Join Us. Give Now. Asia November 10, News Release. Published in: Open Global Rights. Videos Watch more. Reports More reports. September 27, Report. September 20, Report. Of those LGBT adults who are religiously affiliated, one-third say there is a conflict between their religious beliefs and their sexual orientation or gender identity. Pew Research surveys of the general public show that while societal views about homosexuality have shifted dramatically over the past decade, highly religious Americans remain more likely than others to believe that homosexuality should be discouraged rather than accepted by society.
In addition, religious commitment is strongly correlated with opposition to same-sex marriage. As LGBT adults become more accepted by society, the survey finds different points of view about how fully they should seek to become integrated into the broader culture.
When it comes to community engagement, gay men and lesbians are more involved than bisexuals in a variety of LGBT-specific activities, such as attending a gay pride event or being a member of an LGBT organization. Overall, many LGBT adults say they have used their economic power in support or opposition to certain products or companies. There are big differences across LGBT groups in how they use social networking sites.
Transgender is an umbrella term that groups together a variety of people whose gender identity or gender expression differs from their birth sex. Some identify as female-to-male, others as male-to-female. Others may call themselves gender non-conforming, reflecting an identity that differs from social expectations about gender based on birth sex.
Some may call themselves genderqueer, reflecting an identity that may be neither male nor female. And others may use the term transsexual to describe their identity. A transgender identity is not dependent upon medical procedures.
While some transgender individuals may choose to alter their bodies through surgery or hormonal therapy, many transgender people choose not to do so. People who are transgender may also describe themselves as heterosexual, gay, lesbian, or bisexual.
In the Pew Research Center survey, respondents were asked whether they considered themselves to be transgender in a separate series of questions from the question about whether they considered themselves to be lesbian, gay, bisexual, or heterosexual see Appendix 1 for more details. Although there is limited data on the size of the transgender population, it is estimated that 0.
However, their survey responses are represented in the findings about the full LGBT population throughout the survey. The responses to both open- and closed-ended questions do allow for a few general findings. For example, among transgender respondents to this survey, most say they first felt their gender was different from their birth sex before puberty. For many, being transgender is a core part of their overall identity, even if they may not widely share this with many people in their lives.
And just as gay men, lesbians, and bisexuals perceive less commonality with transgender people than with each other, transgender adults may appear not to perceive a great deal of commonality with lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals. In particular, issues like same-sex marriage may be viewed as less important by this group, and transgender adults appear to be less involved in the LGBT community than are other sub-groups.
Now I feel more at home in the world, though I must admit, not completely. There is still plenty of phobic feeling. I am very empathetic because of my circumstance. Identifying as another gender is not easy. We mostly tried to conform and simply lived two lives at once. The stress caused a very high suicide rate and a higher rate of alcohol addiction somehow I was spared both. But most people are willing to change for you if they care enough. Most people know me one way and to talk to them about a different side of me can be disconcerting.
For the ones that do it out of disrespect, I just talk to them one on one and ask for them to do better. Explore some quotes from LGBT survey respondents about their coming out experiences. Unless otherwise noted, all references to whites, blacks and others are to the non-Hispanic components of those populations.
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Crosby Burns , Liz Neemann. Melissa Dunn , Crosby Burns. Tricia Woodcome Senior Media Manager. Peter Gordon Director, Government Affairs. Madeline Shepherd Director, Government Affairs. Among people who experienced sexual orientation- or gender-identity-based discrimination in the past year: Unique vulnerabilities in the public square Discrimination, harassment, and violence against LGBT people—especially transgender people—has always been common in places of public accommodation, such as hotels, restaurants, or government offices.
Among transgender survey respondents: Among disabled LGBT survey respondents, in the past year: Unique vulnerabilities in health care In , more than half of LGBT people reported being discriminated against by a health care providers and more than 25 percent of transgender respondents reported being refused medical care outright. A call to action To ensure that federal civil rights laws explicitly protect LGBT people, Congress should pass the Equality Act, a comprehensive bill banning discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in employment, public accommodations, housing, credit, and federal funding, among other provisions.
Methodology To conduct this study, CAP commissioned and designed a survey, fielded by Knowledge Networks, which surveyed 1, individuals about their experiences with health insurance and health care. Additional information about study methods and materials are available from the authors. Sejal Singh Campaigns and Communications Manager.
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