In 2021, 56% of LGBTQ+ adults reported experiencing some form of discrimination from a health care provider. For those who are transgender or gender non-conforming, the rate of discrimination from health care providers vaults to 70%.
This type of discrimination is happening all over the health care ecosystem. It is also happening outside health care: in 2022, 155 bills were introduced to limit the participation of transgender people in public life. In many of these bills, lawmakers have targeted some of the most vulnerable members of our community: kids.