Over 250,000 trans people in UK, as census data reports gender identity for first time
2 years, 2 months ago

Over 250,000 trans people in UK, as census data reports gender identity for first time

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy More than 250,000 people in England and Wales identify as transgender, according to new Census data which reveals the true picture of gender identity in Britain for the first time. The Census 2021 asked the nation questions about their gender identity and sexual orientation for the first time in 200 years of data gathering. On gender identity, people were asked: “Is the gender you identify with the same as your sex registered at birth?” A total of 45.4 million people answered “Yes”. “Today is a historic step forward after decades of Stonewall campaigning to record sexual orientation and gender identity in the Census, finally painting an accurate picture of the diverse ‘Rainbow Britain’ that we now live in.” London has a significantly higher gay or lesbian population than the rest of the country, with 2.23 per cent of respondents in the capital identifying as such.

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Figure of 262,000 transgender people in England and Wales in the latest census was wrong, ONS finally admits
2 days, 16 hours ago

Figure of 262,000 transgender people in England and Wales in the latest census was wrong, ONS finally admits

Daily Mail  

The number of transgender people in England and Wales was 'incorrectly recorded' in the latest census, officials admitted for the first time yesterday. Bosses at the Office for National Statistics said data suggesting there were 262,000 trans individuals 'should not be used' as an exact reflection of the population. The number of transgender people in England and Wales was 'incorrectly …

Questions about sexual orientation and gender ID on track to be on US Census Bureau survey by 2027
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Questions about sexual orientation and gender ID on track to be on US Census Bureau survey by 2027

Associated Press  

Questions about sexual orientation, gender identity and changes to queries about race and ethnicity are on track to be asked in the most comprehensive survey of American life by 2027, U.S. Census Bureau officials said Thursday. The revised race categories may be implemented sooner, as early as next year for data released in 2026, for the Census Bureau’s population estimates …

LGBTQI+ questions government scrapped from 2026 census revealed
6 months, 3 weeks ago

LGBTQI+ questions government scrapped from 2026 census revealed

ABC  

The 2026 census questions on gender and sexual orientation that have been at the centre of a political brawl for the past week have been revealed to the ABC, despite the Albanese government declining to release the details. Labor faces backlash over census gender and sexuality Photo shows Ged Kearney with short brown hair and glasses at a press conference …

After a change of heart, some LGBTQI+ people will be included in the census — but not all
6 months, 4 weeks ago

After a change of heart, some LGBTQI+ people will be included in the census — but not all

ABC  

The Labor government says it will now look to include data on sexual orientation in the 2026 census after a community outcry and political revolt over the exclusion of LGBTQI+ Australians. Annette Bromdal, an associate professor at the University of Southern Queensland, said the census in its current form is "quite outdated" and needed to be amended to get accurate …

‘Non-binary’ Scots outnumber trans men and women combined
9 months ago

‘Non-binary’ Scots outnumber trans men and women combined

The Telegraph  

Trans rights activists are to step up demands for state recognition of “non-binary” people after census data revealed thousands of Scots consider themselves neither male nor female. Figures released on Thursday show that 19,990 people in Scotland identify as transgender or have a “trans history”, the first time ever that the census has shed light on the size of the …

Number of Gen Z who say they are gay or bisexual doubles to 22% - with women twice as likely as men to be LGBTQ+
1 year ago

Number of Gen Z who say they are gay or bisexual doubles to 22% - with women twice as likely as men to be LGBTQ+

Daily Mail  

Each younger generation is twice as likely as one before it to identify as LGBTQ+ More than one in five Gen Z adults identified as LGBTQ+ in 2023, having more than doubled over less than a decade. LGBTQ+ identification in the US is growing, with 7.6 percent of adults now identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or some other …

Support for self-ID on birth certificates for transgender people falls – survey
1 year, 6 months ago

Support for self-ID on birth certificates for transgender people falls – survey

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The percentage of people characterising …

How many transgender and intersex people live in the US? Anti-LGBTQ+ laws will impact millions
1 year, 8 months ago

How many transgender and intersex people live in the US? Anti-LGBTQ+ laws will impact millions

