finds at least 97 people in Virginia have been arrested for HIV-related criminal offenses since 2001. While Black people account for 20% of Virginia’s population, they make up 58% of the state’s people living with HIV and 68% of all those arrested for HIV-related offenses. Incarcerating people for HIV-related offenses has cost Virginia at least $3.2 million over the past 20 years.
Demographics of people living with HIV and those arrested for HIV-related offenses in Virginia
