Transgender experience in the United States
Health insurance
Eighty-six percent (86%) of transgender people report they are covered by health insurance or healthcare coverage plan. Fourteen percent (14%) report they are uninsured.
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health providers
Nearly one-third (31%) of transgender people report that none of their healthcare providers know they are transgender. Only 40% report that all of their current health providers know they are transgender.
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Transition-related Care
More than three-quarters (77%) of transgender people say they want counseling or therapy for their gender identity or gender transition at some point in their life. Only 58% of transgender people have every received counseling or therapy.
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Current health
Twenty-two percent (22%) of transgender people rate their health as “fair” or “poor,” compared to 18% of the U.S. population. Thirty-nine percent (39%) currently experience serious psychological distress, nearly eight times the rate in the U.S. population (5%).
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We Are Texas
Texas is home to the second largest transgender population in the United States. An estimated 125,350 Texans who are 18 or older identify as transgender. Approximately 13,800 additional Texans between the ages of 13 and 17 identify as transgender.
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