Associated Press  

New laws targeting LGBTQ+ people are proliferating in GOP-led states, but often absent from policy decisions is a clear understanding of how many people will be directly affected. There has been relatively scant data collected on the number of LGBTQ+ residents in the U.S., particularly intersex people — those born with physical traits that don’t fit typical definitions for male …

How many transgender and intersex people live in the US? Anti-LGBTQ+ laws will impact millions
1 year, 8 months ago

How many transgender and intersex people live in the US? Anti-LGBTQ+ laws will impact millions

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. There has been relatively scant data collected on the …

Nearly 9% adults across 30 countries identify self as LGBTQ: Survey
1 year, 9 months ago

Nearly 9% adults across 30 countries identify self as LGBTQ: Survey

Live Mint  

A recent survey by Ipsos has found that nearly 9 percent of adults have self-identified themselves as LGBTQ in 30 countries across the world, CNN has reported. List of countries where same-sex marriages are legal: Costa Rica, Northern Ireland, Ecuador, Taiwan, Austria, Australia, Malta, Germany, Colombia, United States, Greenland, Ireland, Finland, Luxembourg, Scotland, England and Wales, Brazil, France, New Zealand, …

Most trans adults say they are more satisfied with their lives after transitioning, major survey finds
2 years ago

Most trans adults say they are more satisfied with their lives after transitioning, major survey finds

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A survey from The Washington Post and health …

The 'Gen Z' gender identity revolution laid bare in census figures
2 years, 2 months ago

The 'Gen Z' gender identity revolution laid bare in census figures

Daily Mail  

The Gen Z gender revolution was laid bare today as census figures showed under-35s make up half the trans community in England and Wales. More than 47 per cent of those who identified as a different gender than they were registered at birth were aged between 16 and 34 - even though the age band accounts for less than a …

‘Historic step’ as census data on LGBT+ populations published for first time
2 years, 2 months ago

‘Historic step’ as census data on LGBT+ populations published for first time

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. ONS director Jen Woolford said the first census estimates were “crucial”, adding: “They will …

Domestic abuse and sexual violence against transgender and non-binary people rises
2 years, 2 months ago

Domestic abuse and sexual violence against transgender and non-binary people rises

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Reports of domestic abuse and sexual violence against transgender and non-binary people …

UK Census 2021 reveals London top trans men and trans women data
2 years, 2 months ago

UK Census 2021 reveals London top trans men and trans women data

Daily Mail  

There are 262,000 people in England and Wales who have a different gender identity to their sex registered at birth, the census suggests. The census data also revealed how gender identity varied across England and Wales, with London having higher percentages of individuals who identified as a trans man or a trans woman. The census data revealed how gender identity …

One Nation's Mark Latham said just 0.17 per cent of Australians are transgender. Here's what we found
2 years, 5 months ago

One Nation's Mark Latham said just 0.17 per cent of Australians are transgender. Here's what we found

ABC  

CheckMate is a weekly newsletter from RMIT FactLab which recaps the latest in the world of fact checking and misinformation, drawing on the work of FactLab and its sister organisation, RMIT ABC Fact Check. The problem with sex and gender data in the 2021 census Posting to Facebook late last month, One Nation's Mark Latham posed a question: How many …

Census wants to know how to ask about sexuality and gender
2 years, 9 months ago

Census wants to know how to ask about sexuality and gender

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Recognizing the difficulty of persuading people to reveal information …

Census wants to know how to ask about sexuality and gender
2 years, 9 months ago

Census wants to know how to ask about sexuality and gender

LA Times  

Scout, a transgender man who uses one name, stands in the entrance to his home in Providence, R.I., on Wednesday. “I was stalking them to fill out the census form because mine didn’t make a difference,” said Scout, a transgender man who uses one name. Recognizing the difficulty of persuading people to reveal information many find sensitive, the U.S. Census …

Nearly one in 12 young adults in UK identifies as lesbian, gay or bisexual
2 years, 10 months ago

Nearly one in 12 young adults in UK identifies as lesbian, gay or bisexual

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The proportion of young adults in the UK identifying as …

Home Office asks police to record trans people as their birth sex in crime figures
2 years, 11 months ago

Home Office asks police to record trans people as their birth sex in crime figures

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. any practical implementation of this would be extremely cruel, both to victims of crime …

