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    TRANSGENDER

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    TRANSGENDER is an umbrella term for a diverse group of peoplesuch as male-to-female (MTF) and female-to-male (FTM) trans people, genderqueer individuals, and many otherswhose gender identity or expression di ers from societal expectations of how they should look, act, or identify based on the sex they were assigned at birth. Transgender and other gender variant people are often the targets of discrimination and harassment that can lead to negative health outcomes.1 DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS
    ONLY 16 STATES AND D.C. BAN EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF GENDER IDENTITY.

    When surveyed, transgender Americans report being harassed or disrespected or physically assaulted

    15%

    of trans people live in poverty People Live in Poverty.

    28% of Latin@ Trans


    37% 3% 35% 2%
    IN RETAIL STORES IN HOTELS OR RESTAURANTS

    25% 2%

    IN HEALTH CARE SETTINGS

    29% 6%
    BY POLICE
    2

    Job insecurity can result in sporadic health care coverage, and inadequate housing. 3
    SOME TRANS PEOPLE POSTPONE SEEKING MEDICAL CARE DUE TO: TRANSGENDER PEOPLE ALSO REPORT BEING DENIED CARE. 22% 19% 19% 22% 15% 17%
    WHITE

    Fear of Bias

    Inability to Pay

    62% 41%

    HIV INFECTION AMONG:

    HAVE EXPERIENCED DEPRESSION

    30%
    5

    REPORT SMOKING DAILY, COMPARED TO 20.6% OF U.S. ADULTS.

    BLACK TRANS PEOPLE 4.4% ALL TRANS PEOPLE 2.6% U.S. TOTAL 0.6%

    26%
    4

    HAVE ATTEMPTED SUICIDE

    OF TRANSGENDER PEOPLE REPORT USING DRUGS OR ALCOHOL TO COPE WITH DISCRIMINATION.

    fenwayhealth.org
    1. Fenway Health Glossary of Gender and Transgender Terms fenwayhealth.org/genderglossary 2. National Center for Transgender Equality, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Injustice at Every Turn: A Report of the National Transgender Discrimination Survey transequality.org/PDFs/Executive_Summary.pdf 3. Center for American Progress The State of Gay and Transgender Communities of Color in 2012 americanprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/issues/2012/04/pdf/lgbt_color.pdf 4. National Center for Transgender Equality, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force National Transgender Discrimination Survey Report on Health and Health Care transequality.org/PDFs/NTDSReportonHealth_nal.pdf 5. The Fenway Institute Understanding the T in LGBT lgbthealtheducation.org/training/learning-modules 6. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention HIV Among Transgender People cdc.gov/hiv/transgender
    COM.12.129

    MULTIRACIAL AMERICA INDIAN

    BLACK

    LATIN@

    ASIAN

    Black Transgender Respondents 31% All Transgender Respondents 19% White Transgender Respondents 17% General Population 15%

    28%

    41%

    MTF

    FTM

    27%

    36%

    TRANS PEOPLE ARE MORE LIKELY TO REPORT LACKING ANY HEALTH INSURANCE.

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