: Identification is highest among Gen Z (23%) and Millennials (14%), compared to just 3% of Baby Boomers.

: Many use umbrella terms like "nonbinary," "genderqueer," or "gender-fluid" to describe their experience outside the traditional male/female binary.

The transgender community includes individuals whose gender identity differs from the sex they were assigned at birth.

: Approximately 9.3% of U.S. adults now identify as LGBTQ+, nearly double the rate from a decade ago.

Despite increased visibility, there is a stark gap in social acceptance between different subgroups. 2022 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health

: Minnesota currently has the highest percentage of transgender adults in the U.S. at 1.2%.

: Nearly 1% of the U.S. adult population (roughly 2.3 million people) identifies as transgender.