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Since 2016, researchers have been able to use the CDC’s Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance System to gather data on Americans’ gender identity. akinbostanci/E+ via Getty Images

August 28, 2025

We’ve been tracking the number of Americans who identify as transgender – soon, there will be no reliable way to measure them

Jody L. Herman, University of California, Los Angeles and Andrew Ryan Flores, American University

The federal government has erased gender identity questions from federal surveys. Researchers say it will cost them at least a decade’s worth of data.

Only about 1 in 3 LGBTQ victims of violent hate crimes seek professional help for mental health issues that emerge after an attack. Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images

December 21, 2022

LGBTQ Americans are 9 times more likely to be victimized by a hate crime

Andrew Ryan Flores, American University; Ilan Meyer, University of California, Los Angeles, and Rebecca Stotzer, University of Hawaii

For the first time, researchers have been able to produce estimates of the rate of hate crimes against LGBTQ people.

Though intolerance is still commonplace, young Americans are finding it less stigmatizing to openly identify as trans. AP Photo/Lynne Sladky

July 5, 2022

A window into the number of trans teens living in America

Jody L. Herman, University of California, Los Angeles; Andrew Ryan Flores, American University, and Kathryn K. O’Neill, University of California, Los Angeles

A new study that breaks down the number of trans teens by state could give policymakers a better idea of how many kids will be affected by anti-trans legislation.

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