Transgender Research

Pew Research Center conducted this 2022 study to better understand Americans’ views about gender identity and people who are transgender or nonbinary.

The full GLSEN 2021 National School Climate Survey report includes information on LGBTQ middle and high school students' experiences, including:
-- Hearing biased language, from both students and educators
-- Experiences of harassment and assault
-- Anti-LGBTQ discrimination
-- Effects of a hostile school climate on educational outcomes and psychological well-being
-- The availability and utility of supportive school resources
This report also examines demographic and school differences in students’ experiences, and explores LGBTQ students' experiences with GSAs. In addition, this installment of GLSEN’s National School Climate Survey also includes an exploration of how school climate has changed over time.

The TransPop study (2016-2018) is the first national probability sample of transgender individuals in the United States (it also includes a comparative cisgender sample). A primary goal of this study was to provide researchers with a representative sample of transgender people in the United States. The study examines a variety of health-relevant domains including health outcomes and health behaviors, experiences with interpersonal and institutional discrimination, identity, transition-related experiences, and basic demographic characteristics (age, race/ethnicity, religion, political party affiliation, marital status, employment, income, location, sex, gender, and education).

The 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey (USTS) examines the experiences of transgender people in the United States, with 27,715 respondents nationwide. View the link to see the executive summary and the full reports in English and Spanish. Also included are reports by state and reports detailing the experiences of people of color