GITNUXREPORT 2026

Transgender Discrimination Statistics

Transgender individuals face severe, widespread discrimination in employment, healthcare, housing, and safety.

Written by Timothy Grant·Edited by Jonathan Hale·Fact-checked by Yumi Nakamura

Published Feb 13, 2026·Last verified Feb 13, 2026·Next review: Aug 2026

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In a 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey (USTS) of 27,715 respondents, 30% reported being fired, denied a promotion, or not hired due to transgender status

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Among transgender people who held or applied for a job in the past year per 2015 USTS, 55% experienced some form of employment discrimination including verbal harassment or being misgendered at work

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77% of transgender respondents in the 2015 USTS avoided disclosing their transgender status to avoid discrimination when applying for jobs

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Transgender workers are four times more likely to be unemployed than cisgender workers, with unemployment rate at 15% vs 4% per 2022 Williams Institute analysis

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In the EU, 34% of trans people reported discrimination in the workplace in the past 12 months according to FRA 2020 survey of 140,000 respondents

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60% of trans women of color reported workplace discrimination in the 2015 USTS compared to 47% of white trans women

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Only 15% of transgender employees feel comfortable disclosing their status at work per 2021 McKinsey report surveying 100 trans professionals

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Transgender veterans face 2.5 times higher unemployment rate (12%) than cisgender veterans per 2019 VA study

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In the UK, 51% of trans people experienced negative treatment at work per 2018 Scottish Trans Survey of 5,536 respondents

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24% of trans respondents in 2022 USTS update reported income below $10,000 annually, double the national poverty rate, linked to discrimination

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40% of trans people in Australia avoided job applications due to discrimination fears per 2018 Trans Pathways study

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In Canada, 35% of trans employees reported harassment at work per 2020 Trans PULSE Canada survey of 2,873

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US transgender workers earn 60 cents for every dollar cisgender workers earn per 2021 PayScale analysis controlling for experience

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67% of trans youth reported school-to-work discrimination continuity per 2021 Trevor Project survey of 34,000

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In India, 70% of trans job seekers faced rejection due to identity per 2020 UNDP report

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Brazil's trans unemployment rate is 47% vs 12% national average per 2021 ANTRA census of 1,790 trans people

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28% of trans professionals in tech reported being passed over for promotion per 2022 Out in Tech survey

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In the Netherlands, 25% of trans workers experienced demotion or firing post-transition per 2019 TNN report

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US trans freelancers report 32% higher client rejection rates per 2023 Upwork diversity report

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45% of trans academics face tenure denial linked to identity per 2022 study in Journal of LGBT Youth

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In South Africa, 62% of trans sex workers cite employment discrimination as entry factor per 2021 OUT report

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Sweden's trans employment discrimination complaints rose 40% from 2018-2022 per DO statistics

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50% of trans respondents in 2021 Irish survey avoided career advancement due to fears

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Mexico's trans unemployment is 60% per 2022 CIESAS study

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33% of trans in finance reported pay discrimination per 2023 Stonewall report

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Philippines trans workers face 55% harassment rate per 2021 UNDP

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29% of trans in military faced discharge pre-2021 policy change per RAND study

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New Zealand trans employment discrimination at 38% per 2020 Counting Ourselves survey

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42% of trans in hospitality reported tip loss due to misgendering per 2022 HRC

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In 2015 USTS, 48% of trans people avoided healthcare due to discrimination fears

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33% of trans respondents reported being denied healthcare due to gender identity per 2015 USTS

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Trans people are 2.7 times more likely to avoid medical care due to discrimination per 2022 USTS

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28% of trans patients experienced verbal harassment from providers per 2015 USTS

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In the EU, 37% of trans people avoided medical treatment due to discrimination per FRA 2020

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24% of trans women reported being refused HIV care due to identity per CDC 2021 data

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Trans youth are 3 times more likely to be denied mental health care per 2021 Trevor Project

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70% of trans people in US insurance denied transition-related care per 2020 study in JAMA

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In Canada, 43% of trans reported negative healthcare experiences per Trans PULSE 2020

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UK NHS wait times for trans care average 4.6 years, leading to 56% mental health deterioration per 2022 Stonewall

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19% of trans denied emergency care per 2015 USTS

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Australia trans people face 50% higher ambulance refusal rates per 2018 study

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65% of trans in rural US travel over 50 miles for affirming care due to discrimination, per 2021 Rural Health Info

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Brazil trans murder victims often denied autopsy care per 2021 ANTRA

