1.4 Million Adults Identify As Transgender In America, Study Says : The Two-Way Hawaii, California, Georgia and New Mexico were the states with the highest percentages of residents identifying as transgender. read more
Transgender people face a high risk of prejudice and mental-health problems, and as many as 41 percent of transgender people in the United States have attempted suicide, according to a 2010 a survey conducted by the National Center for Transgender Equality and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. read more
As the national debate escalates over accommodations for transgender people, the new figure, though still just 0.6 percent of the adult population, is likely to raise questions about the sufficiency of services to support a population that may be larger than many policy makers assumed. read more