More US adults identify as LGBTQ now than at any time in the past decade, a new poll says
3 years, 1 month ago

More US adults identify as LGBTQ now than at any time in the past decade, a new poll says

CNN  

CNN — More adults in the US say they identify as LGBTQ than they did a decade ago, according to a new Gallup poll, a trend largely propelled by Gen Z adults. Among LGBTQ adults in the US, more than half of them – nearly 57% – said they were bisexual, according to Gallup’s poll. Bisexuality is the most common …

Transgender Scots will be allowed to choose their own sex on the 2022 census
3 years, 1 month ago

Transgender Scots will be allowed to choose their own sex on the 2022 census

The Telegraph  

Transgender Scots can choose their own sex in this year’s census even if it has not been legally changed after campaigners lost a legal battle to have controversial guidance revoked. He found that in “the modern age” the meaning of the word sex was not as limited as Fair Play for Women had argued “Examples of state recognition of a …

1.2 million nonbinary people live in the US, a new study says
3 years, 9 months ago

1.2 million nonbinary people live in the US, a new study says

CNN  

CNN — There are more than 1 million nonbinary adults in the US, a first-of-its-kind study found. Approximately 1.2 million people living in the US identify as nonbinary, according to a new study by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law. “Our study found nonbinary adults tend to be younger, but as the use and acceptance of gender nonbinary …

Number of over-65s identifying as gay, lesbian or bisexual rises for first time
3 years, 10 months ago

Number of over-65s identifying as gay, lesbian or bisexual rises for first time

The Independent  

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In a win, UK census 2021 will allow people to enter their gender identity
4 years, 2 months ago

In a win, UK census 2021 will allow people to enter their gender identity

Hindustan Times  

A census being held in this year in Britain will ask people about their gender identity for the first time, the country's national statistician said on Friday. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The census, which will be held on March 21 in all regions except Scotland, will include the question after asking for people's legal sex, Professor Sir Ian Diamond told …

Trans rights: Tory MP denounces government’s decision to ditch move to self-identification
4 years, 6 months ago

Trans rights: Tory MP denounces government’s decision to ditch move to self-identification

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Conservative former minister has denounced the government’s decision to ditch …

Quarter of UK adults would not feel proud to have LGBT+ child, says new study
5 years, 4 months ago

Quarter of UK adults would not feel proud to have LGBT+ child, says new study

The Independent  

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Acceptance of same-sex relationships slowing down in UK, report suggests
5 years, 8 months ago

Acceptance of same-sex relationships slowing down in UK, report suggests

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Of the nearly 3,000 people polled, two-thirds said same-sex relationships were “not wrong at …

Non-binary people deserve to have their identities legally recognised – but the government is standing in the way
6 years, 1 month ago

Non-binary people deserve to have their identities legally recognised – but the government is standing in the way

The Independent  

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The Battle to Get Gender Identity Into Your Health Records
7 years, 8 months ago

The Battle to Get Gender Identity Into Your Health Records

Wired  

In 2003, straight out of college, Janet Campbell started her first real job as a software developer at Epic, one of the country's biggest producers of electronic health care records. According to a 2015 report, 33 percent of transgender people surveyed had at least one negative health care experience in the past year related to their gender identity. In particular, …

Referrals to England's only children's gender identity clinic have doubled every year since 2009
8 years, 11 months ago

Referrals to England's only children's gender identity clinic have doubled every year since 2009

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The number of young people being referred to England’s only …

3.4 pc of US adults are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender
12 years, 5 months ago

3.4 pc of US adults are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender

India TV News  

New York, Oct 19 : A new survey estimates that 3.4 percent of U.S. adults identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, in what may be the largest study ever aimed at calculating the nation's LGBT population. The Gallup survey released Thursday was based on interviews with more than 121,000 people.“Contemporary media often think of LGBT people as disproportionately white, …

9 million U.S. adults say they are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, study finds
13 years, 11 months ago

9 million U.S. adults say they are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, study finds

LA Times  

About 9 million people in the United States identify themselves as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, according to a UCLA study released Thursday. The study culled data and methods from nine surveys conducted over the last seven years and averaged results from five of those surveys to estimate sexual orientation and results from two surveys to estimate the transgender population. …

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