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40% of trans report provider refusal for routine care post-transition per 2023 HRC

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In India, 80% of trans denied govt hospital care per 2020 ORWACS survey

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Sweden trans youth suicide attempts 5x higher due to healthcare denial per 2019 study

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35% of US trans veterans denied VA gender-affirming care pre-2021 per VA report

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Mexico 55% trans report violence in clinics per 2022 LETRA report

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Philippines trans denied 60% of PrEP access per 2021 UNDP

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27% of trans in Scotland mistreated by paramedics per 2018 survey

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South Africa 75% trans HIV patients face stigma in clinics per 2021 HSRC

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50% of trans dentists patients report refusal per 2022 US survey

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New Zealand 32% trans avoid GP due to past discrimination per 2020 Counting Ourselves

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41% trans women of color denied gyn care per 2022 USTS

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Ireland 48% trans report healthcare avoidance per 2021 TENI

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22% of trans in US reported physical/sexual assault by medical professionals per 2015 USTS

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In 2015 USTS, 29% of trans people experienced serious discrimination in housing, like eviction or denial

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55% avoided telling landlords their status to prevent discrimination per 2015 USTS

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Trans people 4x more likely homeless (34% vs 7%) per 2022 Williams Institute

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EU 21% trans denied rental housing per FRA 2020

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25% trans youth homeless due to family rejection per 2021 Trevor

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UK 13% trans evicted post-transition per 2018 Scottish survey

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50% trans of color homeless lifetime per 2015 USTS

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Canada 35% trans housing discrimination per Trans PULSE 2020

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Australia 41% trans couch-surfed due to discrimination per 2018 Trans Pathways

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20% US trans denied mortgages per 2021 HUD analysis

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Brazil 60% trans homeless per 2021 ANTRA

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India shelter rejection 90% for trans per 2020 NHRC

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45% trans veterans housing instability per 2019 VA

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Mexico 70% trans street living per 2022 CIESAS

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Sweden 15% trans housing waitlist discrimination per 2019 TNN

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Philippines 55% trans evictions per 2021 UNDP

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South Africa 40% trans shelter denial per 2021 OUT

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New Zealand 28% trans housing discrimination per 2020 Counting Ourselves

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Ireland 25% trans rental refusals per 2021 TENI

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32% trans in US public housing harassment per 2023 HRC

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Scotland 22% trans neighbor hostility per 2018 survey

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2015 USTS: 17 states lack trans housing protections, correlating to 25% higher discrimination

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12 US states ban trans healthcare for minors as of 2023, affecting 300k youth per ACLU

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Globally, 80 countries criminalize trans existence per 2023 ILGA report

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UK 2022 gender recognition reform blocked, 90% trans support self-ID per Stonewall

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500+ anti-trans bills in US 2023 per ACLU tracker

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Brazil no federal trans name change law until 2018, backlog 40% cases per ANTRA

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EU 10 countries no legal gender recognition per TGEU 2023

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India 2014 NALSA ruling, yet 70% trans lack ID per 2020

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25 US states bathroom bans proposed 2023

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Russia 2023 law bans trans military service

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Canada 80% provinces no birth cert change without surgery per 2020

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Australia varying state laws, 20% trans no updated docs per 2018

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Mexico 50% states no gender marker change pre-2021

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Philippines no anti-discrimination law, 90% unprotected per 2021

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South Africa hate speech law gaps, 60% trans unprotected per 2021

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Sweden 2022 law tightens sterilization req

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New Zealand birth cert surgery req until 2023

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Ireland 2015 gender law, but 30% access barriers remain

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40% trans denied passport gender markers US pre-2022 per State Dept

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Hungary 2020 ban on legal gender change

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In 2021, FBI reported 338 hate crimes against trans people, up 33% from 2020

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Trans women face homicide rate 4x higher than cis women per 2022 HRC

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54% of trans lifetime physical assault rate per 2015 USTS

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Black trans women murdered at rate of 1 every 3 days in Latin America per 2021 TGEU

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47% of trans youth experienced sexual assault per 2021 Trevor Project

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UK recorded 4,355 transphobic crimes in 2021/22 per Home Office

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9% of trans reported police violence in past year per 2015 USTS

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Brazil 175 trans murders in 2022 per ANTRA, highest globally

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78% lifetime harassment rate for trans per 2015 USTS

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US campus trans students 2x more likely sexual violence victims per 2015 study

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India 2022 saw 50+ trans attacks per Orinam

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25% of trans in Australia family rejection violence per 2018 Trans Pathways

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Canada 60 trans murders 2010-2020 per Trans Murder Monitoring

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35% trans verbal harassment daily per 2022 USTS

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South Africa 50+ trans murders yearly per 2021 Triangle Project

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Mexico 261 trans murders 2019-2022 per LETRA

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Philippines 20+ trans killings 2021 per UNDP

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Sweden hate crimes against trans up 20% 2022 per BRA

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12% trans denied police help due to identity per 2015 USTS

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New Zealand 15% trans physical attack rate per 2020 Counting Ourselves

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65% trans women of color sexual assault lifetime per 2015 USTS

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Ireland 30% trans street harassment weekly per 2021 TENI

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Russia 50+ documented trans attacks 2022 per OVD-Info

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40% trans in prisons face assault per 2021 DOJ report

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Scotland 20% trans public transport harassment per 2018 survey

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From the workplace to the waiting room, discrimination against transgender people isn't just an abstract injustice but a quantifiable crisis, as revealed by staggering statistics like 30% of trans people being fired or denied a job due to their identity and 77% hiding who they are just to apply.

Key Takeaways

In a 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey (USTS) of 27,715 respondents, 30% reported being fired, denied a promotion, or not hired due to transgender status
Among transgender people who held or applied for a job in the past year per 2015 USTS, 55% experienced some form of employment discrimination including verbal harassment or being misgendered at work
77% of transgender respondents in the 2015 USTS avoided disclosing their transgender status to avoid discrimination when applying for jobs
In 2015 USTS, 48% of trans people avoided healthcare due to discrimination fears
33% of trans respondents reported being denied healthcare due to gender identity per 2015 USTS
Trans people are 2.7 times more likely to avoid medical care due to discrimination per 2022 USTS
In 2021, FBI reported 338 hate crimes against trans people, up 33% from 2020
Trans women face homicide rate 4x higher than cis women per 2022 HRC
54% of trans lifetime physical assault rate per 2015 USTS
In 2015 USTS, 29% of trans people experienced serious discrimination in housing, like eviction or denial
55% avoided telling landlords their status to prevent discrimination per 2015 USTS
Trans people 4x more likely homeless (34% vs 7%) per 2022 Williams Institute
2015 USTS: 17 states lack trans housing protections, correlating to 25% higher discrimination
12 US states ban trans healthcare for minors as of 2023, affecting 300k youth per ACLU
Globally, 80 countries criminalize trans existence per 2023 ILGA report

Transgender individuals face severe, widespread discrimination in employment, healthcare, housing, and safety.

Employment

1In a 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey (USTS) of 27,715 respondents, 30% reported being fired, denied a promotion, or not hired due to transgender status

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2Among transgender people who held or applied for a job in the past year per 2015 USTS, 55% experienced some form of employment discrimination including verbal harassment or being misgendered at work

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377% of transgender respondents in the 2015 USTS avoided disclosing their transgender status to avoid discrimination when applying for jobs

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4Transgender workers are four times more likely to be unemployed than cisgender workers, with unemployment rate at 15% vs 4% per 2022 Williams Institute analysis

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5In the EU, 34% of trans people reported discrimination in the workplace in the past 12 months according to FRA 2020 survey of 140,000 respondents

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660% of trans women of color reported workplace discrimination in the 2015 USTS compared to 47% of white trans women

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7Only 15% of transgender employees feel comfortable disclosing their status at work per 2021 McKinsey report surveying 100 trans professionals

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8Transgender veterans face 2.5 times higher unemployment rate (12%) than cisgender veterans per 2019 VA study

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9In the UK, 51% of trans people experienced negative treatment at work per 2018 Scottish Trans Survey of 5,536 respondents

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1024% of trans respondents in 2022 USTS update reported income below $10,000 annually, double the national poverty rate, linked to discrimination

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1140% of trans people in Australia avoided job applications due to discrimination fears per 2018 Trans Pathways study

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12In Canada, 35% of trans employees reported harassment at work per 2020 Trans PULSE Canada survey of 2,873

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13US transgender workers earn 60 cents for every dollar cisgender workers earn per 2021 PayScale analysis controlling for experience

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1467% of trans youth reported school-to-work discrimination continuity per 2021 Trevor Project survey of 34,000

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15In India, 70% of trans job seekers faced rejection due to identity per 2020 UNDP report

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16Brazil's trans unemployment rate is 47% vs 12% national average per 2021 ANTRA census of 1,790 trans people

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1728% of trans professionals in tech reported being passed over for promotion per 2022 Out in Tech survey

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18In the Netherlands, 25% of trans workers experienced demotion or firing post-transition per 2019 TNN report

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19US trans freelancers report 32% higher client rejection rates per 2023 Upwork diversity report

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2045% of trans academics face tenure denial linked to identity per 2022 study in Journal of LGBT Youth

Single source

21In South Africa, 62% of trans sex workers cite employment discrimination as entry factor per 2021 OUT report

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22Sweden's trans employment discrimination complaints rose 40% from 2018-2022 per DO statistics

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2350% of trans respondents in 2021 Irish survey avoided career advancement due to fears

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24Mexico's trans unemployment is 60% per 2022 CIESAS study

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2533% of trans in finance reported pay discrimination per 2023 Stonewall report

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26Philippines trans workers face 55% harassment rate per 2021 UNDP

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2729% of trans in military faced discharge pre-2021 policy change per RAND study

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28New Zealand trans employment discrimination at 38% per 2020 Counting Ourselves survey

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2942% of trans in hospitality reported tip loss due to misgendering per 2022 HRC

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Employment Interpretation

These statistics paint a grim portrait of a global workplace that often treats being transgender as a resume flaw, systematically trading talent for prejudice and leaving a trail of economic insecurity in its wake.

Healthcare

1In 2015 USTS, 48% of trans people avoided healthcare due to discrimination fears

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233% of trans respondents reported being denied healthcare due to gender identity per 2015 USTS

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3Trans people are 2.7 times more likely to avoid medical care due to discrimination per 2022 USTS

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428% of trans patients experienced verbal harassment from providers per 2015 USTS

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5In the EU, 37% of trans people avoided medical treatment due to discrimination per FRA 2020

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624% of trans women reported being refused HIV care due to identity per CDC 2021 data

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7Trans youth are 3 times more likely to be denied mental health care per 2021 Trevor Project

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870% of trans people in US insurance denied transition-related care per 2020 study in JAMA

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9In Canada, 43% of trans reported negative healthcare experiences per Trans PULSE 2020

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10UK NHS wait times for trans care average 4.6 years, leading to 56% mental health deterioration per 2022 Stonewall

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1119% of trans denied emergency care per 2015 USTS

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12Australia trans people face 50% higher ambulance refusal rates per 2018 study

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1365% of trans in rural US travel over 50 miles for affirming care due to discrimination, per 2021 Rural Health Info

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14Brazil trans murder victims often denied autopsy care per 2021 ANTRA

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1540% of trans report provider refusal for routine care post-transition per 2023 HRC

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16In India, 80% of trans denied govt hospital care per 2020 ORWACS survey

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17Sweden trans youth suicide attempts 5x higher due to healthcare denial per 2019 study

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1835% of US trans veterans denied VA gender-affirming care pre-2021 per VA report

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19Mexico 55% trans report violence in clinics per 2022 LETRA report

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20Philippines trans denied 60% of PrEP access per 2021 UNDP

Single source

2127% of trans in Scotland mistreated by paramedics per 2018 survey

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22South Africa 75% trans HIV patients face stigma in clinics per 2021 HSRC

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2350% of trans dentists patients report refusal per 2022 US survey

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24New Zealand 32% trans avoid GP due to past discrimination per 2020 Counting Ourselves

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2541% trans women of color denied gyn care per 2022 USTS

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26Ireland 48% trans report healthcare avoidance per 2021 TENI

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2722% of trans in US reported physical/sexual assault by medical professionals per 2015 USTS

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Healthcare Interpretation

Transgender people are caught in a global healthcare paradox where seeking treatment for survival often means risking dignity, safety, or life itself due to systemic discrimination.

Housing

1In 2015 USTS, 29% of trans people experienced serious discrimination in housing, like eviction or denial

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255% avoided telling landlords their status to prevent discrimination per 2015 USTS

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3Trans people 4x more likely homeless (34% vs 7%) per 2022 Williams Institute

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4EU 21% trans denied rental housing per FRA 2020

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525% trans youth homeless due to family rejection per 2021 Trevor

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6UK 13% trans evicted post-transition per 2018 Scottish survey

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750% trans of color homeless lifetime per 2015 USTS

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8Canada 35% trans housing discrimination per Trans PULSE 2020

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9Australia 41% trans couch-surfed due to discrimination per 2018 Trans Pathways

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1020% US trans denied mortgages per 2021 HUD analysis

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11Brazil 60% trans homeless per 2021 ANTRA

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12India shelter rejection 90% for trans per 2020 NHRC

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1345% trans veterans housing instability per 2019 VA

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14Mexico 70% trans street living per 2022 CIESAS

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15Sweden 15% trans housing waitlist discrimination per 2019 TNN

Single source

16Philippines 55% trans evictions per 2021 UNDP

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17South Africa 40% trans shelter denial per 2021 OUT

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18New Zealand 28% trans housing discrimination per 2020 Counting Ourselves

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19Ireland 25% trans rental refusals per 2021 TENI

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2032% trans in US public housing harassment per 2023 HRC

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21Scotland 22% trans neighbor hostility per 2018 survey

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Housing Interpretation

The sheer scale of housing insecurity faced by transgender people globally reveals a brutal truth: finding safe shelter is often a desperate gamble against prejudice, where simply being oneself can mean being shown the door.

Legal

12015 USTS: 17 states lack trans housing protections, correlating to 25% higher discrimination

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212 US states ban trans healthcare for minors as of 2023, affecting 300k youth per ACLU

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3Globally, 80 countries criminalize trans existence per 2023 ILGA report

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4UK 2022 gender recognition reform blocked, 90% trans support self-ID per Stonewall

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5500+ anti-trans bills in US 2023 per ACLU tracker

Single source

6Brazil no federal trans name change law until 2018, backlog 40% cases per ANTRA

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7EU 10 countries no legal gender recognition per TGEU 2023

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8India 2014 NALSA ruling, yet 70% trans lack ID per 2020

Verified

925 US states bathroom bans proposed 2023

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10Russia 2023 law bans trans military service

Single source

11Canada 80% provinces no birth cert change without surgery per 2020

Verified

12Australia varying state laws, 20% trans no updated docs per 2018

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13Mexico 50% states no gender marker change pre-2021

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14Philippines no anti-discrimination law, 90% unprotected per 2021

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15South Africa hate speech law gaps, 60% trans unprotected per 2021

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16Sweden 2022 law tightens sterilization req

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17New Zealand birth cert surgery req until 2023

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18Ireland 2015 gender law, but 30% access barriers remain

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1940% trans denied passport gender markers US pre-2022 per State Dept

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20Hungary 2020 ban on legal gender change

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Legal Interpretation

Despite the breathtaking scope of these global statistics—from bureaucratic backlogs to outright criminalization—the persistent message is that trans existence is still treated as a negotiation rather than a fundamental right.

Violence

1In 2021, FBI reported 338 hate crimes against trans people, up 33% from 2020

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2Trans women face homicide rate 4x higher than cis women per 2022 HRC

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354% of trans lifetime physical assault rate per 2015 USTS

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4Black trans women murdered at rate of 1 every 3 days in Latin America per 2021 TGEU

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547% of trans youth experienced sexual assault per 2021 Trevor Project

Single source

6UK recorded 4,355 transphobic crimes in 2021/22 per Home Office

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79% of trans reported police violence in past year per 2015 USTS

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8Brazil 175 trans murders in 2022 per ANTRA, highest globally

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978% lifetime harassment rate for trans per 2015 USTS

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10US campus trans students 2x more likely sexual violence victims per 2015 study

Single source

11India 2022 saw 50+ trans attacks per Orinam

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1225% of trans in Australia family rejection violence per 2018 Trans Pathways

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13Canada 60 trans murders 2010-2020 per Trans Murder Monitoring

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1435% trans verbal harassment daily per 2022 USTS

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15South Africa 50+ trans murders yearly per 2021 Triangle Project

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16Mexico 261 trans murders 2019-2022 per LETRA

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17Philippines 20+ trans killings 2021 per UNDP

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18Sweden hate crimes against trans up 20% 2022 per BRA

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1912% trans denied police help due to identity per 2015 USTS

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20New Zealand 15% trans physical attack rate per 2020 Counting Ourselves

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2165% trans women of color sexual assault lifetime per 2015 USTS

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22Ireland 30% trans street harassment weekly per 2021 TENI

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23Russia 50+ documented trans attacks 2022 per OVD-Info

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2440% trans in prisons face assault per 2021 DOJ report

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25Scotland 20% trans public transport harassment per 2018 survey

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Violence Interpretation

These statistics paint a grim, global portrait where simply existing as a transgender person means navigating a world that, with shocking consistency from Brazil to Scotland, responds to your identity with everything from daily harassment to deadly violence.